On Sept. 19, FIA filed a comment letter with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the agency that oversees U.S. wholesale markets for physical power and natural gas, seeking clarification about the scope of a proposed rule aimed at strengthening FERC’s ability to prevent market manipulation.
CONTINUE READINGBob Greifeld is looking for ways to make Nasdaq a bigger player in the derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGThe CFTC’s new fraud-based anti-manipulation rule, Rule 180.1, provides it with broad authority to prosecute the misappropriation of material non-public information; often referred to as “insider trading.”
CONTINUE READINGRegulators Launch Global Effort to Strengthen Clearinghouses
CONTINUE READINGOsaka Exchange launched their new derivatives trading platform in July that delivers faster performance, greater capacity, and the ability to support new types of derivatives contracts.
CONTINUE READINGFifteen years after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, people affected by the tragedy are remembering the event by giving back to their communities and donating their time and energy to charitable causes.
CONTINUE READINGFIA, along with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) submitted a letter to the CFTC on the process for filing the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) Annual Report for Futures Commission Merchants, Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants.
CONTINUE READINGEnd-Users Appeal to Banking Regulators for Clearing Relief
CONTINUE READINGAt a CFTC meeting last week, Chairman Tim Massad outlined the Commission’s fall priorities.
CONTINUE READINGOn June 8, the European Commission officially extended the deadline for implementing new rules that will require clearing firms to set aside more capital for their exposures to clearinghouses that have not been deemed "qualified central counterparties."
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