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People news - March/April 2022
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
CONTINUE READINGData Spotlight - TTF gas futures see record trading amid Russia-related turmoil
Over the last five years, the TTF gas futures contract has become the main benchmark for the European gas market and the second-most heavily traded gas contract in the world. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sparked even more interest in this contract, with trading volume hitting an all-time record in March.
CONTINUE READINGIndustry groups request extension of comment period on supplemental proposal on automated trading
The FIA, FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG), International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), Managed Funds Association (MFA), Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), SIFMA’s Asset Management Group (SIFMA AMG).
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile – CloudMargin
Headquartered in London, CloudMargin created the world’s first cloud-based collateral management workflow tool, which has earned more than 20 industry awards and honours since 2015 for innovation and best-in-class technology.
CONTINUE READINGMarketVoice Podcast - FIA Hall of Fame honors Chuck Hohman, Blythe Masters and Joanne Medero
In this episode, FIA honors the careers of three distinguished individuals from the cleared derivatives industry who were recently inducted into its Hall of Fame – Chuck Hohman, the "banker of the futures industry" at BMO Harris; Blythe Masters, an accomplished industry executive who played a key role the birth of credit derivatives; and Joanne Medero, who worked in financial services public policy for more than 30 years. (Hosted by FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken)
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile – Solidus Labs
Solidus Labs is the category-definer for crypto-native triple T (T3) market integrity solutions - trade surveillance, transaction monitoring, and threat intelligence.
CONTINUE READINGMarch 2022 SEF trading activity
Trading volume on swap execution facilities reached $1.13 trillion in average notional value per day during March 2022.
CONTINUE READINGMarketVoice Podcast - FIA Hall of Fame honors Ken Raisler, Steve Sparke, Steve Staszak and Hiromi Yamaji
In this episode, FIA honors the careers of four distinguished individuals from the cleared derivatives industry who were recently inducted into its Hall of Fame – Ken Raisler, a longtime Sullivan & Cromwell partner and derivatives law expert; Steve Sparke, an industry veteran who served at UBS and Marex; Steve Staszak, former director of clearing operations at CME; and Hiromi Yamaji, who helped to develop the derivatives operations at the Japan Exchange Group. (Hosted by FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken)
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint - Getting margin right
When derivatives markets become more volatile, everyone agrees that margin requirements must go up. But how much higher? Set margins too high, and trading becomes too expensive. Set margins too low, and traders take too much risk. It's the Goldilocks problem – margin needs to be just right.
CONTINUE READINGCCP Tracker update - Q3 2021 highlights
FIA has updated its CCP Tracker visualizations with data from the third quarter, which were released at the end of December.
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