The Tokyo Commodity Exchange is working to draw in more trading fi rms from North America.
CONTINUE READINGFIA submitted its response to HM Treasury’s Fair and Effective Markets Review Recommendations on Benchmarks, with proposals on seven benchmarks including the LBMA gold and silver fixes and ICE Brent Futures.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Global announced a new service that will provide information on clearinghouse rules worldwide and help market participants assess the risks of clearing.
CONTINUE READINGPresident Obama on Nov. 12 nominated Timothy Massad, a senior Treasury Department official, to serve as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term ending in April 2017
CONTINUE READINGTo provide some thought-provoking insights on the future of the derivatives industry, FIA invited Jane Gladstone, an investment banker who has advised many of the leading companies in this sector, to speak at the exchange leaders breakfast at FIA’s International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Fla. this past March.
CONTINUE READINGJanuary is a time of fresh starts and new beginnings, and I’m excited for what 2015 has in store for FIA and our industry.
CONTINUE READINGAnalysts predict that Intercontinental Exchange will use its recent acquisition of SuperDerivatives to grow the exchange’s market share of trading and trade processing for over-the-counter derivatives.
CONTINUE READINGMarket operators are moving into the business of producing indices and other pricing benchmarks as a way to diversify their revenue sources and gain control over a strategic asset.
CONTINUE READINGOn 22 February, FIA, GFMA, ISDA and EFET jointly submitted two comment letters to ESMA on the position limits regime to be introduced under MiFID II.
CONTINUE READINGThe FCA have added information on position limits and position reporting under Art. 57 and 58 MiFID II on their website.
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