Videos
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Negative pricing – why it happens and its implications
This educational webinar provided information on the context of this move to negative pricing, as well as how and why this can occur in certain markets. FIA’s President and CEO Walt Lukken was joined by exchanges and market participants that provided valuable insight on this development/market phenomenon.
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April 2020 SEF trading activity
Trading volume on SEFs reached $823.7 billion in average notional value per day during April 2020. Trading was down in every category except in the forward rate agreement sector.
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FAQs on negative pricing in exchange-traded futures and options
During recent market volatility caused by the Coronavirus outbreak, there have been questions raised regarding how exchange-traded futures and options could have negative prices. FIA has developed the following FAQ to help address these questions.
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CSDR settlement discipline regime - overview and application to cleared derivatives
A presentation on the EU CSDR settlement discipline regime and its application to cleared derivatives.
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FIA and ISDA support the European Commission’s equivalence determination for financial benchmarks in Japan
ISDA and FIA sent a letter in support of the European Commission's draft equivalence decisions
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ETD Volume - April 2020
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 3.33 billion contracts in the month of April, down 26.7% from the previous month but up 26.5% from April 2019.
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FIA EPTA comments on the FCA occasional paper “Quantifying the High-Frequency Trading ‘Arms Race’”
FIA EPTA is appreciative of the opportunity to provide an industry review and analysis of the FCA Occasional Paper No. 50, “Quantifying the High-Frequency Trading ‘Arms Race’: A new methodology and estimates” by Matteo Aquilina, Eric Budish and Peter O’Neill (“the Occasional Paper”).
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Security futures – the incredible potentially morphing financial instrument
This webinar provided an overview of the regulatory regimes governing various products, including a discussion of the authority of US persons to access, and US broker-dealers and futures commission merchants to offer, foreign security futures. Case studies involving the EUREX STOXX Banks Index and other instruments were discussed. Analogies to cryptosecurities and non-cryptosecurities were referenced too.
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Viewpoint - Community in a time of need
FIA President & CEO Walt Lukken reflects on the meaning of community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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FIA Speaks Episode 10: IOSCO Secretary General Paul Andrews
In this episode, International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Secretary General Paul Andrews talks with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken about the organization’s mission and challenges in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and coordinating regulators around the world.
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