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On Jan. 26, the CFTC's division of swap dealer and intermediary oversight issued a no-action letter enabling futures commission merchants to withdraw excess residual interest in cleared swaps customer accounts under certain conditions.
CONTINUE READINGEnd-User Relief
On Jan. 12, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Commodity End-User Relief Act, a bill that would authorize the CFTC to operate through 2021.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Calls for Changes to SEF Proposal
FIA’s comment letter to the rulemaking requests, among other things, that any final SEF rules clarify the risk management obligations of FCMs that clear swaps traded on SEFs, and that the agency address the operational challenges and costs that the SEF NPRM would impose on all market participants.
CONTINUE READINGFIA releases half-year data on futures and options volume trends
Washington, D.C.—FIA today released its half-year 2019 report on trading activity in the global exchange-traded derivatives market. The total number of futures and options traded worldwide in the first half of the year reached 16.6 billion contracts, up 11% compared to the first half of 2018. Futures volume reached 9.3 billion contracts in the first half of the year, up 9% from the first half of 2018. Options volume reached 7.3 billion contracts, up 13%.
CONTINUE READINGISDA-v-CFTC_Brief-for-Appellant-CFTC_4-5-2013
ISDA-v-CFTC_Brief-for-Appellant-CFTC_4-5-2013
CONTINUE READINGCFTC Grants Certain Relief for Rule 1.73
CFTC staff granted an extension of time to comply with certain provisions of the clearing member risk management rule, Rule 1.73, which is scheduled to go into effect on October 1, 2012.
CONTINUE READINGComment on the FINRA proposal to add supplementary material to FINRA Rule 5210 (Publications of Transactions and Quotations)
Comment on the FINRA proposal to add supplementary material to FINRA Rule 5210 (Publications of Transactions and Quotations)
CONTINUE READINGCommodity Futures Trading Commission Rule 1.74 Request for Safe Harbor
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Rule 1.74 Request for Safe Harbor
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