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Viewpoint - Cleaning our Regulatory Closet
We have come to the end of a regulatory super cycle that began with the Great Financial Crisis of 2008, and it's time to "spring clean" our regulatory closet. Over the last 15 years, governments have placed layers and layers of regulation on financial firms, some certainly justified but some excessive and overly prescriptive. The compliance costs of these regulations have a real impact on our economic growth and productivity.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile – Tanius Technology
Tanius Technology is a proprietary trading company and market maker headquartered in California. The company executes primarily in commodity futures, including oil futures and precious metals, as well as equity indexes and fixed income.
CONTINUE READINGETD Volume - March 2025
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 9.27 billion contracts in March. This was up 16.7% from February 2025 but down 37.2% from March 2024.
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Grão Direto is the largest digital grain trading platform in Latin America, connecting the entire agribusiness supply chain – from farmers to buyers such as feed mills, cooperatives, intermediaries and major trading companies.
CONTINUE READINGTrends in ETD Trading Q1 2025
Global futures and options markets experienced exceptional volatility in the first quarter, leading to record trading volumes in many markets. In this webinar, we will give an overview of global trends in ETD volume and open interest, then take a deep dive into commodity futures with our guest speaker, Guy Wolf, global head of market analytics at Marex. Guy will talk about how commodity markets have been affected by tariff-related announcements as well as longer term trends in supply and demand.
CONTINUE READINGMarch 2025 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached $350.9 billion in March, down 0.4% from the previous month but up 3.9% over the last 12 months. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 49 in March, up from 48 year ago but down from 53 five years ago.
CONTINUE READINGETD 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 roundtable focuses on retail trading trends in derivatives markets
Demographic shifts are leading to a growing interest in retail access to futures markets, particularly in digital assets and event contracts. This presents the industry with a significant opportunity to continue a long tradition of innovation.
CONTINUE READINGFIA charity spotlight: LTSB
Ahead of Social Mobility Day on 12 June, MarketVoice spoke to LTSB, the social mobility charity supported by FIA and Futures for Kids. Launched in 2012 by David Pinchin, the co-founder and former CEO of interdealer broker Tradition Financial Services, LTSB prepares and connects bright young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to careers with major firms.
CONTINUE READINGPeople News - April/May 2025
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
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