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February 2024 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached $332.2 billion in February, down 0.9% over the last 12 months. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 47 in February, same as a year ago and down from 53 five years ago.
CONTINUE READINGJanuary 2024 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached $333.1 billion in January, down 4.5% over the last 12 months. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 46 in January, down from 47 a year ago and down from 54 five years ago.
CONTINUE READINGQ1 2024 ETD Volume Trends
FIA’s quarterly review of volume and open interest on derivatives exchanges worldwide. This webinar will provide insights into trends in trading activity in the global listed derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGMarch 2024 SEF trading activity
Trading volume on swap execution facilities reached $1.17 trillion in average notional value per day during March 2024. This was down 5.6% from the previous month and down 8.3% from the same month of the previous year.
CONTINUE READINGMarch 2024 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached $337.8 billion in March, up 1.7% from the previous month but down 1.5% over the last 12 months.
CONTINUE READINGLME nickel futures - bouncing back
In the two years after the London Metal Exchange was forced to close its nickel market and cancel $12 billion in trades, the exchange has worked hard to win back the confidence of market participants through a number of reforms. Trading volumes are rising again, but open interest has not fully recovered, and two new competitors have emerged.
CONTINUE READINGExchange leaders caution options industry on zero day expansion plans
Senior executives for two of the largest market operators in the US options industry sounded a note of caution on the boom in the trading of options with zero days to expiration, saying that brokers and exchanges should carefully consider the costs and benefits before extending this trend into single stock options.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC advances event contract proposal in contentious meeting
On 10 May, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission voted 3-2 to advance a highly anticipated and contentious proposed rule regarding event contracts. The proposed rule advanced with the support of CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam and Commissioners Kristin Johnson and Christy Goldsmith Romero. Republican Commissioners Summer Mersinger and Caroline Pham raised significant concerns about the proposal during an open meeting and opposed the proposed rule.
CONTINUE READINGPremium turnover in Indian options hits $150 billion
In March, the turnover in index options on NSE India was equivalent to 61% of the turnover in index options on CBOE, Nasdaq and other US options exchanges. When ETF options are included, the NSE India turnover was equivalent to 43% of the comparable contracts in the US.
CONTINUE READINGUS options industry leaders wrestle with constraints on growth
Investors are flocking to so-called "zero day" options and investors are calling for longer trading hours so they can trade in the evenings and on weekends. Both trends could lead to further growth in trading volumes, but at a cost. Industry executives warn that longer trading hours will increase the operational burden on brokers, clearing firms, market makers and exchanges. The same challenge arises with adding more expirations to support the zero day trend; the industry is already dealing with a huge number of contracts and adding more will put further strain on its capacity.
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