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CFTC further extends the reopened comment period for its rulemaking proposals on position limits for physical commodity derivatives and aggregation
The CFTC further extended the public comment period for the proposed position limits rule, as well as the related proposal regarding aggregation of positions across commonly owned affiliates.
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FIA statement on House vote to reauthorize the CFTC
Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, issued a statement today after the House passed H.R. 4413, the Consumer Protection and End User Relief Act.
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Squeezing the middlemen
The need for middlemen in modern market structure has been much discussed since the publication of ‘Flash Boys’. The idea prevailing is that in today’s technological age middlemen are no longer needed to help market participants find each other, and are simply making easy profit at the expense of the little guy.
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FIA-ISDA Cleared Derivatives Execution Agreement
The Futures Industry Association and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced the publication of the FIA-ISDA Cleared Derivatives Execution Agreement as a template that can be used by participants in the cleared swaps markets in negotiating execution-related agreements with counterparties to over-the-counter derivatives that are intended to be cleared.
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FIA CEO Walt Lukken congratulates new CFTC Commissioners
Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, issued a statement today congratulating the new Commissioners and Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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FIA issues updated guide to customer fund protections
FIA today issued an updated guide to the rules and regulations relating to customer fund protections in the U.S.
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Working group output: EMIR Reportable Fields Summary Discussion Document - 22 May 2014
Working group output: EMIR Reportable Fields Summary Discussion Document - 22 May 2014
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Flash boys: a view from the inside
It has certainly been an interesting few weeks for traders around the world: since Michael Lewis’ book “Flash Boys” was published, the financial markets, and high frequency trading in particular, have hardly left the headlines.
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ISDA and FIA Europe publish European Cleared Derivatives Execution Agreement
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and FIA Europe today jointly announced the publication of the ISDA/FIA Europe Cleared Derivatives Execution Agreement for principal-to-principal client clearing.
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The beauty of co-location
At FIA EPTA, we think objections to co-location most often stem from not understanding what it is and how it benefits the market, or from the mistaken belief that co-location is some kind of ‘special club’ that only certain people get invited to join.
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