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Tocom Builds Connection with U.S. Oil Traders through Net Energy Partnership
The Tokyo Commodity Exchange is hoping to build closer connections with crude oil traders in the U.S. through an agreement with Net Energy Group, a Canadian company that provides an online trading platform and brokerage services for the North American crude oil market.
CONTINUE READINGTaifex Introduces New Price-Banding System
The Taiwan Futures Exchange has begun rolling out a new, dynamic price-banding system on selected contracts, which Taifex executives hope will add more price stability to the market.
CONTINUE READINGSystem Performance
More and more firms are outsourcing their trading infrastructure to external providers, creating new monitoring challenges for trading firms.
CONTINUE READINGSwap Futures
Eris Exchange has undertaken a massive expansion of its interest rate swap futures, doubling the range of maturities available and introducing a new set of forward-starting contracts.
CONTINUE READINGSwap Compression
With banks looking for ways to reduce capital charges for their derivatives exposures, clearinghouses are expanding their services aimed at “compressing” swap positions, reducing the overall notional amount and the number of contracts by removing offsetting exposures.
CONTINUE READINGSkin in the Game
The Singapore Exchange’s clearinghouse plans to strengthen its protections against a clearing member default by increasing its own contribution to the clearing fund as well as clearing member contributions.
CONTINUE READINGSingapore Clearing
Intercontinental Exchange announced on June 25 that ICE Futures Singapore and ICE Clear Singapore received regulatory approvals from the Monetary Authority of Singapore and that KGI Ong Capital, Phillip Futures and UOB Bullion and Futures were approved as the first three clearing members for its Singapore-based clearinghouse.
CONTINUE READINGSilicon Roundabout
Four examples of how technology vendors are bringing innovative solutions for financial services firms wrestling with cost pressures, legacy systems and new regulatory requirements.
CONTINUE READINGSFC Issues Guidance on IM Messaging Controls
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has set out the key controls needed when securities and futures firms receive client orders through instant messaging applications such as WhatsApp and WeChat.
CONTINUE READINGSEG Funds
On Jan. 22 NFA updated its regulations regarding customer protection requirements for futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors.
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