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Opinion - The Stablecoin Opportunity and the Crypto Regulatory Muddle
Timothy Massad, former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and former assistant secretary of the Treasury for financial stability, delivered the following speech at the FIA/SIFMA Asset Management Derivatives Forum on 7 February in Dana Point, Calif.
CONTINUE READINGICE Clear Europe investment loss and non-default loss proposal
The Futures Industry Association, Inc. (“FIA”) providex ICE Clear Europe (“ICE”) with the comments and recommendations set forth below in response to Circular C14/056 on Proposed Changes to the Clearing Rules (the “Proposed Rules”).
CONTINUE READINGICE Clear Europe receives Bank of England authorization
On Sept. 19 ICE Clear Europe was authorized by the Bank of England as a central counterparty in accordance with the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
CONTINUE READINGJanuary 2022 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
Futures Accounts: The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs hit an all-time high of $324.5 billion in December, surpassing the previous record set in March 2020.
CONTINUE READINGFIA-Coalition Greenwich survey of clearing industry shows strong support for operational improvements
During the fourth quarter of 2021, FIA and Coalition Greenwich, a consulting firm specializing in financial services industry, jointly conducted a survey on a wide range of topics related to the trading and clearing of derivatives. The survey received more than 180 responses from market makers, brokers, clearing firms, exchanges, clearinghouses and other types of firms.
CONTINUE READINGInternational Women's Day: #BreakTheBias
Women leaders share ways to combat bias and promote gender equality in the workplace
CONTINUE READINGCommentary – The morphing US treatment of the Kospi 200 Futures
Transformations in underlying index related to the weighting of Samsung Electronics have created regulatory complications, legal experts write.
CONTINUE READINGCommentary - The evolution of the CFTC's approach to swap reporting
The recent announcement by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission to delay the implementation of its ‘ReWrite’ of the OTC swap derivative reporting rules until 5 December 2022 will see many swap dealers and swap participants breathing a sigh of relief.
CONTINUE READINGIDX Video: FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken's welcoming remarks
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken warns of the need for balance between regulation and market innovation in his opening remarks at IDX 2016.
CONTINUE READING2021 Annual Futures and Options Volume Survey - Brazil, China and India drive trading to another record
For the fourth year in a row, global trading volume on derivatives exchanges set a record. The total number of futures and options traded in 2021 reached 62.58 billion contracts, up a whopping 33.7% from the previous year.
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