In a letter filed with TMX Group, the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) commented on Alpha Exchange’s recently proposed amendments to their Alpha Trading Policy Manual to introduce two new order books and to make changes to their order processing delay.
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CONTINUE READINGFIA and six other trade associations have jointly submitted a position paper to the European Commission, the European Parliament and a number of member states of the Council in relation to commodities and commodity derivatives ahead of a trilogue process on proposed amendments to MiFIR and MiFID that will commence on 18 April.
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CONTINUE READINGThis webinar will explain and explore DeFi, CeFi, TradFi, GameFi, and other Fi and their intersections with digital assets. The speakers will discuss where we are and where we may be going from a regulatory, policy, and enforcement perspective.
CONTINUE READINGThe Futures Industry Association, a Washington-based trade group, today released its annual report on global trading volume.
CONTINUE READINGThe US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) held a public meeting of its Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) on 5 April to discuss topics related to the agricultural economy. The meeting featured a panel discussion about sustainable biofuels production and presentations about data and macro trends in global agriculture markets.
CONTINUE READINGStockholm may seem to be on the periphery of Europe from a geographical perspective. But when it comes to the major issues impacting the European derivatives markets, it’s right in the thick of the action. FIA came to Stockholm for the first in a series of forums around Europe with regulators, exchanges, brokers, clearing firms, and other market participants. Three topics dominated the discussions: location requirements for central clearing, the implications of the ION Markets ransomware attack, and the imposition of a price cap on gas markets.
CONTINUE READINGThe total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached $335.3 billion in February, up 0.6% over the last 12 months.
CONTINUE READINGIn the wake of the SVB collapse, some believe more regulation is the answer. But a better topic of debate should be how to develop a culture of risk management at organizations that stretches from the boardroom to the mailroom, and protects businesses against shocks and disruptions.
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