On March 20, FIA submitted a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission responding to the CFTC's proposed interpretation of how its rules apply to retail trading in bitcoin and other virtual currencies.
CONTINUE READINGSkytra continues to develop futures and options to hedge air travel risk
CONTINUE READINGExchange throws its weight behind FIA effort to reduce brokerage discrepancies
CONTINUE READINGIn meeting held by teleconference, CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert pledges to keep working on the agency's agenda amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
CONTINUE READINGFIA submitted a comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on July 31 in response to a request for additional comment on the agency's proposed position limits rule and its proposed position aggregation rule.
CONTINUE READINGFrom a trading volume perspective, March was an exceptionally good month for the U.S. equity options markets. The total number of options cleared by the OCC reached 662.8 million, smashing the record set only one month before. But despite this volume, the options markets mostly stayed liquid and accessible during this period.
CONTINUE READINGFIA submitted comments to the CFTC regarding the Residual Interest Deadline for FCMs, following a public roundtable on March 3, 2016.
CONTINUE READINGFIA submitted a comment letter to the CFTC regarding proposed rules on the cross-border application of the registration thresholds and external business conduct standards applicable to swap dealers and major swap participants.
CONTINUE READINGFIA offered comments to the European Central Bank on June 5 regarding the draft cyber resilience oversight expectations for financial market infrastructures.
CONTINUE READINGOn 18 July, FIA submitted a response to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Part 1 (REFIT proposals).
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