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February 2024 SEF trading activity
Trading volume on swap execution facilities reached a record $1.24 trillion in average notional value per day during February 2024. This was down 16.4% from the previous month but up 13% from the same month of the previous year. Compared to January 2024, trading was down in every sector.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to FCA consultation on derivatives markets transparency
FIA welcomes the Financial Conduct Authority’s proposals regarding the revised bond and derivative transparency regime in the UK. Resilient and robust markets are of key importance to FIA members and FIA supports the consultation’s stated aim of streamlining transparency requirements so that they better reflect the nature and depth of liquidity in the market.
CONTINUE READINGFIA announces 2024 President’s Award winners
FIA today announced the winners of its President's Award, an annual honor that recognizes outstanding individuals for their contributions to the global cleared derivatives industry over the past year.
CONTINUE READINGMNPI and Physical Commodities Markets
Sullivan & Cromwell’s Commodities, Futures and Derivatives team will discuss recent CFTC and SEC enforcement actions involving MNPI-related violations and their implications for physical commodities and derivatives markets and market participants.
CONTINUE READINGDMIST Releases Annual Progress Report
DMIST also announced changes to its organizational structure to help accelerate the pace of development and adoption of standards in the exchange-traded derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to second batch of DORA policy products
FIA and FIA EPTA have submitted responses to three consultations issued by the European Supervisory Authorities on the second batch of policy products under the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). The consultations cover regulatory technical standards on the subcontracting of information and communication technology (ICT) services, content, timelines and templates for incident reporting, and threat-led penetration testing.
CONTINUE READINGMarch 2024 issue of MarketVoice magazine
The March 2024 issue of FIA's MarketVoice Boca magazine has just been published. The publication incudes our latest report on derivatives industry trends, an exploration of tech trends in derivatives markets, a look at the shifting European clearing landscape, the promise of tokenization, and much more!
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA Public Comment on IOSCO’s Consultation Report on Market Outages
FIA EPTA members welcome the opportunity to respond to IOSCO’s consultation on market outages and are supportive of the work being done on this topic, particularly efforts to require trading venues to publish clear comprehensive outages plans on an ex-ante basis. Market resilience is at the core of efficient and competitive financial markets and it is imperative that trading venues clearly outline a well-planned approach to communication and management in the event of a market outage to provide certainty to market participants.
CONTINUE READINGFIA supports IOSCO’s good practices for voluntary carbon markets
On 1 March FIA responded to a public consultation issued by the International Organization of Securities Commissions outlining a proposed set of “good practices” to promote the integrity and orderly functioning of voluntary carbon markets (VCMs). In the response, FIA commended IOSCO for fostering a much-needed dialogue on the issues surrounding the development of VCMs.
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint – Brokers and exchanges ramp up resources for retail traders
Retail trading is one of the fastest growing dimensions of the exchange-traded derivatives markets. This trend picked up speed during the pandemic, and it shows no signs of slowing down.
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