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EMIR and its impact on the post trade environment
Snapshot interviews with InfoNet guest speakers and panellists
CONTINUE READINGESMA Publishes Discussion Paper and Consultation Paper on MiFID II / MiFIR
On 22 May ESMA released two documents for public comment regarding the Level 2 measures foreseen under the recently agreed MiFID and MiFIR texts.
CONTINUE READINGNovember 2021 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
Futures Accounts: The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs was recorded at $314 billion in the month of November. This was down 0.2% from the previous month but up 7.8% from the previous year. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 47 in November, down from 53 a year ago and down from 55 five years ago.
CONTINUE READINGOctober 2021 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
Futures Accounts: The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs was recorded at $314.5 billion in the month of October. This was up 0.8% from the previous month and up 8.4% from the previous year. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 47 in October, down from 53 a year ago and down from 55 five years ago.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has submitted a letter on EMIR Article 13 to the European Commission
FIA, together with ISDA, IA, AIMA and MFA has submitted a letter to Commissioner Hill of the EC concerning EMIR Article 13 and MiFIR Article 33 – Equivalence in the context of Clearing, Margin, Reporting and Trading requirements for OTC derivatives transactions, and the potential negative impact on access to non-EU markets by EU institutions.
CONTINUE READINGPeople news – December/January 2022
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
CONTINUE READINGDecember 2021 SEF trading activity
Trading volume on swap execution facilities reached $552.5 billion in average notional value per day during December 2021.
CONTINUE READINGGroups submit comments on CFTC's treatment of transactions with non-U.S. swap dealers
FIA, SIFMA and the Financial Services Roundtable on March 10 submitted comments to the CFTC regarding the application of Dodd-Frank regulations on transactions involving non-U.S. swap dealers.
CONTINUE READINGFCMs explore ways to accept crypto as collateral
Cash-settled futures on bitcoin have been a smash success for CME, but they sometimes diverge from prices in the spot market. That has spurred interest in physically delivered contracts. Much like in the classic agricultural futures markets, the buyers and sellers of these contracts are obligated to exchange the underlying cryptocurrency when the contract expires. This mechanism effectively forces the spot and futures prices to converge at settlement.
CONTINUE READINGHong Kong defers mandatory clearing until September 2016
On 5 February 2016, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) and Hong Kong Monetary Authority (“HKMA”) published their joint consultation conclusions on proposals to introduce mandatory clearing and expand mandatory trade reporting for the second stage of the OTC derivatives regulatory regime.
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