Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 2.54 billion contracts in the month of June, down 5% from the previous month but up 9.3% from June 2017.
CONTINUE READINGFIA President & CEO Walt Lukken discussed the implementation of Dodd-Frank in a keynote speech delivered at the SIFMA Compliance and Legal Seminar on April 2, 2014. Lukken focused on five broad trends affecting the derivatives industry and emphasized the need for regulatory pragmatism and cooperation as the new rules are put into effect.
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CONTINUE READINGOn Jan. 31, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Market Risk Advisory Committee held a day-long meeting to discuss the self-certification process used by Cboe Futures Exchange and CME Group to launch bitcoin futures.
CONTINUE READINGOn 10 November, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission voted 5-0 to advance a proposed rule that would amend certain reporting and information regulations applicable to derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs).
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CONTINUE READINGPolicymakers and industry experts discussed the latest approaches to regulating emerging areas of derivatives markets at FIA Expo 2022 in Chicago on Monday, including areas like crypto assets, retail products and climate-related issues.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam sat down with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken to kick off FIA's Expo conference in Chicago on November 14. And with FTX fresh in everyone's mind, the chairman took some time to discuss his perspectives and offer his views on how regulatory landscape in Washington might change.
CONTINUE READINGFIA announced today at Expo that BeZero Carbon has been named the FIA Innovator of the Year. In addition, Clouty was named the runner-up, and Kemet Trading won the People’s Choice Award.
CONTINUE READINGPanelists at FIA Expo discussed the resilience of global commodity markets amid the significant disruptions of the last year. However, there is still room for the industry to improve even though markets continued to function well.
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