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ETD Volume - April 2025
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 9.48 billion contracts in April. This was up 2.3% from March 2025 but down 37.5% from April 2024.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to ESMA consultation on EMIR 3.0. clearing thresholds regime
FIA has responded to ESMA’s consultation paper on draft technical standards, which provide further details for the new EMIR 3.0 clearing thresholds regime. FIA broadly agrees with the proposed uncleared thresholds but raises concerns about the reductions for IRDs and commodity derivatives, citing inflationary pressures and the importance of maintaining competitiveness with other jurisdictions.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA responds to European Commission targeted consultation on integration of EU capital markets
Responding to the European Commission’s consultation on capital markets integration, FIA EPTA calls for reducing friction in trading and post-trading and improving the competitive landscape.
CONTINUE READINGUnderstanding the FIA Terms of Business 2018
Are you new to the world of FIA standard derivatives clearing documentation? Have you ever been asked a question about the FIA Terms of Business 2018 and you think you could benefit from a refresher? What are FIA Indirect Clearing Terms and how can they be used in practice? What are all the different types of legal opinions that FIA makes available to members and non-members?
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to European Commission consultation on revising EU Cybersecurity Act
FIA recommends cyber risk management rules should apply from one ruleset if there is overlap and/or the same objectives. The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) overlap and apply to the same financial services.
CONTINUE READINGFIA statement on the CLARITY Act
FIA appreciates US House Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill and House Agriculture Committee Chair G.T. Thompson for advancing the bipartisan CLARITY Act. This legislation is an important step in providing legal and regulatory certainty for the crypto and financial services industry.
CONTINUE READINGApril 2025 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached a record setting $390.4 billion in April, up 11.3% from the previous month and up 19.1% over the last 12 months. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 50 in April, up from 48 year ago but down from 53 five years ago.
CONTINUE READINGTrade associations request EMIR 3.0 Active Account Requirement forbearance
FIA, EACB, EFAMA and ISDA have written to the European Securities and Markets Authority to highlight concerns regarding the imminent entry into effect of the Active Account Requirement on 24 June 2025, in the absence of required Level 2 implementing rules. Without these rules, EU market participants lack clarity on the final AAR requirements with which they must comply from that date. The associations request that ESMA issues an opinion to national competent authorities asking them not to prioritise any supervisory or enforcement action in relation to AAR, namely the representativeness requirement.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to European Commission consultation on the integration of EU capital markets
Responding to the European Commission’s consultation on capital markets integration, FIA calls for simplification and burden reduction, makes recommendations on post-trading issues, distributed ledger technology and asset tokenisation, and adds to the debate on supervision.
CONTINUE READINGPeople News – May/June 2025
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
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