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CONTINUE READINGThe total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached $336 billion in June, down 6.1% over the last 12 months.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached a record 11.25 billion contracts in July. This was up 12.1% from June 2023 and up 71.4% from July 2022.
CONTINUE READINGTrading volume on swap execution facilities reached $801.2 billion in average notional value per day during July 2023.
CONTINUE READINGGlencore is one of the world's largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life.
CONTINUE READINGThe US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Enforcement is having a busy year – again. In fiscal 2022, the agency imposed over $2.5 billion in penalties on registered entities. And as it looks to close out its fiscal 2023 at the end of September, the CFTC is on track to meet or exceed that figure.
CONTINUE READINGIG US, a subsidiary of the global IG Group, is registered with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission as a retail foreign exchange dealer. In 2021, IG Group expanded its offering with the acquisition of tastytrade, a US-only retail broker for futures and options.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has submitted a response to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Large Trader Reporting Requirements Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and accompanying Guidebook.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 6.99 billion contracts in October, down 15.1% from the record month of September 2022 but up 26.3% from October 2021.
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