A myriad of factors are shaping the development of the cleared derivatives industry in the coming years. This year’s kick-off panel considered the impact of a range of issues, including technology, regulation, globalization and consolidation, as industry leaders assess the critical steps required to ensure the on-going health of our markets.
CONTINUE READINGIn this episode, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken talks with SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye about growth at SGX, Singapore’s role in the global financial market and regional trends such as the entrance of China into the global derivatives market.
CONTINUE READINGWelcome to the third blog in our series on liquidity. If you haven’t done so already, please read our previous pieces: What is liquidity? and What is a liquidity provider? In those blogs, we addressed what constitutes liquidity and how it is provided.
CONTINUE READINGIn our last blog, we discussed liquidity and defined it as a measure of market participants’ ability to trade what they want, when they want, at a mutually agreed upon price for a specific quantity.
CONTINUE READINGLiquidity is a measure of market participants’ ability to trade what they want, when they want, at a mutually agreed upon price for a specific quantity.
CONTINUE READINGAt a CFTC meeting last week, Chairman Tim Massad outlined the Commission’s fall priorities.
CONTINUE READINGThe MiFID II/R commodities seminar focused on the following areas
CONTINUE READINGOver the summer, while college students interned, families vacationed, and the world watched the Olympics, several teams of academics put trading activity under a microscope and came up with some interesting observations about today’s electronic marketplace.
CONTINUE READINGAt a Congressional hearing in July, members of the House Agriculture Committee sought feedback on the CFTC’s proposed regulation on automated trading (Reg AT).
CONTINUE READING