On Feb. 23, the Technology Advisory Committee of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a discussion on the agency's proposed Reg AT, which establishes a new set of requirements for firms using automated trading as well as a new set of registration requirements for certain types of firms.
CONTINUE READINGFIA welcomed more than 100 attendees from across the derivatives industry to its forum in Frankfurt on 24 September, where the impact of post-crisis reforms, new rules in Europe and international oversight of cross-border trading and clearing came under the spotlight.
CONTINUE READINGOn Oct. 9, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission hosted a discussion with market participants on mandatory clearing for non-deliverable forwards.
CONTINUE READINGData platform push will follow Oct. 7 migration of main options market to more advanced trading platform
CONTINUE READINGFutures industry participants will take part in the Guy’s Urban Challenge this month to raise money for children’s hospital
CONTINUE READINGSponsored Content: Bakkt Warehouse to facilitate physically delivered bitcoin futures
CONTINUE READINGFIA is circulating this notice to inform FIA members that an important new set of template disclosures have been added to the FIA's online documentation library.
CONTINUE READINGOn Dec. 11, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight issued interpretative guidance addressing an important compliance issue for U.S. brokers and market participants that do business with investment managers in Europe.
CONTINUE READINGThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission on May 7, 2010 issued an advisory reminding market participants of their obligations to comply with speculative position limits on an intraday basis, rather than only on an end-of-day basis.
CONTINUE READINGThe CFTC's division of swap dealer and intermediary oversight on Nov. 30 issued no-action relief to FCMs and introducing brokers that streamlines the process for providing risk disclosure statements to non-institutional customers.
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