FIA has written a letter to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission requesting codification of no-action relief initially set forth in CFTC Letter No. 19-17, Advisory and Time-Limited No-Action Relief with Respect to the Treatment of Separate Accounts by Futures Commission Merchants, and subsequently extended in CFTC Letter Nos. 20-28 and 21-29.
CONTINUE READINGWashington, DC—FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken made the following statement about the departure of Commissioner Dawn Stump from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 6.85 billion contracts in the month of March, the highest monthly total ever recorded.
CONTINUE READINGOver the past two years, the Asia-Pacific region has been significantly impacted by the global pandemic. This has led to several innovative solutions and products to maintain the growth trajectory in the region over the past decade.
CONTINUE READINGIn a letter filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) again supported the SEC's efforts to increase transparency, access and the resiliency of the Government Securities marketplace by eliminating the exemption of Government Securities alternative trading systems (ATSs) from compliance with Regulation ATS.
CONTINUE READINGIn this webinar, speakers highlight the main trends in trading activity in Q1 2022 in the global exchange-traded derivatives markets, with category and regional breakdowns as well as exchange and contract rankings.
CONTINUE READINGIn a letter filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) raised concerns with the proposed short sale marking rulemaking.
CONTINUE READINGFIA, along with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and the Institute of International Finance have commented on CCP recovery and resolution issues in response to a consultation paper published by the Financial Stability Board, the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures of the Bank for International Settlements and the International Organization of Securities Commissions.
CONTINUE READINGWelcome to Future Industry’s annual volume issue. Like many of you, I love data and find it fascinating to look at volume numbers across various asset classes, exchanges and regions.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on the consultation on ESMA’s Opinion on the trading venue perimeter. FIA EPTA considers that ESMA’s approach to defining multilateral systems is overly broad and risks creating further confusion and inconsistencies in the application of MiFID II across the Union.
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