FIA's response to the BoE on CCP resilience advocates against financial incentives for porting and recommends enhancements to margin models in UK EMIR.
CONTINUE READINGThe total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached a record $401.7 billion in August, up 1.1% from the previous month and up 19.5% over the last 12 months. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 50 in August, same as a year ago but down from 53 five years ago.
CONTINUE READINGPanellists at FIA Expo say technology is proven, but clearinghouses need firm regulatory guidance to treat tokenised assets as equivalent to underlying securities.
CONTINUE READINGFIA today announced the winners of its annual pitch competition for startups at the FIA Expo. The pitch competition is part of FIA’s Innovators Pavilion, a platform for introducing startups to trading firms, clearing brokers, exchanges and other firms active in the global derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGThere is tremendous change facing the cleared derivatives markets today, especially when compared to 2008 when the CFTC was last reauthorized. FIA strongly supports the reauthorization of the CFTC, as it reinforces the agency’s mission and central role in safeguarding markets critical to the global economy.
CONTINUE READINGEPTA has responded to the FCA Consultation Paper on the UK Short Selling Regime. The response is generally in favour of the proposed changes while suggesting some further reforms to meet their objective, which is to reduce the operational burden on firms and make the SSR fit for the UK market.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 10.14 billion contracts in July. This increased 15.7% from June 2025 but decreased 46.5% from July 2024.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 8.76 billion contracts in June. This was down 0.6% from May 2025 and down 48.5% from June 2024.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 10.52 billion contracts in November. This decreased 10.7% from October 2025 and decreased 37.4% from November 2024.
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