The derivatives industry has played a key role in allowing market participants to safely and efficiently manage their risks during normal market conditions and stress events for over 100 years
CONTINUE READINGThe CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight issued a no-action letter on Feb. 18 that provides end-users with relief from a reporting requirement that applies to trade options that have not been reported to a swap data repository.
CONTINUE READINGGreen Key Technologies, a two-year old company that specializes in voice-activated software for traders, won a big endorsement in September.
CONTINUE READINGOTC Global Holdings, a Houston-based group of interdealer brokers specializing in energy commodities, is now offering customers the ability to execute block trades in natural gas options and other over-the-counter energy products via an online trading platform.
CONTINUE READINGThe European Central Bank is seeking to harmonize efforts across Europe to use "ethical hacking" to test the financial sector's resilience to cyber-attacks.
CONTINUE READINGTradingScreen and Object Trading announced a partnership in June that will allow TradingScreen’s clients to leverage the direct market access platform operated by Object Trading.
CONTINUE READINGOn April 23, Korea Exchange published a disclosure report on the implementation of the international standards contained in the CPSS-IOSCO principles for financial market infrastructures.
CONTINUE READINGOn April 1, the European Securities and Markets Authority launched two major projects to collect financial market data across Europe.
CONTINUE READINGIn late April, the China Securities Regulatory Commission published a proposal to allow majority foreign ownership of domestic futures and securities firms, fulfilling a commitment made by the Chinese government in 2017.
CONTINUE READINGA diverse group of industry experts has drafted a comprehensive guide to good practices in automated trading.
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