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FIA responds to CSRC proposals on Automated Trading
On 5 November 2015, FIA submitted a letter to the China Securities Regulatory Commission in response to its publication of draft "Administrative Measures for Programme Trading on Securities and Futures Markets" for consultation.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to Hong Kong mandatory clearing proposals
On 5 November 2015, FIA joined with ISDA and ASIFMA in submitting a response to the HKMA and SFC’s public consultation on the introduction of mandatory clearing of OTC derivatives and to expand the existing mandatory OTC derivatives trade reporting regime.
CONTINUE READINGHigh Frequency Trading: What’s the big deal?
This is the question asked by Evangelos Benos, from the Bank of England’s Financial Markets Infrastructure Division, on the Bank’s staff blog (Bank Underground). As well as providing a useful summary of the evolution of HFT, the main focus of the blog is a discussion of the overall impact of HFT on market quality. His conclusion? That while there are “some aspects of HFT activity that are still contentious… the inescapable conclusion that so far emerges is that HFT has mostly had a positive impact on market functioning.”
CONTINUE READINGPresentations from InfoNet: MiFID II/R seminar on Transparency
The InfoNet MiFID II/R seminar on transparency focused on the final draft regulatory technical standards and the effect of the regulations on market participants and trading venues.
CONTINUE READINGSystem Performance
More and more firms are outsourcing their trading infrastructure to external providers, creating new monitoring challenges for trading firms.
CONTINUE READINGSwap Compression
With banks looking for ways to reduce capital charges for their derivatives exposures, clearinghouses are expanding their services aimed at “compressing” swap positions, reducing the overall notional amount and the number of contracts by removing offsetting exposures.
CONTINUE READINGSkin in the Game
The Singapore Exchange’s clearinghouse plans to strengthen its protections against a clearing member default by increasing its own contribution to the clearing fund as well as clearing member contributions.
CONTINUE READINGRetail Forex Rules
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved amended rules and a new interpretive notice filed by the National Futures Association intended to enhance protections for customers in the retail foreign exchange markets.
CONTINUE READINGResources for Regulators
On Sept. 17, the International Organization of Securities Commissions published the final report of a task force it set up in 2013 to address the challenges of cross-border regulation.
CONTINUE READINGRegulatory Reporting
On Sept. 28, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission provided futures and swaps traders with additional time to comply with new reporting requirements established by the CFTC’s Ownership and Control Reporting final rule.
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