FIA and the FIA Principal Traders Group have filed an amicus brief in response to another US Federal Trade Commission appeal of a prior decision involving the FTC's final rule that would have banned nearly all noncompete agreements in the US.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has submitted a response to the FCA's discussion paper on the UK transaction reporting regime, setting out ways to improve the reporting regime by streamlining reporting requirements to improve data quality and reduce the compliance cost and burden on firms.
CONTINUE READINGFIA and FIA European Principal Traders Association remain convinced that the Financial Conduct Authority's proposals, publicly referred to as ‘naming and shaming’, are not fit for purpose in UK wholesale markets.
CONTINUE READINGUzbek Commodity Exchange (UzEx), located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, provides free access to commodities and ensures transparency of trading and equal conditions for all customers while guaranteeing the execution of transactions. Its commodity products include ferrous and nonferrous metals, petroleum products, cotton fibre and cotton processing products, fertilisers, sugar, wheat flour, corn and more.
CONTINUE READINGAlphalion Technology provides a cloud-native middle and back-office platform that supports real-time and multi-asset transaction processing covering futures and options, forex, equities, fixed income, CFDs and OTC products. The company offers direct clearing capabilities for major global clearinghouses and supports over 40 global exchanges in product processing.
CONTINUE READINGTrading volume in the global exchange-traded derivatives markets is on track to another record for the sixth year in a row. Join us for a discussion with Michael du Plessis and Alex Grinfeld of Liquidnet on the trends that are driving up volume and open interest across interest rate, equity and commodity futures and options.
CONTINUE READINGFIA and FIA EPTA have submitted a joint response to the FCA’s AI Input Zone consultation seeking stakeholder views on current and future uses of artificial intelligence in UK financial services, barriers to adopting AI applications, and the regulatory framework governing the use of AI within financial markets.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 13.02 billion contracts in December, the lowest level since July 2023. This was down 22% from November 2024 and down 13.3% from December 2023.
CONTINUE READINGFIA, FIA Principal Traders Group and six other financial services trade associations wrote to the SEC requesting an extension of the US Treasury clearing mandate of at least twelve months for both the cash and repo clearing mandates.
CONTINUE READINGThe FIA Principal Traders Group filed with the Securities Exchange Commission urging the agency to approve the Exchange's proposed position and exercise limit increases for options on iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF.
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