Exchange-for-physical transactions have been custom-tailored over-the-counter products until now, but Euronext is about to change that.
CONTINUE READINGOn March 31, FIA Asia and ASIFMA, a trade association representing international banks and brokers active in Asian markets, submitted a joint comment to the Monetary Authority of Singapore's consultation on proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures Act.
CONTINUE READINGFour leading market operators are pressing the European Securities and Markets Authority to take a strict approach in drafting the regulatory technical standards to implement the open access provisions in MiFID II.
CONTINUE READINGThe corn might be high as an elephant’s eye, but what’s it selling for? Now there’s an app for that.
CONTINUE READINGICE Benchmark Administration continues to adjust the process used to set the LBMA Gold Price, the revamped benchmark for daily gold prices.
CONTINUE READINGThe position limit regime now being considered in the U.S. provides exceptions for some hedging strategies but not others.
CONTINUE READINGOn April 30, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved for public comment a proposed rulemaking that would reduce certain reporting and recordkeeping requirements for end-users that transact in trade options, a term used by the CFTC to refer to physically settled over-the-counter options on commodities that are purchased by commercial end-users.
CONTINUE READINGThese inductees have earned the respect and gratitude of participants in the global futures and options market for laying the foundation for the extraordinary success of our industry.
CONTINUE READINGThe Treasury Market Practices Group, a group of market experts sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, released a consultative white paper on April 9 describing the growth of automated trading in the secondary market for Treasury securities as well as the benefits and risks associated with this trend.
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