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CME water futures highlight innovation on sustainability issues
Nasdaq Veles California Water Index futures debuted in December to offer risk-management tool
CONTINUE READINGFIA survey shows industry was well-prepared for COVID-19
Industry-wide survey explores the impact of the pandemic and lessons learned
CONTINUE READINGFIA cybersecurity workshop explores risks of attack on data center
On 20 November, FIA's Market Technology division moderated its fourth annual cybersecurity scenario workshop. This year, the event was held via teleconference to provide social distancing.
CONTINUE READINGFIA, GFMA and ISDA respond to the ESMA Consultation Paper on draft technical standards under the Benchmarks Regulation
On 2 December, FIA, GFMA and ISDA submitted a joint response to the ESMA Consultation Paper on draft technical standards under the Benchmarks Regulation (BMR).
CONTINUE READINGOctober 2020 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
October 2020 data from the FIA FCM Tracker
CONTINUE READINGData Spotlight – US options volume nearly doubles over last 12 months
In February 2021, single stock options on US options exchanges reached a total volume of 572.4 million contracts, an increase of 91.3% from February 2020. That growth comes after a significant increase in the prior year, too, with a 51.8% year-over-year increase between February 2020 and February 2019.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts in 2020
In 2020, our Diversity Committee became an even more important part of our mission to promote diversity, equity and inclusion as worldwide protests against racism and systemic inequality focused attention on these critical issues
CONTINUE READINGSix things we learned from Boca-V
FIA's annual spring conference provides a unique opportunity to hear industry leaders talk about the main trends affecting the derivatives industry. This year's conference brought together more than 40 speakers including exchange leaders, government officials and industry executives for three days of discussions on a wide range of topics.
CONTINUE READINGFIA works with industry coalition to modernize SEC record-keeping rule
On November 14, five U.S. financial associations, including FIA, asked the SEC to update its broker-dealer electronic retention Rule 17a-4 by eliminating an obsolete recordkeeping requirement known as WORM (write once, read many) that was first put in place more than 20 years ago.
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint – Listen to customers and markets will follow
FIA strongly believes that the development of competitive, efficient and resilient markets is best achieved by market-driven solutions and client demand over the long term. Mandating where participants trade and clear would eliminate customer choice and harm the growth of financial market infrastructure by creating unintended costs and risks.
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