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ETD Volume - August 2024
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 19.35 billion contracts in August, the highest level ever recorded. This was up 1.9% from July 2024 and up 38.6% from August 2023.
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FIA EPTA Response to the European Commission’s Targeted Consultation on Artificial Intelligence in the Financial Sector
Innovation has long been a catalyst for growth and opportunity in derivative markets. New technologies have fostered new business opportunities, new products and enhanced the accessibility and transparency of markets for existing and new participants. Furthermore, the evolution of technology has underpinned the global reach of our markets, breaking down geographic barriers and enabling global markets to compete and thrive while safeguarding customers and investors.
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FIA EPTA response to the EBA’s Discussion Paper on the Commission’s Call for Advice on the Investment Firms Prudential Framework
FIA EPTA welcomes the opportunity to respond to the EBA’s Discussion Paper on the Call for Advice on the Investment Firms Prudential Framework (DP). We note that this DP offers limited discussion points and suggests many proposals for changes with no associated questions. We also believe that these proposed changes intend to borrow further requirements and methodologies existing in CRR.
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FIA EPTA response to the EBA’s Discussion Paper on the Commission’s Call for Advice on the Investment Firms Prudential Framework
It is very important to recognise that prudential regulations have a key impact on the functioning of capital markets and policies should be proportionate and should achieve the right balance between mitigating prudential risk while promoting competition, competitiveness and the overall goal of improving the EU’s capital markets within the CMU.
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FIA EPTA response to the ESMA MiFIR Review Consultation on the Draft RTS on Reasonable Commercial Basis
As high-volume consumers of a variety of wholesale market data products, our members support regulatory efforts to bring more transparency to market data pricing and fairness to commercial practices. We welcome ESMA’s efforts to strengthen this framework through the proposals set out in the consultation paper and draft RTS. In order for these proposals to be effective in practice, supervisory convergence is essential particularly regarding scrutiny of data providers’ approach to implementing the fees, costs and margin provisions. Adequate supervision and enforcement of this RTS across all NCAs is also essential for it to be effective.
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FIA EPTA response to the ESMA MiFIR Review Consultation on RTS 2 on transparency for bonds, structured finance products and emission allowances
Our members support the objectives of the MiFIR Review to enhance pre and post trade transparency in non-equity instruments. Our members believe that fully operative and genuine post-trade transparency provides significant advantages for both retail and institutional investors such as better, more reliable pricing, lower transaction costs and better liquidity across all trade sizes, including the largest sized block trades.
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FIA EPTA response to the ESMA MiFIR Review Consultation on RTS on the Synchronisation of Business Clocks
FIA EPTA members are generally supportive of ESMA’s proposed changes to the RTS on synchronisation of business clocks. In relation to the proposed extension of the clock synchronisation requirements to new entities, in general, we agree with the proposed accuracy levels for APAs, SIs, DPEs and CTPs subject to one exception: we believe that the accuracy levels for SIs with a gateway-to-gateway latency less than one millisecond should be the same as that for trading venues and their participants with the same gateway-to-gateway latency.
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FIA EPTA response to the ESMA MiFIR Review Consultation on assessment criteria for the CTP selection procedure
FIA EPTA members believe a comprehensive consolidated tape is essential for improving the international competitiveness and accessibility of EU markets to international investors many of whom currently find EU markets too complex and opaque. A comprehensive low cost, real-time, pre-trade CT will support transparency, ameliorate fragmentation and will support liquidity and investor confidence, strengthening EU financial markets.
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ETD Volume - July 2024
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 18.99 billion contracts in July, the highest level ever recorded. This was up 11.9% from June 2024 and up 68.7% from July 2023.
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Q2 2024 ETD Volume Trends
FIA’s quarterly review of volume and open interest on derivatives exchanges worldwide. This webinar will provide insights into trends in trading activity in the global listed derivatives markets.
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