MiFID II and recent supervisory guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulatory Authority require firms in scope of the rules to closely supervise their algorithmic trading systems, including the development, testing and deployment of such systems.
CONTINUE READINGOn May 4, FIA submitted comments to the International Organization of Securities Commissions about how trading venues can keep order amid extreme volatility.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 2.82 billion contracts in the month of November, down 4.8% from the previous month but up 2.2% from November 2018.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 2.82 billion contracts in the month of December, down 0.4% from the previous month but up 5.8% from December 2018.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 3.25 billion contracts in the month of January, up 15.2% from the previous month and up 20.3% from January 2019.
CONTINUE READINGFIA today published a new position paper that highlights the concerns of market participants with the current reporting framework for exchange traded derivatives (ETDs).
CONTINUE READINGOn December 6, FIA CEO and President Walt Lukken wrote an open letter to CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo outlining concerns with the process in which cryptocurrency futures have come to market.
CONTINUE READINGFIA, along with the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG), expressed grave concerns regarding a critically important provision in the CFTC’s proposed supplement to its draft rules on automated trading.
CONTINUE READINGAt FIA Expo 2016, CFTC Commissioner Christopher Giancarlo discusses his concerns with the source code requirements in the CFTC's proposed Reg AT.
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