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CONTINUE READINGThe U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission voted 5-0 to advance two rulemakings at a May 28 meeting held via teleconference. The first item was to propose a registration exemption for commodity pool operators (CPOs) acting on behalf of offshore commodity pools. The second item was an interim final rule extending the compliance schedule for initial margin requirements on uncleared swaps.
CONTINUE READINGFutures industry steps up to help Chicago Food Depository respond to coronavirus
CONTINUE READINGOn Tuesday, June 30, an additional “leap second” was added to realign Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) with mean solar time.
CONTINUE READINGThe U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission voted 5-0 on a final rule related to registration and compliance requirements for commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors (CTAs) at a June 4 meeting held via teleconference.
CONTINUE READINGOn 17 October, FIA co-signed a letter with the Joint Associations Committee (JAC), the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), the Global Foreign Exchange Division of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA), and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), calling for a delay of the PRIIPs Regulation by one year to 3 January 2018 as the only viable option that allows for the effective implementation of the PRIIPs Regulation.
CONTINUE READINGPart of an FIA series on people in the derivatives industry adapting to coronavirus challenges
CONTINUE READINGPart of an FIA series on people in the derivatives industry adapting to coronavirus challenges
CONTINUE READINGCrude oil futures trading exploded in the first quarter of 2020 as price volatility reached record levels, but that was only the latest chapter in a long-term uptrend in the world’s most actively traded commodity futures.
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