To provide some thought-provoking insights on the future of the derivatives industry, FIA invited Jane Gladstone, an investment banker who has advised many of the leading companies in this sector, to speak at the exchange leaders breakfast at FIA’s International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Fla. this past March.
CONTINUE READINGJanuary is a time of fresh starts and new beginnings, and I’m excited for what 2015 has in store for FIA and our industry.
CONTINUE READINGAnalysts predict that Intercontinental Exchange will use its recent acquisition of SuperDerivatives to grow the exchange’s market share of trading and trade processing for over-the-counter derivatives.
CONTINUE READINGMarket 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.
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