The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an order on Aug. 8 exempting Federal Reserve Banks from customer fund segregation requirements under sections 4d and 22 of the Commodity Exchange Act.
CONTINUE READINGThe European Commission has nearly completed work on the regulatory technical standards needed for the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II, its comprehensive overhaul of market regulation.
CONTINUE READINGOn June 21, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing and Korea Exchange signed a non-binding letter of intent to explore the cross listing of their equity derivatives in each other's market.
CONTINUE READINGKoscom, South Korea’s leading financial IT solutions provider, and Colt, a global high-speed financial services network owner, have announced a partnership that will provide ultra-low latency connectivity between capital markets traders in Korea and the world’s major stock and derivatives exchanges.
CONTINUE READINGIntercontinental Exchange is betting that the credit default swap market is ready for customers and dealers to come together on a single platform.
CONTINUE READINGOsaka Exchange launched their new derivatives trading platform in July that delivers faster performance, greater capacity, and the ability to support new types of derivatives contracts.
CONTINUE READINGUntil Aug. 5, when Yahoo launched a new version of its instant messenger service, energy traders were still chatting like it was 1998.
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CONTINUE READINGCME Group is seeking regulatory approval for new rules that will allow market participants to become "direct funding participants" of CME’s clearinghouse.
CONTINUE READINGThe Securities and Exchange Board of India, the country's primary regulator of financial and commodity markets, is considering a wide range of measures to restrict high-frequency trading.
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