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CFTC’s Massad Recaps 2016
Chairman says Reg AT is next big item on the list to finish before yearend. The futures industry's regulator had several initiatives in 2016 but the top items were tackling the issue of cybersecurity, margin and the upcoming finalization of automated trading rules. On...
Gary DeWaal, Katten Muchin Rosenman – Regulation, Compliance and the Grandma Test
"Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good, and remember to apply 'the grandma test.'" When you are faced with a difficult decision, picture this: you're sitting at Thanksgiving dinner, the family is gathered around the table, and grandma comes in holding a...
Cattle Call: CME Group’s David Lehman Explains Changes to Cattle Contract Specs
Futures markets exist primarily as a risk management tool for participants. As such, a futures contract is most effective if and when it reflects the fundamentals in the underlying cash market. On August 5, 2016, CME Group announced several changes to its live cattle...
Data Dive: CFTC’s O’Malia says swaps analytics need work
The CFTC is mandated to help police the futures arena and its much bigger relative, the swaps market. Collecting and monitoring data on the swaps market has been a vexing problem for the agency, but CFTC Commissioner Scott O’Malia said it will solve it. “We have four...
Sanjeev Joshipura of the Commodity Markets Council on Dodd-Frank in 2013
Sanjeev Joshipura, president of Commodity Markets Council, talks about how Dodd-Frank rules will impact his membership base. Joshipura talks with JLN editor-in-chief Jim Kharouf about the future of the controversial position limit rule, which was vacated by a US...
John Lothian Newsletter: BATS Sweetens Terms for Individuals Trading Stocks; CME rival says regulator’s swap rule change disruptive; Exchanges protest over margin rules
BATS Global Markets gets regulatory approval to offer pricing incentives to individuals who trade stocks. The DTCC, locked in a battle with CME Group and the CFTC over swap data reporting, takes issue with this week’s CFTC decision to pull back under pressure from CME...
John Lothian Newsletter: Foreign regulators warn on derivatives reform; Exchanges, Trading Firms Face Continuation of Dodd-Frank With Obama Win; The runners and riders to replace Geithner
Regulators outside the US met face to face with CFTC commissioners in an attempt to explain the consequences of the CFTC attempting to dictate regulatory policy to other countries. In the US election’s aftermath, exchanges and other financial companies see fading...
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Future of London Finance at Stake in Brexit Fight
First Read $16,961/$300,000 (5.7%) Raymond McKenzie ++++ FIA Asia-V: Are Data and Technology the New Drivers for the Business? Jeff Bergstrom - John Lothian News There is perhaps nothing more central to trading than data. The numbers flashing across your computer...
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It’s time for stock market investors to get in caution mode; Tech stock boom a ‘bubble waiting to burst’: Amundi CIO
It’s time for stock market investors to get in caution mode; Tech stock boom a ‘bubble waiting to burst’: Amundi CIO
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