Starting in April, all direct participants on Eurex will be required to comply with a new requirement to flag all orders generated by algorithmic trading with a distinct identification key.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA Executive Committee elects Alistair McGrath as new Chair
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 10.21 billion contracts in May. This was up 27.7% from April 2023 and up 56.1% from May 2022.
CONTINUE READING"Cleared derivatives markets are truly global and know no boundaries, so FIA is pleased to see this MoU as a tangible sign of the commitment between the EU and UK to work together and usher in a renewed era of cooperation," said FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA members welcome the opportunity to respond to HM Treasury’s CP on the Future regulatory regime for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings providers. FIA EPTA members welcome the actions and responsibilities taken by the UK Government and HMT and believe that regulation of ESG rating providers is important and needed to build trust in ESG data and products and help (end)investors make meaningful investment decisions.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA members believe that exchange-traded derivatives (ETDs) are a key component of mature secondary markets. The recent growth in demand for listed ESG derivatives demonstrates that these products are a core component of sustainable investment strategies, especially since the availability of liquid and transparent derivatives significantly reduces funding and financing costs for equity and bond issuers in primary markets. The proposed approach by the ESAs would unduly disincentivise the use of derivatives in the affected financial products since any exposures to derivatives could not be counted toward the Taxonomy-alignment ratio. This would make it more difficult for end-users to use ETDs for managing their financial risks and in the process undermine the goal of having safe, liquid, and efficient markets that can support the green transition.
CONTINUE READINGThe US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee held a meeting on 27 June outside of Salt Lake City, Utah. It marks the third EEMAC meeting under the sponsorship of CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger.
CONTINUE READINGClare Black, managing director at Streets Consulting, moderated a panel at FIA’s International Derivatives Expo (IDX) on 21 June titled Driving the DEI Agenda: How to Make a Real Difference in Your Organisation. Founder and Chair of the UK’s Black Talent Charter Harry Matovu KC and Deputy CEO at Leadership Through Sport & Business (LTSB) Pete Ward weighed in on DEI initiatives relating to two key issues: race and social mobility.
CONTINUE READINGMark Spanbroek has retired after three decades of service to global derivatives markets, including helping to establish the FIA European Principal Traders Association in 2011. At FIA’s IDX conference in June, Mark sat down with veteran journalist Jeremy Grant to discuss his achievements and his perspectives on how derivatives markets have evolved over his impressive career.
CONTINUE READINGThe US Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a meeting of its Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) on 10 July, discussing wide-ranging issues including CCP risk and governance, interest rate benchmark reform, market structure issues, and climate-related market issues.
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