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Viewpoint - Unlocking value virtually
The first half of 2020 has been incredibly active for our members. The industry has been dealing with the volatility caused by the pandemic while having to do so from home.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC enforcement and the push to data-driven cases
FIA hosted a discussion of and observations on the trend towards data-driven enforcement investigations by the CFTC.
CONTINUE READINGQ2 2020 trends in futures and options trading
Global futures and options trading grew by 32% to record-setting 21.9 billion contracts in the first half of 2020 compared to 2019, according to figures released by FIA.
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG opposes CFTC proposed amendments to delay swap block reporting
n a letter submitted to the CFTC today, the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) opposed proposed amendments to delay the reporting of block transactions in swaps for 48-hours.
CONTINUE READINGFIA reaction to planned phase out of Chinese ownership restrictions
Washington, D.C.—FIA today released a statement from Walt Lukken, president and chief executive officer of FIA, regarding an announcement by the China State Council that the ownership restrictions on certain segments of the financial services industry will be phased out over the next several years.
CONTINUE READINGFIA commodities members support swaps data reporting changes
In a recent comment letter, FIA supports the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) efforts to improve its swap data reporting rules.
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint - Confessions from the Laundry Room
12,403 days. That’s the estimate of the number of times that Bill Murray painfully relives the same day as TV weatherman Phil Connors in the movie Groundhog Day.
CONTINUE READINGFireside chat with James McDonald: a discussion of the CFTC's revised penalty guidance and enforcement priorities
In this webinar, special guest James McDonald, Director of the CFTC Division of Enforcement joined FIA for a virtual fireside chat.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA response to public consultation on the review of the MiFID II/MiFIR regulatory framework
FIA EPTA members consider that MiFID II has greatly strengthened European secondary markets operational resilience, which has been borne out in the recent COVID-19 crisis where EU financial markets have 2 continued to operate in an orderly fashion in spite of very significant volatility and trading volumes.
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG comments on SEC market data infrastructure proposal
In a letter submitted to the SEC today, the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) supported the goals of the Market Data Infrastructure Proposal to update and expand the information included in the Securities Information Processor (SIP) and to move to a decentralized consolidation model.
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