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Energy Transition: Trends in Derivatives Transactions
There are strong market imperatives for financial institutions and corporates to embrace the transition to cleaner energy sources. The Inflation Reduction Act, as well as other government policies, have also created strong incentives for the same.
CONTINUE READINGIs there a future for indirect clearing?
Of all the areas of impending European regulation, the provisions relating to the indirect clearing of swaps and futures are proving to be among the most challenging for the centrally cleared derivatives industry
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG Responds to Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity Expansion Proposal
In a letter filed today with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in response to the Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity Expansion Proposal (Reg SCI), the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) said that the SEC has not justified expanding Reg SCI to broker-dealers nor has it adequately considered alternatives and the impact on competition.
CONTINUE READINGMay 2023 SEF trading activity
Trading volume on swap execution facilities reached $882.9 billion in average notional value per day during May 2023. This was up 3% from the previous month but down 5.2% from the same month of the previous year.
CONTINUE READINGMarketVoice Podcast - The History and Legacy of the Commodity Futures Mode
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken discusses the history and the legacy of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, the importance of principles-based regulation, and the regulatory building blocks of the exchange-traded derivatives industry with David Greely of SmarterMarkets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile - GFO-X
GFO-X services large global institutional participants who require a regulated, institutional-grade trading venue for digital asset derivatives, including bitcoin index futures and options.
CONTINUE READING'Trust is foundational to open and accessible markets'
Opening remarks of Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, at the International Derivatitves Expo in London on 20 June 2023.
CONTINUE READINGLiquidity and margin concerns top areas of market evolution
Industry leaders at FIA's IDX conference acknowledged the continued resilience of global derivative markets amid recent disruptions, but noted several new areas of improvement and opportunity as the industry looks to the future with a focus on market liquidity.
CONTINUE READINGEU-UK MoU to boost dialogue on CCP equivalence decisions
The recent signing of a memorandum of understanding between UK and the EU financial regulators is a step forward in improving coordination between the two sides and could pave the way for discussions on "thornier" issues such as equivalence, said panellists at FIA's International Derivatives Expo.
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