NBC News’ senior business correspondent Christine Romans interviewed Citigroup Chair John Dugan at FIA’s International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton on 11 March. Dugan shared his view on the impact of economic uncertainty, the current regulatory environment for banks and capital requirements.
CONTINUE READINGThe recent rise in vertical integration models, including those in which an entity operates as a clearinghouse and a futures commission market, was highlighted in a panel discussion on the changing face of clearing at FIA’s Boca conference on 11 March. While companies in the crypto world run multiple services under one roof, the futures market has depended on a system where trading, settlement and clearing and intermediation have been divided among independent entities. That began changing a few years ago.
CONTINUE READINGCaroline Pham previews organisational and structural changes to the Commission and a new enforcement initiative.
CONTINUE READINGFIA announced the election of two new directors at its annual meeting on Monday in Boca Raton, Florida.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has submitted a response to SEBI’s consultation paper on Enhancing Trading Convenience and Strengthening Risk Monitoring in Equity Derivatives. While supporting SEBI’s broader objectives of market stability and risk management, FIA raises key concerns about the introduction of delta-based position limits and proposed changes to open interest formulation.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has filed comments with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in response to CME Securities Clearing's application and proposed rules to clear cash and repo treasury transactions.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has submitted a response to the Bank of England and Prudential Regulation Authority Consultation Paper 17/24, and the Financial Conduct Authority CP22/28 on operational incident and third-party arrangement reporting. FIA’s feedback highlights areas where requirements could be further refined to align with a genuinely risk-based model.
CONTINUE READINGFIA marked the 50th Boca conference and its 70th anniversary of serving the futures industry with an unforgettable experience for attendees. As we seek to make sense of a new world order, we highlight the key takeaways from this landmark event.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 7.94 billion contracts in February, the lowest level since October 2022. This was down 23% from January 2025 and down 51.7% from February 2024.
CONTINUE READINGThe 2025 issue of FIA's MarketVoice magazine includes exchange leader interviews, analyses of shifting regulatory landscapes, the latest on 24/7 futures markets, a look at tokenisation moving from pilot programmes to prevalent practice, and much more!
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