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IOSCO sets out principles for voluntary carbon markets
IOSCO's report, which was three years in the making, outlines 21 “good practices” aimed at ensuring the financial integrity of VCMs. Global policymakers view the voluntary use of carbon credits as a valuable tool for incentivizing the reduction of harmful emissions, but the lack of standardization in how credits are generated has undermined confidence in the markets for these credits.
CONTINUE READINGMarket participants urge US regulators to quickly clarify rules for Treasury and repo clearing
Clearinghouses are moving “full speed ahead” but progress is hindered by uncertainty and complexity.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC advisory committee endorses report and recommendations to expand the use of tokenization
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Global Markets Advisory Committee held a virtual public meeting on 21 November that featured a presentation on the potential to use tokenized assets as collateral in derivatives trading. The presentation focused on the opportunities to improve operational efficiency and mitigate risks in the markets. Ultimately, the advisory committee adopted a report and a series of recommendations.
CONTINUE READINGKalshi’s election prediction market under the spotlight at Expo
Prediction market Kalshi’s derivative contracts based on US congressional election results came under the spotlight during a discussion on innovative exchange products at FIA Expo, with Summer Mersinger, a member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, elaborating on why she dissented from the agency’s fight to prohibit them.
CONTINUE READINGUS political transition, prediction markets feature in election panel at Expo
Amid the Trump Administration’s breakneck pace of announcing Cabinet nominees, FIA Expo’s panel, Inside the Beltway: The Impact of the Election, drew strong interest. The speakers shared their expertise on the details of the CFTC leadership change, what the new Congress might tackle first, the likelihood of action on crypto legislation and the future of prediction markets.
CONTINUE READING24/7 trading in the futures market has some way to go
Panellists at FIA Expo discuss the technological and operational hurdles market participants must overcome before 24/7 futures markets become a reality.
CONTINUE READINGTradewell Technologies named FIA's 2024 Innovator of the Year
This year’s winner was Tradewell Technologies, a startup based in New York and London that is bringing algorithmic trading tools to the corporate bond market. Two companies were chosen as runner ups in the competition to be innovator of the year -- ClearToken and Grão Direto.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile – Dare International
Dare International is a proprietary trading company based in London that provides liquidity in global energy markets. The company combines trading expertise with proprietary technology and data science to navigate often volatile and data-intensive markets.
CONTINUE READINGExpo 2024 Opening Remarks: Telling the truth about our markets
Opening remarks of Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, at the Futures & Options Expo in Chicago on 18 November 2024. As prepared for delivery.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile – BlockFills
BlockFills is a trading technology company providing institutional and professional traders with access to digital asset markets. Launched in 2018, BlockFills’ trading platform provides price discovery and aggregation, electronic order matching, smart order routing and trade reconciliation in the digital spot, derivatives and lending markets.
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