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Parliament accepts one-year delay for MiFID II
The European Parliament (EP) has today published an official statement by Markus Ferber (European Parliament Rapporteur for MiFID II), on behalf of the MiFID II negotiation team, accepting the one-year delay of the entry into force of MiFID II in exchange for a swift finalisation of level 2 measures by the European Commission.
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG responds to CFTC’s proposed automated trading rule
Washington, D.C.—The FIA Principal Traders Group released a statement following the CFTC’s open meeting today to discuss the proposed rule on automated trading.
CONTINUE READINGPresentations from InfoNet: MiFID II/R seminar on Commodities
The MiFID II/R commodities seminar focused on the following areas
CONTINUE READINGCybersecurity: NFA Sets Standards
The National Futures Association, the U.S. futures industry’s self-regulatory organization, has drafted standards that all NFA members will need to apply in protecting themselves from the risk of unauthorized access or attacks on their information systems.
CONTINUE READINGVendor Consolidation
Several financial technology vendors have been acquired in recent months as large IT firms have looked for ways to capitalize on structural changes in the financial markets.
CONTINUE READINGMachine Learning and Spoofing
Neurensic is a Chicago-based company that has developed a set of tools for the detection of disruptive trading practices such as spoofing.
CONTINUE READINGClearing Integration
Chris Topple and Christophe Lattuada, Co-Heads of Société Générale Prime Services, explain the strategy behind the acquisition of Newedge and Jefferies Bache and their integration into the bank’s Prime Services business.
CONTINUE READINGEnd of an Era
Former floor traders reminisce about their days of open outcry trading in Chicago and New York.
CONTINUE READINGA New Vision for JPX
In this interview, Akira Kiyota, Japan Exchange Group’s CEO, outlines his strategy to expand the exchange group with a planned trading system upgrade and by expanding into commodity futures and a range of interest rate products.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC Examines FCM Consolidation
Agricultural hedgers are worried about the dwindling number of futures commission merchants, particularly as financial regulations have called for more businesses to be centrally cleared.
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