The number of futures and options traded on U.S. exchanges fell 13.2% in 2012 to 7.0 billion contracts from 8.1 billion in 2011, according to statistics compiled by the Futures Industry Association.
CONTINUE READINGFIA hosted this 60-minute webinar on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's approach to regulation of cross-border trading.
CONTINUE READINGThis webinar will discuss the recently released FIA-ISDA Cleared Derivatives Execution Agreement--a template that can be used by participants in the cleared swaps markets in negotiating execution-related agreements with counterparties to over-the-counter derivatives that are intended to be cleared.
CONTINUE READINGRepresentatives from ICE Futures U.S. and ICE Futures Canada gave a presentation and answered questions regarding recent changes to ICE Futures US and ICE Futures Canada rules governing disruptive trade practices.
CONTINUE READINGThe U.S. House of Representatives is set to consider legislation to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
CONTINUE READINGOn November 14, five U.S. financial associations, including FIA, asked the SEC to update its broker-dealer electronic retention Rule 17a-4 by eliminating an obsolete recordkeeping requirement known as WORM (write once, read many) that was first put in place more than 20 years ago.
CONTINUE READINGLONDON, April 13, 2016 – The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), the Futures Industry Association, Inc. (FIA), the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) have jointly published a statement that can be used to help market participants comply with new requirements under the European Union’s Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR).
CONTINUE READINGThe FOA has released guidance on Block Trading and EFRP Negotiation, Execution and Documentation.
CONTINUE READINGThis Response is submitted on behalf of the Futures and Options Association.
CONTINUE READINGFrequently asked questions about the merger of FIA/FIA Europe/FIA Asia
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