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People news – November/December 2022
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
CONTINUE READINGEuropean Parliament publishes study aligned with FIA EU ETS advocacy
On 6 December, the European Parliament (EP) published a study titled "The role of financial operators in the ETS market," which investigated the role of financial actors, such as banks and investors, in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and their role in determining price dynamics and volatility.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Letter to the Senior Supervisors Group on Assessing the Risks of Algorithmic Trading
Yesterday, FIA sent a letter to the Senior Supervisors Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York regarding their April 30 report on algorithmic trading, which focused on "how risks associated with algorithmic trading are monitored and controlled at large financial institutions during the trading day."
CONTINUE READINGNovember 2022 SEF trading activity
Trading volume on swap execution facilities reached $776.3 billion in average notional value per day during November 2022. This was up 4.6% from the previous month but down 14% from the same month of the previous year.
CONTINUE READINGCCP Tracker update - Q2 2022 highlights
FIA has updated its CCP Tracker visualizations with data from the second quarter of 2022.
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint - Lessons from the Year of Crypto
FTX's unlawful use of customer money should not completely overshadow the groundbreaking ideas it was proposing to disrupt finance. Direct access to exchanges, auto-liquidation, real-time margining—these ideas are not going away. Whether we like it or not, these new approaches to market structure will continue to challenge our way of doing business.
CONTINUE READINGNovember 2022 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached $351.7 billion in November, up 12% over the last 12 months
CONTINUE READINGFIA letter to Treasury: 871(m) costs exceed potential benefits
FIA submitted a letter to the Department of the Treasury today in response to Executive Order 13777 which calls for feedback on regulations that should be modified or eliminated.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile – BestEx Research
BestEx Research provides high-performance execution algorithms for Futures, FX and equities. It differentiates itself from banks and brokers with its unique, systematic approach to lowering transaction costs. BestEx Research also offers its clients complimentary access to its cloud-based Algo Management System (AMS) that offers complete transparency into algorithm behavior, pre-trade analytics, real-time TCA, tools for developing custom strategies, and a backtesting solution. BestEx Research offers its algorithms directly to clients or via sponsored access through other banks.
CONTINUE READINGChina further expands international access to its commodity markets
The Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange and Dalian Commodity Exchange have opened several key commodity futures and options contracts to overseas traders, capping off a year that has seen China take significant steps to remove barriers to international participation.
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