On Sept. 24, FIA issued a notice summarizing the registration and reporting requirements of the EU Regulation on Wholesale Energy Markets Integrity and Transparency (REMIT).
CONTINUE READINGThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission is moving forward cautiously on position limits, one of the most difficult and controversial pieces of Dodd-Frank.
CONTINUE READINGThe Securities and Exchange Commission on Sept. 10 issued an order lifting a stay of approval on the OCC’s plan to raise additional capital and a second order initiating a review of the approval.
CONTINUE READINGThe Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Securities and Futures Commission jointly issued a consultation on introducing the first phase of mandatory clearing and the second phase of mandatory reporting.
CONTINUE READINGContix, a company that helps traders scan social media for market-moving information, has extended its service to commodity markets.
CONTINUE READINGOn Sept. 24, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an order granting Nodal Clear registration as a derivatives clearing organization.
CONTINUE READINGSingapore Exchange is seeking feedback on proposed rules that would ease the capital requirements for banks that are affiliated with SGX clearing members.
CONTINUE READINGCME Group and China Foreign Exchange Trade System, a sub-institution of the People’s Bank of China, announced on Sept. 25 an agreement to cooperate and explore ways “to promote each other’s market infrastructure and products.”
CONTINUE READINGOptions, London-based provider of high-speed exchange connectivity, announced on Sept. 17 that it has added three more European exchanges to its colocation platform, Velocity. With the addition of Nasdaq’s Scandinavian exchange, Switzerland’s SWX and Austria’s Wiener Borse, the platform now covers seven derivatives markets, 14 equity exchanges and two commodity markets in Europe.
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