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FIA Requests Confirmation of Interpretation of CFTC Rule 1.73 Regarding SEFs and Bunched Orders
FIA writes to the Division of Clearing and Risk on behalf of its member futures commission merchants (“FCMs”) to request confirmation of certain rule interpretations with respect to CFTC Rule 1.73.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Speaks Episode 14: CFTC Commissioner Russ Behnam on Climate Change
In this episode, Russ Behnam of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission talks with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken about the CFTC agenda and the commissioner’s groundbreaking work on the risks to financial markets posed by climate change.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Legal Opinions Primer
If you are an experienced user of FIA legal opinions, new to the world of FIA netting and other legal opinions for regulatory capital purposes or just curious as to why FIA maintains a library of legal opinions, then this FIA webinar where experts from Clifford Chance LLP and FIA explain the types of legal opinions that FIA maintains, their structure and purpose in the context of regulatory capital requirements is for you.
CONTINUE READINGFIA announces new board chair, vice chair and new board members
FIA today announced that the Board of Directors have elected Nicholas Rustad of J.P. Morgan Securities as Chair and Alicia Crighton of Goldman Sachs as Vice Chair of the FIA Board of Directors.
CONTINUE READINGFIA paper on the necessity, path and related issues of opening the financial futures market
FIA greatly appreciates CFFEX’s interest in these critical topics that affect the global financial markets and the end-users who rely on derivatives products for price certainty and to hedge their risks. FIA strongly supports the regulatory recognition and deference model that has been the foundation of the futures industry for years. Identical rules, on a line-by-line basis, implemented globally across jurisdictions is impracticable.
CONTINUE READINGCommodities Agreements
The Futures and Options Association (now FIA) in 2004 published the latest version of the Grid Trade Master Agreement (GTMA), which is a standard agreement for bilateral trading of UK electricity. It can be supplemented by the Options Annex to the GTMA. In 2005, the FOA (now FIA) also published a standard agreement for trading Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) in the UK – the ROC Trading Master Agreement (ROCTMA).
CONTINUE READINGETD Volume - September 2020
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 4.24 billion contracts in the month of September, up 13.9% from the previous month and up 41.2% from September 2019.
CONTINUE READINGJoint trade association letter to APAC regulators on reciprocal business continuity plans
On 5 October 2020, FIA, joined AFMA, ASIFMA, IBA and ISDA, to submit a letter to the financial regulators in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore to request for reciprocal Business Continuity Plan (BCP) arrangements between jurisdictions.
CONTINUE READINGFIA supports CFTC proposal on initial margin requirements for non-cleared swaps
FIA’s commodities members generally support the two CFTC proposals regarding the “Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants.” The Proposals seek to amend the current margin requirements for uncleared swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants for which there is no prudential regulator.
CONTINUE READINGFIA announces Boca 2021 Virtual (March 16-18)
FIA will host Boca - the International Futures Industry Conference - virtually in 2021.
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