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Viewpoint - Telling the truth about our industry
With the elections behind us, I’m longing for less shouting, fewer political text messages and, hopefully, more common sense. And some honesty, as well. Because if you can’t come to grips with the truth, you can’t come together to solve problems and heal wounds. Growth must begin with a reality check. Our industry deserves that too, writes FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken.
CONTINUE READINGExpo 2024 Opening Remarks: Telling the truth about our markets
Opening remarks of Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, at the Futures & Options Expo in Chicago on 18 November 2024. As prepared for delivery.
CONTINUE READINGInnovators Pavilion 2019 – Where are they now?
In 2019, FIA welcomed 20 start-ups from around the world to its fifth annual fintech showcase, the Innovators Pavilion, the event that takes place at FIA’s Futures and Options Expo in Chicago. Since their participation, many of these startups have achieved notable milestones in their development, including additional funding rounds, expanded services, high-profile customer wins and outright acquisitions. As FIA gears up for the 2024 Innovators Pavilion, MarketVoice highlights five of the dynamic firms from the 2019 Innovators Pavilion and the key milestones in their growth during the intervening years.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile – BlockFills
BlockFills is a trading technology company providing institutional and professional traders with access to digital asset markets. Launched in 2018, BlockFills’ trading platform provides price discovery and aggregation, electronic order matching, smart order routing and trade reconciliation in the digital spot, derivatives and lending markets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile – Dare International
Dare International is a proprietary trading company based in London that provides liquidity in global energy markets. The company combines trading expertise with proprietary technology and data science to navigate often volatile and data-intensive markets.
CONTINUE READINGTradewell Technologies named FIA's 2024 Innovator of the Year
This year’s winner was Tradewell Technologies, a startup based in New York and London that is bringing algorithmic trading tools to the corporate bond market. Two companies were chosen as runner ups in the competition to be innovator of the year -- ClearToken and Grão Direto.
CONTINUE READING24/7 trading in the futures market has some way to go
Panellists at FIA Expo discuss the technological and operational hurdles market participants must overcome before 24/7 futures markets become a reality.
CONTINUE READINGMarket participants urge US regulators to quickly clarify rules for Treasury and repo clearing
Clearinghouses are moving “full speed ahead” but progress is hindered by uncertainty and complexity.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC advisory committee endorses report and recommendations to expand the use of tokenization
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Global Markets Advisory Committee held a virtual public meeting on 21 November that featured a presentation on the potential to use tokenized assets as collateral in derivatives trading. The presentation focused on the opportunities to improve operational efficiency and mitigate risks in the markets. Ultimately, the advisory committee adopted a report and a series of recommendations.
CONTINUE READINGKalshi’s election prediction market under the spotlight at Expo
Prediction market Kalshi’s derivative contracts based on US congressional election results came under the spotlight during a discussion on innovative exchange products at FIA Expo, with Summer Mersinger, a member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, elaborating on why she dissented from the agency’s fight to prohibit them.
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