On June 29, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission voted unanimously to propose a rule that would apply the CFTC’s margin requirements for uncleared swaps in the context of cross-border transactions.
CONTINUE READINGOn June 24 the Monetary Authority of Singapore reprimanded the Singapore Exchange for “lapses” related to two market outages last year and directed the exchange to improve its recovery capabilities and processes.
CONTINUE READINGIn a move designed to diversify its offerings, CBOE Holdings, the parent company of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, reached an agreement in June to buy the market data services and trading analytics platforms of Livevol, a provider of options technology and market data services.
CONTINUE READINGIn July FIA Asia submitted comments to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on proposed rules for mandatory clearing for OTC interest rate swaps.
CONTINUE READINGOn June 8 FIA Europe published a review of the cumulative effect of European derivatives reform, setting out the core issues and offering potential solutions to encourage further debate.
CONTINUE READINGU.S. regulatory agencies issued a joint report in July on their analysis of an extraordinary wave of trading in the Treasury market on Oct. 15.
CONTINUE READINGSweden’s Orc Trading has teamed up with Galaxy Futures, a Chinese broker, to offer access to China’s nascent options market.
CONTINUE READINGThe Bank of England on June 10 published the final report of the Fair and Effective Markets Review, a comprehensive effort by the U.K. regulatory authorities to raise standards and improve regulation for wholesale markets in fixed income, currency and commodities.
CONTINUE READINGA district court in the Netherlands has issued a verdict in a case involving competition between two European exchanges competing in the equity derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGThe FIA Market Technology Division played a key role in helping the industry prepare for the leap second event on June 30, gathering information from exchanges around the world and providing guidance to members and the markets as a whole.
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