The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced on May 17 that it will create "LabCFTC," an initiative based in the CFTC's New York office that will inform the CFTC's understanding of new technologies and promote technological innovation in derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGThe European Federation of Energy Traders, EUROPEX, FIA and LEBA have released the common EFET-FIA ITS4 schema for position reporting under MiFID II.
CONTINUE READINGFIA announced that TellusLabs has been named the FIA Innovator of the Year at FIA Expo. TellusLabs will receive more than $20,000 in cash and other resources.
CONTINUE READINGFIA announced the launch of FIA Training this week, a program of learning tools that cover important topics like market conduct and compliance.
CONTINUE READINGGood morning and welcome to the 33rd annual Expo.
CONTINUE READINGToday at FIA Expo, the largest gathering of futures market participants in the world, futuresfundamentals.org was launched to provide information and curriculum for learners of all levels to understand the role that derivatives markets play in the global economy and our everyday lives.
CONTINUE READINGThe webinar discussed findings from an industry survey conducted in partnership with Greenwich Associates, a provider of data, analytics and insights for the financial services industry.
CONTINUE READINGFIA filed a request for no-action relief from the CFTC on March 26 that would allow FCMs to make better use of staff in affiliate or branch locations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CONTINUE READINGFIA and the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) joined with the Modern Markets Initiative (MMI), the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in expressing support for Congressman Sean Duffy's legislation to protect access to source code.
CONTINUE READINGFIA President and CEO Walt Lukken sent an open letter to President Trump and key congressional and regulatory leaders calling for a comprehensive review of all U.S. financial reform regulation.
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