April 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.
CONTINUE READINGFIA today announced the election of directors to its board at its annual meeting in Boca Raton, Fla. Eleven directors were elected in total at this meeting, including eight regular member directors for two-year terms and three associate member directors for two-year terms.
CONTINUE READINGThe FIA Principal Traders Group today released a position paper offering new recommendations on how to simplify the U.S. equity markets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Global sent a letter to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision this week urging the committee to consider how segregated margin is treated in the leverage calculations that determine bank capital requirements.
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