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CFTC Agricultural Advisory Committee holds meeting in Kansas
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Agricultural Advisory Committee held a meeting on 11 April, in Overland Park, Kansas. This meeting preceded AgCon2024, the third Agricultural Commodity Futures Conference hosted by the CFTC and the Center for Risk Management Education and Research at Kansas State University.
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint – Treasury clearing, portfolio margining and white whales
There are tales in literature and lore of protagonists who obsess over certain quests but who are never able to obtain their elusive capture. For King Arthur, it was the Holy Grail. For Ahab, it was Moby Dick. For Casey’s at bat, it was the homerun. And for me, it’s portfolio margining of cash and futures in the US Treasury market. With the recent mandate by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to clear certain treasuries and repos, this goal is again coming into focus.
CONTINUE READINGPeople news – March/April 2024
Appointments, promotions, and other people news in the derivatives industry
CONTINUE READINGFIA calls on international regulators to continue progress on margin transparency
FIA has filed a letter with international standard-setting bodies urging further progress on efforts to increase the resilience of global derivatives markets in times of stress. The letter was submitted in response to a consultation on initial margin requirements in centrally cleared derivatives markets that was issued by Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), the Bank for International Settlements' Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).
CONTINUE READINGDMIST publishes final standard for average pricing
The Average Pricing Standard calls for CCPs globally to adopt certain minimum standard average pricing functionality. Standardized functionality will help drive consistency and improve the current allocation and timing issues associated with average price order workflows.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to B3 Clearing consultation on its recovery plan and early settlement auction
FIA has responded to B3 Clearing's consultation proposing to amend rules regarding B3's recovery plan. As part of the recovery plan, the clearinghouse is proposing to include a final auction, giving market participants a last opportunity to assist it in returning to a matched book, as well as early settlement auction or tear-up provisions in case the final auction fails.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee endorses recommendations related to US bank capital rules
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Global Markets Advisory Committee held a meeting on 4 June in New York to discuss a range of market developments and regulatory issues. One of the top themes was the potential impact of the proposed US bank capital rules, with several speakers focusing on concerns raised by end-users, intermediaries and market infrastructures.
CONTINUE READINGLithium futures trading surges on CME
With more and more electric cars on the road, futures markets are taking a closer look at battery metals, particularly copper, nickel, cobalt, and lithium. There are already well-established futures markets for copper and nickel, but cobalt and lithium are new on the scene, with several exchanges listing futures on these two metals in recent years.
CONTINUE READINGApril 2024 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached $327.8 billion in April, down 2.9% from the previous month and down 4.6% over the last 12 months.
CONTINUE READINGPeople news – May/June 2024
Appointments, promotions, and other people news in the derivatives industry
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