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FIA EPTA comments on ESMA Consultation Paper in relation to tick sizes for third-country instruments
FIA EPTA agrees with ESMA’s suggestion to recalibrate the tick-size regime for instruments where the main pool of liquidity is located outside the EU (third country instruments).
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FIA EPTA elects Mark Spanbroek as new chairman
The election was prompted by the decision of current chairman Remco Lenterman to step down from office. Mr Lenterman was instrumental in establishing FIA EPTA in 2011 and was chairman from 2011-2015 and 2016-2018.
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Developing the CMU through an effective new Prudential Regime for Investment Firms
One of the building blocks of the EU’s Capital Markets Union project is entering a crucial few months as the proposed new Prudential Regime for Investment Firms enters parliamentary scrutiny.
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FIA EPTA response to ESMA consultation on the evaluation of the Short-selling Regulation
On 4 September 2017 FIA EPTA responded to the ESMA consultation on the evaluation for the Short-selling Regulation, in particular focusing on market making activities (MMA exemption).
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FIA EPTA response to LME Discussion Paper on Market Structure
FIA EPTA response to LME Discussion Paper on Market Structure
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Flash Crashes – time to stop knee-jerk blaming of HFT?
On the 6th May 2010, Wall Street experienced what quickly became known as the ‘Flash Crash’. On the 15th January 2015, the Swiss Franc experienced a similar event against the Euro. And in October 2016, there was a flash crash in sterling, following Britain’s vote to leave the EU. The recent events in the sterling market seemed like a good idea to look back at the post event analysis of previous ‘flash crashes’ and review the findings.
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The growing body of HFT research: time to put old arguments to bed?
Over the last few years the great and the good of the world’s regulatory authorities that govern financial markets have studied the impacts of the electronification of the markets, and the role played by high frequency trading. We welcome the recognition in these studies that markets and end users benefit from increased use of innovative technology, in line with the experience with innovation in other industries. We provide a summary of the recent reports.
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FIA EPTA response to ESMA’s Consultation Paper on draft RTS under MiFIR on package orders for which there is a liquid market
In November 2016 FIA EPTA submitted its comments to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) regarding its Authority’s Discussion Paper on the trading obligations for derivatives under MiFIR.
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Introducing FIA EPTA: the voice of Europe’s Principal Trading Industry
FIA EPTA is the voice of Europe’s Principal Trading Industry.
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Five years’ of providing a voice to the EU principal trading industry
This summer, FIA EPTA marked the 5th anniversary of its foundation. Although still a comparatively young organisation, this milestone has caused the people, like myself, who were there at the start to reflect upon how things have changed since we’ve been in business – as well as looking forward to what the next five years might bring.
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