The Securities and Exchange Board of India announced it will issue unified licenses to brokers and clearing members to transact in both commodity derivative and equity markets
CONTINUE READINGOn May 4, the European Commission published a legislative text proposing changes to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation.
CONTINUE READINGThe World Federation of Exchanges, which represents more than 200 exchanges, clearinghouses and other market infrastructure operators, published a set of cyber-resilience standards in April.
CONTINUE READINGLiquefied natural gas is coming of age as a globally traded commodity, and the world’s futures exchanges have taken note.
CONTINUE READINGOn March 29, the European Commission issued a statement prohibiting the proposed merger between Deutsche Börse and London Stock Exchange Group.
CONTINUE READINGOn May 4, the European Commission issued a policy statement discussing its plans to issue legislative proposals by the end of June to address “important and emerging challenges” in derivatives clearing.
CONTINUE READINGMembers of the futures industry have a long history of rising to challenges placed before them.
CONTINUE READINGTwo fintech startups, QuantConnect and Quantopian, have extended their trading solutions into the futures markets, providing users with easy-to-access tools to build their own automated futures trading strategies.
CONTINUE READINGTrafigura, the global commodity trading house, is experimenting with a distributed ledger system for processing trades in crude oil.
CONTINUE READINGAs risk management continues to become an increasing priority for global markets, central clearing has emerged as a proven, transparent solution for managing counterparty risk and reducing systemic risk.
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