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Global Cotton
The U.S. Congress has repealed a law dating back to World War One that prevents futures exchanges from listing contracts based on cotton grown outside the U.S.
CONTINUE READINGDirect Market Access
TradingScreen and Object Trading announced a partnership in June that will allow TradingScreen’s clients to leverage the direct market access platform operated by Object Trading.
CONTINUE READINGComplex Order Tool
EESAT, a Chicago-based financial technology startup, has won an important endorsement.
CONTINUE READINGCommodity Markets
FIA Europe joined several other trade associations representing financial institutions and commodity firms in sending a letter to the European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Securities and Markets Authority raising concerns about several aspects of Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II that could “severely affect” commodity markets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to SGX proposal on collateral segregation
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) invited comments on its proposal to enable bank affiliates of a clearing member to segregate their positions and collateral from that of the clearing member ("Affiliate Segregation").
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG Quick Byte: in treasury markets, an amplified role for principal traders
Joe Rennison’s recent article in the Financial Times highlights the increasingly important role that principal traders now play in Treasury markets.
CONTINUE READINGJoint FIA letter to the Financial Times on 'Leverage ratio threat to the cleared derivatives ecosystem'
A broad coalition of industry groups called on regulators to exclude client collateral when calculating the total assets of banks, arguing that it actually reduces exposure for clearing member banks.
CONTINUE READINGFIA, FIA Europe and FIA Asia announce merger plans
The respective boards of FIA, FIA Europe and FIA Asia today announced that they have reached an agreement to formally merge the three associations in the first quarter of 2016.
CONTINUE READINGAn invitation from Walt Lukken - we want to hear from you
In the world of futures and cleared derivatives, relevant, timely and reliable data is vital in making smart decisions.
CONTINUE READINGFurther evidence that new rules could threaten market liquidity in Europe
A preliminary research report by three professors at the Toulouse School of Economics[1] has raised concerns over the impact impending regulations could have on market liquidity.
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