The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's proposed guidance on voluntary carbon markets is a welcome attempt to strengthen the integrity of these markets, FIA says in a response to the proposal. However, if the CFTC intends to establish additional requirements for exchanges that list derivatives on carbon credits, it should engage in a formal rulemaking process.
CONTINUE READINGAnalysis of market data from a day when a partial outage prevented liquidity providers from accessing a major pan-European exchange has revealed that their absence materially decreased volumes and increased the cost of trading.
CONTINUE READINGIn a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today, the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) urged the SEC to reject the Proposal which would reduce the current 15-Minute TRACE reporting timeframe to one minute across certain bond markets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA today announced the induction of 12 new members into the FIA Hall of Fame. The new members will be honored at an awards ceremony during FIA's annual International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Fla., on 12 March.
CONTINUE READINGDaniel Gorfine, founder and CEO of Gattaca Horizons, talks to FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken about his time leading innovation at the CFTC, the rise of AI in financial services, digital asset regulation, and more.
CONTINUE READINGOn 13 February, FIA will provide remarks to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee highlighting the impact that pending US bank capital proposals will have on the cleared derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGCharles Carey was a founder and partner of HC Technologies, formerly Henning and Carey, a commodity trading firm and clearing member of CME Group.
CONTINUE READINGTimothy Doar retired as managing director and chief risk officer of CME Group’s clearinghouse division in 2014, having held managing director responsibilities for 10 years overseeing CME Clearing’s exposure to counterparty risk as well as its financial safeguards and risk management approach.
CONTINUE READINGDe’Ana Dow is partner and general counsel at Capitol Counsel. She is one of the most recognized experts on physical and financial futures markets issues, with many years of senior-level experience in both technical and policy areas.
CONTINUE READINGNick Forgan has spent more than 35 years in the cleared derivatives industry, including 32 years at J.P. Morgan where he held leadership positions in Sydney, Singapore and London.
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