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  • Associations send letter to Commission on DTO equivalence

    On December 9, FIA, ISDA and six other trades associations (the Association for Financial Markets in Europe, the Alternative Investment Management Association, the European Banking Federation, Electronic Debt Markets Association Europe, the European Venues and Intermediaries’ Association and the asset management group of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) sent a letter requesting that the European Commission recognize the equivalence of UK trading venues for the purposes of the derivatives trading obligation before the end of the Brexit transition period.

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  • FIA PTG supports Nasdaq BX proposal to reduce number of option strikes listed for trading

    In a letter submitted to the SEC today, the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) encouraged the Commission to approve Nasdaq BX's proposal to limit the number of option strikes listed for trading on the exchange.

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  • CFTC position limits: looking ahead to implementation and compliance

    On 10 December FIA provided members with a detailed overview of the CFTC’s final position limits rule.  Panelists from FIA, the CFTC, CME, ICE and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP discussed the development, effective and compliance dates, and requirements of the final rule.  Special emphasis was placed on implementation issues and the expanded role of the exchanges in administering federal position limits and hedge exemptions. The panelists also responded to questions from the attendees.

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  • November 2020 SEF trading activity

    Trading volume on SEFs reached $553.4 billion in average notional value per day during November 2020. Trading was down in every category except non-FRA and FX trading.

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  • FIA thanks CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert for his service

    FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken made the following statement on the announcement today by Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath Tarbert.

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  • End of Brexit transition period

    Recent UK and EU regulatory announcements

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  • FIA praises CFTC for adopting Electronic Trading and Bankruptcy rules

    FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made a statement after the CFTC voted to finalize Electronic Trading Risk Principles and significant bankruptcy reforms for FCMs and clearinghouses, among other rulemakings.

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  • FIA welcomes new House Agriculture Committee leadership

    FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today released the following statement congratulating House Agriculture Committee Chairman-designate Representative David Scott and Ranking Member-designate Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson.

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  • Opening remarks of FIA President and CEO at the virtual Asia Derivatives Conference 2020

    FIA President & CEO Walt Lukken welcomes participants of the 2020 virtual Asia Derivatives Conference, Asia-V.

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  • European Commission urged to issue equivalence determinations before end of transition period

    On 30 November, FIA jointly with ISDA, AIMA, AFME, ICI Global, EBF and EFAMA submitted a letter recommending the European Commission to issue equivalence determinations under EMIR Art 2a before the end of the transition period, in order to ensure that EU firms can benefit from treatment similar to that available to firms established in the UK, avoiding unintended consequences that would have an impact on their risk management or investment activities.

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