Viewpoint
Insights and opinions from key FIA staff
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Viewpoint – A new focus on operations and standards
FIA has embarked on an initiative to assess the lessons we learned from the March 2020 volatility, and to develop a strategy to improve and modernize our settlement workflow.
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Viewpoint - Encouraging innovation in derivatives markets
Since FIA launched its Innovators Pavilion program in 2015, more than 100 startups have come to the FIA Expo in Chicago and demonstrated their innovations to key people in the derivatives industry.
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Viewpoint - Where did the summer go?
In his latest Viewpoint column, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken writes that the euro clearing debate, operations and standards and China's futures law are just some of the areas that have kept FIA busy this summer.
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Viewpoint - Crypto and climate: A tale of two topics
While climate change and crypto assets are clearly top of mind, the policy agenda around them remains cloudy. Our markets can play a significant role in both.
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Viewpoint - FIA Tech grows up
10 global clearing firms invested a total of $44 million in FIA Tech to help in the development of the next generation of industry solutions.
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Viewpoint - The end of an era
The 2021 announcement that CME will close most of its trading pits caught some by surprise, but it shouldn’t have. We all knew this day was coming, but it doesn’t take the sting out of it
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Viewpoint – Proposed futures law is a historic milestone for China’s futures markets
On 29 April, the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, published the text of a futures law for public consultation. This draft law has also been introduced to the NPC Standing Committee for review.
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Viewpoint – Listen to customers and markets will follow
FIA strongly believes that the development of competitive, efficient and resilient markets is best achieved by market-driven solutions and client demand over the long term. Mandating where participants trade and clear would eliminate customer choice and harm the growth of financial market infrastructure by creating unintended costs and risks.
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Viewpoint – The rise of retail in derivatives markets
FIA is a strong believer in the power of markets, and the importance of making them accessible. However, if the recent retail revolution is indeed here to stay, then our industry needs to make some changes.
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Viewpoint - From recovery to sustainability, markets work
Climate change is a global problem that requires a global response. Cleared derivatives markets are sure to play a prominent role in this area, and continue developing the necessary tools to manage transition risks.
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