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ETD Volume - May 2020
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 3.16 billion contracts in the month of May, down 5.2% from the previous month but up 2.1% from May 2019.
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Fireside chat with James McDonald: a discussion of the CFTC's revised penalty guidance and enforcement priorities
In this webinar, special guest James McDonald, Director of the CFTC Division of Enforcement joined FIA for a virtual fireside chat.
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Viewpoint - Confessions from the Laundry Room
12,403 days. That’s the estimate of the number of times that Bill Murray painfully relives the same day as TV weatherman Phil Connors in the movie Groundhog Day.
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FIA commodities members support swaps data reporting changes
In a recent comment letter, FIA supports the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) efforts to improve its swap data reporting rules.
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FIA PTG opposes CFTC proposed amendments to delay swap block reporting
n a letter submitted to the CFTC today, the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) opposed proposed amendments to delay the reporting of block transactions in swaps for 48-hours.
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FIA seeks clarity for FCMs clearing SEF block trades
FIA filed a comment letter with the CFTC responding to the agency’s proposed rulemaking on Swap Execution Facility Requirements and Real-Time Reporting Requirements.
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Special derivatives insider trading considerations and risk reduction techniques during a pandemic
This webinar identified key concerns of regulators and prosecutors, with a special focus on the types of relationships and non-public information that may be most vulnerable to abuse —and most scrutinized by the authorities.
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FIA Speaks Episode 11: CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert
Episode 11 features Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath Tarbert in a wide-ranging conversation with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken.
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FIA EPTA response to public consultation on the review of the MiFID II/MiFIR regulatory framework
FIA EPTA members consider that MiFID II has greatly strengthened European secondary markets operational resilience, which has been borne out in the recent COVID-19 crisis where EU financial markets have 2 continued to operate in an orderly fashion in spite of very significant volatility and trading volumes.
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FIA and ISDA comment on possible reforms to the MiFID/MiFIR regulatory framework
FIA and ISDA (together the Associations) recently responded to the European Commission’s consultation paper on the review of the regulatory framework for investment firms and market operators under the MiFID II/R.
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