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FIA thanks CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert for his service
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken made the following statement on the announcement today by Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath Tarbert.
CONTINUE READINGFIA comments on SEC’s proposed order permitting portfolio margining of cleared swaps and security-based swaps
FIA filed comments supporting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed order granting conditional exemptions for the portfolio margining of cleared swaps and security-based swaps that are credit default swaps (CDS).
CONTINUE READINGCFTC position limits: looking ahead to implementation and compliance
On 10 December FIA provided members with a detailed overview of the CFTC’s final position limits rule. Panelists from FIA, the CFTC, CME, ICE and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP discussed the development, effective and compliance dates, and requirements of the final rule. Special emphasis was placed on implementation issues and the expanded role of the exchanges in administering federal position limits and hedge exemptions. The panelists also responded to questions from the attendees.
CONTINUE READINGETD Volume - November 2020
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 4.45 billion contracts in the month of November, up 11% from the previous month and up 57.1% from November 2019. This was the second highest amount recorded for any month, after March 2020’s record setting level.
CONTINUE READINGFIA statement on the passing of George Gero
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken made the following statement on the passing of futures industry leader George Gero.
CONTINUE READINGFIA and GFMA comment on China’s draft Personal Information Protection Law
FIA and GFMA wrote in support of a draft law in China to establish reasonable and proportionate mechanisms to safeguard personal information.
CONTINUE READINGFIA urges market role in addressing climate change
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken made the following statement following FIA’s participation in a public consultation led by the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets (TSVCM).
CONTINUE READINGFIA statement on the events in Washington, DC
FIA strongly condemns the violence that took place today at the US Capitol and urges elected officials to unite in denouncing these actions.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA response to the FCA Call for Input on accessing and using wholesale data
FIA EPTA welcomes the opportunity to respond to the FCA Call for Input on accessing and using wholesale data. Below, we respond to the FCA’s questions in relation to trading data, benchmarks and market data vendor services. FIA EPTA members observe that user data fees are high and have increased over the past years. Empirical data which we have analysed substantiates this. We also observe that new fees have been added and that market data policies and agreements are increasingly complex.
CONTINUE READINGFIA comments on accessing and using wholesale market data
FIA responded to the FCA Call for Input on focused on the topic of market data from the market data users’ perspective and has been drafted with exchange-traded derivatives.
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