Market operators are moving into the business of producing indices and other pricing benchmarks as a way to diversify their revenue sources and gain control over a strategic asset.
CONTINUE READINGThe European Securities and Markets Authority on July 11 launched its first round of consultations to determine which classes of swaps will be subject to mandatory central clearing.
CONTINUE READINGThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a roundtable on April 3 to give energy companies, asset managers and other end-users a chance to vent their frustration with a number of Dodd-Frank requirements that affect their ability to use the futures and swaps markets.
CONTINUE READINGThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission is cautiously looking at the Bitcoin market.
CONTINUE READINGFIA hosted a webinar to discuss cybersecurity threats and the resources available to market participants in addressing cyber-attacks.
CONTINUE READINGFollowing a joint FIA/EFET/GFMA/ISDA letter to ESMA in December 2016, the trade associations jointly submitted draft Q&As to ESMA on position reporting under Art. 58 of MiFID II.
CONTINUE READINGOn 22 February, FIA, GFMA, ISDA and EFET jointly submitted two comment letters to ESMA on the position limits regime to be introduced under MiFID II.
CONTINUE READINGIn October 2012, a hurricane-force storm disrupted power and transportation infrastructure in the greater New York metropolitan area.
CONTINUE READINGJürg Spillmann was a technology pioneer in the futures industry and during his three decades in the industry he played a key role in the migration from open outcry to electronic trading.
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