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FIA praises CFTC for adopting Electronic Trading and Bankruptcy rules
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made a statement after the CFTC voted to finalize Electronic Trading Risk Principles and significant bankruptcy reforms for FCMs and clearinghouses, among other rulemakings.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to consultation on Singapore regulatory framework for derivatives intermediaries
FIA has submitted a response to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) jointly with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA).
CONTINUE READINGAssociations send letter to Commission on DTO equivalence
On December 9, FIA, ISDA and six other trades associations (the Association for Financial Markets in Europe, the Alternative Investment Management Association, the European Banking Federation, Electronic Debt Markets Association Europe, the European Venues and Intermediaries’ Association and the asset management group of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) sent a letter requesting that the European Commission recognize the equivalence of UK trading venues for the purposes of the derivatives trading obligation before the end of the Brexit transition period.
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG supports Nasdaq BX proposal to reduce number of option strikes listed for trading
In a letter submitted to the SEC today, the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) encouraged the Commission to approve Nasdaq BX's proposal to limit the number of option strikes listed for trading on the exchange.
CONTINUE READINGFIA thanks CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert for his service
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken made the following statement on the announcement today by Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath Tarbert.
CONTINUE READINGFIA comments on SEC’s proposed order permitting portfolio margining of cleared swaps and security-based swaps
FIA filed comments supporting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed order granting conditional exemptions for the portfolio margining of cleared swaps and security-based swaps that are credit default swaps (CDS).
CONTINUE READINGCFTC position limits: looking ahead to implementation and compliance
On 10 December FIA provided members with a detailed overview of the CFTC’s final position limits rule. Panelists from FIA, the CFTC, CME, ICE and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP discussed the development, effective and compliance dates, and requirements of the final rule. Special emphasis was placed on implementation issues and the expanded role of the exchanges in administering federal position limits and hedge exemptions. The panelists also responded to questions from the attendees.
CONTINUE READINGETD Volume - November 2020
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 4.45 billion contracts in the month of November, up 11% from the previous month and up 57.1% from November 2019. This was the second highest amount recorded for any month, after March 2020’s record setting level.
CONTINUE READINGGuidance on commodity derivatives
The FCA have added information on position limits and position reporting under Art. 57 and 58 MiFID II on their website.
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