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News Briefs June 2014
On April 3 James Giddens, the bankruptcy trustee overseeing the liquidation of MF Global Inc., announced a final distribution of assets he expects will fully satisfy all claims of former MF Global customers.
CONTINUE READINGFuturization Comes to Europe
Several exchanges are preparing to launch an array of swap futures in the coming months aimed at participants in the European swaps markets.
CONTINUE READINGClearing the Deck: Europe's Central Clearing Mandate on the Horizon
The approach to mandatory clearing of over-the-counter derivatives in Europe has not mirrored the swifter, more structured approach seen in the U.S., where the Dodd- Frank Act resulted in the start of mandatory clearing from early 2013.
CONTINUE READINGCatching a Falling Knife: Hedging in a period of extreme market movements
It’s no secret that the global energy markets have imploded over the past six months with prices of crude oil reaching levels not seen since the crash of 2009.
CONTINUE READINGCleared Swaps Volume: Trending Higher in 2013
Central clearing requirements took effect in phases in the U.S., beginning with swap dealers and major swap participants in the earlier part of 2013, then commodity pools and private funds and finally other participants such as pension plans and accounts managed by third-party investment managers.
CONTINUE READINGApples to Oranges: Comparison Shopping in the New World of Swaps Trading
Next-best-fits that express a trader’s interest will become the norm and having a technology solution that can quickly and easily display the menu of options available at any one time is set to become part of the new derivatives trader’s workflow.
CONTINUE READINGTech Talk January 2014
On Dec. 11 FIA submitted an extensive response to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s “Concept Release on Risk Controls and System Safeguards for Automated Trading,” which was issued in September as part of a broad examination of the impact of technology on U.S. futures markets.
CONTINUE READINGNodal Creates New Clearinghouse for Power Futures
Nestled in a non-descript office building in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. is a trading platform, Nodal Exchange, that handles nearly 14% of all U.S. power futures trading.
CONTINUE READINGRegulating Automated Trading: Eurex’s Response to the German HFT Act
The German law for the prevention of risks and abuses in high frequency trading, the High Frequency Trading Act, came into effect in May 2013. The law introduced new requirements for algorithmic and high frequency trading firms that are active in German securities and derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGWashington Watch March 2014
On Feb. 7 FIA filed a 48-page comment letter in response to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s proposed position limits rule, warning that the proposal would have a “negative impact” on price discovery and liquidity and would “significantly restrict” the ability of market participants to rely on derivatives markets to hedge risk.
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