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Q1 2021 ETD Volume
This webinar highlights the main trends in trading activity in Q1 2021 in the global exchange-traded derivatives markets, with category and regional breakdowns as well as exchange and contract rankings.
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FIA PTG supports Cboe voluntary compression service for market makers
In a letter filed with the SEC today, the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) supported the Cboe's Proposal to add another compression tool.
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FIA comments on the implementation of Basel standards
On 30 April 2021, FIA submitted a response to the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) consultation on the implementation of Basel standards (CP5/21).
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CFTC acting Chairman Russ Behnam addresses FIA’s Law and Compliance Conference
On 28 April, CFTC acting Chairman Russ Behnam sits down for a wide-ranging conversation with FIA president and CEO Walt Lukken to discuss the commission’s agenda, financial regulators role is addressing climate change, the CFTC’s role in FSOC, the role of retail in the futures and cleared derivatives markets and challenges posed by family offices.
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ETD Volume - March 2021
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 5.57 billion contracts in the month of March, up 21.4% from the previous month and up 22.8% from March 2020.
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Europe’s legislative review
As the review of core European financial market regulations continues apace, FIA looks at the key areas impacting cleared derivatives markets, including EMIR 2.2, equivalence and the next steps for the MiFID II/R framework.
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FIA issues joint letters on importance of linking UK ETS with EU ETS ahead of COP26
FIA recently released a joint paper urging the UK Government to start the process of linking the new UK Emissions Trading System (UK ETS) with the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) as soon as practicable.
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CFTC’s anti-corruption initiative
In March 2019, the CFTC’s then-Enforcement Director surprised many when he said that the CFTC would investigate and bring enforcement actions relating to foreign corrupt practices that impacted that swaps and futures markets.
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FIA statement on the US Senate confirmation of Gary Gensler to chair the SEC
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement after the US Senate voted to confirm Gary Gensler as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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DOJ enforcement priorities in commodities & derivatives markets: A discussion with DOJ leadership
During this discussion, James McDonald, Sullivan & Cromwell Partner, interviews Robert Zink, U.S. Department of Justice, Acting Assistant Attorney General (and Chief of the DOJ Fraud Section from January 2019 to August 2020), regarding DOJ’s enforcement priorities in the commodities and derivatives markets and white collar area more generally.
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