Two key aspects of MiFID II and MiFIR – transaction reporting and the new position limits regime – are likely to have a wide-ranging impact on any person transacting in the European derivatives markets, including traders located in the United States.
CONTINUE READINGIn this webinar, John Williams, a partner at Milbank, Tweed in New York and Michael Voisin, a partner at Linklaters in London, will demonstrate the FIA CCP Risk Review™, and then go on to discuss what it reveals about CCP transparency and the practical realities of the implementation of CPMI-IOSCO’s Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure (PFMIs).
CONTINUE READING“Spoofing” was added to the Commodity Exchange Act’s list of specifically prohibited transactions by the 2010 Dodd-Frank amendments and is now a major component of enforcement matters pursued by the exchanges, the CFTC, and increasingly criminal authorities at the Department of Justice.
CONTINUE READINGOn December 16, 2015, FIA held a webinar focused on educating attendees on the CFTC's new proposed rules on automated trading (referred to as "Regulation AT").
CONTINUE READINGFIA hosted a webinar to discuss cybersecurity threats and the resources available to market participants in addressing cyber-attacks.
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CONTINUE READINGThe June 30 Leap Second event will be the first time that a leap second event has occurred during active trading hours in an environment where electronic and automated trading relies on sub-second precision for communication, execution, clearing, surveillance and audit trails.
CONTINUE READINGThe industry has been working to meet the June 1 deadline to comply with CFTC Rule 1.73 that requires executing firms to agree to screen customer orders for limits established by clearing firms with respect to give-up transactions.
CONTINUE READINGRepresentatives from ICE Futures U.S. and ICE Futures Canada gave a presentation and answered questions regarding recent changes to ICE Futures US and ICE Futures Canada rules governing disruptive trade practices.
CONTINUE READINGRepresentatives from CME Group gave a presentation and answered questions about the new CME disruptive practices rule.
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