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Energized by the energy markets
Earlier this month, FIA hosted its annual commodities forum in Houston, Texas. In the hometown of the energy industry, we brought together people from across the commodities landscape for discussions about how much the energy industry has changed and what opportunities for the futures industry lie ahead. Listening to our speakers, I heard the same refrain: demand will increase even more as energy markets grow increasingly complex and volatile.
CONTINUE READINGCCP Tracker update - Q2 2024 highlights
FIA has updated its CCP Tracker visualizations with data from the second quarter.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC’s Evolving Disclosure Requirements
Traditionally, in contrast to the securities industry, transactions involving commodities and commodity derivatives have not been associated with extensive disclosures. After the Dodd Frank amendments, swap dealers are required to provide certain disclosures to their counterparties. Recent CFTC enforcement actions involving disclosure requirements test the outer boundaries and scope of required disclosures, in part channeling disclosure requirements imposed by the SEC. This seminar will discuss these requirements, emerging enforcement trends as well as developing industry responses, including in the United States, European Union and United Kingdom.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC’s Behnam discusses US Treasury and repo clearing
FIA COO Jackie Mesa moderated a discussion with Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Rostin Behnam at the 2024 Treasury Market Conference, an annual event co-hosted by the US Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the CFTC. Behnam addressed FMX’s entrance into the US interest rate futures and the role of LCH as the clearinghouse for FMX.
CONTINUE READINGAsset managers: Treasury futures essential tool for managing duration
In their efforts to understand the growth of the basis trade in US Treasury markets, regulators have started looking at the other side of the trade – the asset managers buying ever larger amounts of Treasury futures.
CONTINUE READINGFIA issues joint statement on DORA and definition of ICT services
FIA together with AFME, EACH, ECSDA and FESE has issued a joint statement urging the European Commission and the European Supervisory Authorities to reinstate guidance confirming that regulated financial services should not be treated as ICT services under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA response to the ESMA Third Consultation Package on MiFIR Level 2 measures
FIA EPTA response to the first section of ESMA’s Third Consultation Package on MiFIR Level 2 measures. This package includes proposed changes to RTS 1, the Liquid Market definition and equity CTP input/output requirements. FIA EPTA’s response is confined to the proposals regarding SI equity pre-trade transparency in RTS 1.
CONTINUE READINGSeptember 2024 SEF trading activity
Trading volume on swap execution facilities reached $1.62 trillion in average notional value per day during September 2024, the highest daily average for any month so far. This was up 38.1% from the previous month and up 44.5% from the same month of the previous year. Compared to August 2024, trading was up in every category.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile – Akuna Capital
Akuna Capital is a proprietary derivatives trading firm headquartered in Chicago with offices in London, Shanghai and Sydney. The company specialises in providing liquidity as an options market-maker and designs and implements its own low latency technologies, trading strategies and mathematical models.
CONTINUE READINGPeople News – September/October 2024
Read the latest appointments and promotions in the derivatives industry .
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