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ETD Volume - October 2025
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 11.77 billion contracts in October. This increased 7.4% from September 2025 but decreased 43.1% from October 2024.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile – Hidden Road
Ripple Prime (formerly known as Hidden Road) is a global non-bank prime broker registered with the CFTC as an FCM and an NFA member, and regulated as a broker-dealer by FINRA, in addition to holding regulatory licenses in the UK, Netherlands and BVI, among other jurisdictions. The company’s products include prime brokerage, clearing and financing across traditional and digital assets. In 2025, Hidden Road was acquired by Ripple and now operates under the Ripple Prime name.
CONTINUE READINGSwaps 101: OTC vs. Listed Derivatives
Swaps 101 is a foundational course designed to introduce you to the world of swaps, including both over-the-counter and listed derivatives. This comprehensive introductory course demystifies the world of swaps by exploring their structure, market dynamics, key participants, and the tools used to manage risk and gain exposure.
CONTINUE READINGRegulation and Development of Event and Prediction Markets
Presenters will first identify what event markets and prediction markets are, as well as the commonalities and the differences between the two. Next, the discussion will focus on CFTC’s regulatory authority over these markets, what constitutes (or does not) gambling and betting, and how these markets have been developing in the past several years. Finally, presenters will survey recent litigation involving the States and attempt to predict what this industry will likely look like in a few years given legal, political, market and technological developments.
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile – Hogan Lovells
Hogan Lovells is a global law firm that advises clients in highly regulated sectors across G20 markets. Its Derivatives and Structured Products practice advises clients on both transactional and regulatory matters. The team includes dedicated derivatives lawyers based in Europe, the US and Asia, supporting cross-border activity and multi-jurisdictional regulatory compliance.
CONTINUE READINGFIA supports FICC-CME customer cross-margining proposal for U.S. treasuries
FIA has submitted a comment letter to the CFTC and SEC supporting FICC and CME's proposed arrangement for cross-margining of customer trades in treasuries and treasury futures with offsetting risk. The proposed arrangement is under review at both the CFTC and SEC.
CONTINUE READINGDMIST Requests Vendor Presentations on 30/30/30 Solutions
The DMIST 30/30/30 Working Group invites service providers that offer solutions supporting implementation of the DMIST 30/30/30 Standard to present their capabilities to the Working Group. This opportunity is open to any and all service providers with such solutions—not just FIA and DMIST members.
CONTINUE READINGUK regulator simplifies commodity trading rules after industry pushback
The Financial Conduct Authority said its revised framework for the Ancillary Activities Exemption will exclude exchange-traded derivatives from a new threshold test used to assess whether a firm’s commodity derivatives trading remains incidental to its core commercial business.
CONTINUE READINGPeople News – December / January 2026
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
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