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Liquidity and Quote Fading
One observation I see made regularly by commentators on electronic markets is that liquidity can 'disappear in an instant' and is somehow ephemeral. Quotes, they say, tend to fade as soon as the market notices there's a seller around. I'm always rather bemused by this observation, because it implies that in more manual markets, liquidity is (or was) more stable.
CONTINUE READINGSEG Funds
On Jan. 22 NFA updated its regulations regarding customer protection requirements for futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors.
CONTINUE READINGAccess to Canada
FIA WORKING WITH CANADIAN REGULATORS TO OBTAIN RELIEF FOR FOREIGN BROKERS
CONTINUE READINGCross-Border Oversight
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 10 adopted rules setting out how the agency will determine whether or not a non-U.S. security-based swap dealer must register with the agency.
CONTINUE READINGCommodity Trading
January set a record for cross-border trading at the Tokyo Commodity Exchange.
CONTINUE READINGCapital efficiency
TriOptima, a post-trade infrastructure provider owned by ICAP, announced in January that it had terminated $98.5 billion in inflation swaps for 18 banks.
CONTINUE READINGBlockchain experimentation
A year ago, the blockchain was a mysterious technology that somehow powered the equally mysterious Bitcoin. But people in financial services learn quickly when there’s money on the line.
CONTINUE READINGPeople - March 2016
Tullett Prebon named veteran futures industry executive Nicolas Breteau (pictured) as chief commercial officer, based in London.
CONTINUE READINGMargin Methodology
On Feb. 1, FIA and ISDA submitted a response to ESMA's Consultation Paper reviewing Article 26 of RTS No 153/2013 regarding the margin period of risk (MPOR) for client accounts.
CONTINUE READINGVoice over Internet
Green Key Technologies, a Chicago-based firm that provides voice-over-internet services designed for traders, recently announced partnerships with Trading Technologies International, a leading vendor of trading software, and Speakerbus.
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