FIA EPTA contacted the Executive Board of BaFin to register our concern regarding the safeguarding of market liquidity and orderly price formation on German and European exchanges.
CONTINUE READINGFIA canceled three upcoming conferences due to on-going health concerns and governmental restrictions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
CONTINUE READINGGlobal trading of futures and options surged in the first quarter as markets responded to the coronavirus pandemic.
CONTINUE READINGApril 23, 2020 - In a letter submitted to the SEC today, the FIA Principal Traders Group encouraged the Commission to disapprove the Proposal citing among other things that:
CONTINUE READINGA webinar that discussed recent UK Government emergency measures and the impact that they could have on the listed and cleared derivatives.
CONTINUE READINGToday, FIA and ISDA responded to ESMA's Consultation Paper on Draft technical standards on the provision of investment services and activities in the Union by third-country firms under MiFID II and MiFIR.
CONTINUE READINGFIA's e-Trading Working Group has produced a Due Diligence Questionnaire for IT Outsourcing and Procurement which aims to provide a standard form for firms to request information from their vendors as part of MiFID II regulatory requirements.
CONTINUE READINGIn a letter submitted to the SEC today, the FIA Principal Traders Group encouraged the Commission to closely scrutinize the unfairly discriminatory and anti-competitive latency advantage provided to the Wireless Connections covered by this proposal. FIA PTG went on to say that they believe the Wireless Connections as currently operated are inconsistent with Exchange Act requirements.
CONTINUE READINGFIA released a statement today in support of a CFTC final rule affecting certain procedural requirements for how futures commission merchants and their customers meet margin requirements.
CONTINUE READINGToday, FIA announced the induction of 13 members into the FIA Futures Hall of Fame.
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