Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Offloading Compliance Responsibilities to a Vendor Still a Dream
Panelists at the Chicago Trading and Technology Summit discuss the possibility of large, public cloud providers taking some compliance pressures off firms.
Clarient Partners with FIA Tech for CFTC Reporting
Centralized platform aims to simplify reporting process
CFTC Cites TeraExchange for Early Bitcoin Swaps Violation
Regulator levies its first SEF violation for fake trading, but no financial penalty is attached.
Miscommunication: Bloomberg, Symphony and the Messaging Fight
Anthony Malakian speaks with industry participants to see how the messaging space has evolved and whether Symphony-or Bloomberg-have cause for concern.
CFTC Commissioner Wetjen Resigns
Wetjen's resignation becomes effective August 28.
DTCC Plans Swaps Data Alignment Effort
Action will yield analysis to be provided to IOSCO's CPMI efficiency unit
Taking Steps For Cross-Border Data Harmonization
Three Canadian provinces go live this month with trade reporting for non-dealer counterparties
Swap Reform's Dancing Shark
Reconsidering a tried, old regulatory tradition
In Swaps Market, Industry Members Agree: Anonymity Rules
A TabbForum panel looked at anonymity in the swaps market.
CFTC Commissioner Giancarlo: Undo Swaps Categorization, Futurization
Giancarlo stresses improvements need to be made to CFTC regulations
Calypso Takes Aim at BCBS/IOSCO Margin Requirements
Margin Calculation Module geared toward firms a large derivatives presence,
New SEC Swap Reporting Rules: An Easy Start, Bigger Impact Still to Come
Niche swap dealers will need to create systems for newest SEC rule
BST North America Panel: Derivatives Regulation Creates Tech Limbo, Opportunities
A panel of industry experts discussed the impact regulation of OTC derivative trading will have and what the future holds for the market at 2014's Buy-Side Technology North American Summit.
Former CFTC Commissioner Chilton to Advise HFT Lobbying Firm
Bart Chilton, one of the commission's most vocal opponents of high-frequency trading (HFT) during his time with the regulator, will now serve as an advisor to Modern Markets Initiative (MMI), a group which advocates on behalf of and is backed by a…
Rapid-Fire Appointment Sees O'Malia Take Isda Top Spot
O'Malia as the new Isda CEO less than two days after resignation from US regulator made public
CFTC's Commissioner O'Malia to Resign Next Month
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner, Scott O'Malia, has announced in a letter addressed to President Barack Obama that he will resign next month.
Former CFTC General Counsel: US Swaps Reform a Mixed Bag of Outcomes
Terry Arbit, former deputy general counsel for legislative and intergovernmental affairs at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and now partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, gave attendees at this morning's Waters Breakfast Briefing a first-hand…
Virtues of Consistency
Philosophers and authors may dismiss consistency as an overrated refuge for unimaginative minds, but when it comes to industrial strength data quality efforts, it proves to be a necessity.
CFTC Opens Discussions on Standard Structure for Global UTI
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has begun speaking to other regulators about the possibility of creating a standard structure for a global unique transaction identifier
O'Malia Outlines How CFTC Can Tackle its Data Difficulties
Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Scott O'Malia says regulator must improve swaps data quality, and develop automated surveillance and risk analytics tools
Trade Identifier Tangle
Unique trade identifiers have quickly emerged as the most complicated element of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation’s trade reporting requirements, which came into effect on February 12. Nicholas Hamilton finds out why using the new identifier…
Europe Takes First Steps Toward Electronic Derivatives Trading
With provisional agreement on the Mifid II text by European political authorities, electronic execution of derivatives is set to spread over the Atlantic Ocean in the near future. In terms of equivalence, interoperability, and mutual recognition, how…
Derivatives Trading Firms Weigh Audio Recording Approaches
Thanks to the latest Dodd–Frank provision in which derivatives transactions will be more closely monitored, many US traders will now have their conversations recorded. Jake Thomases investigates how that recording will be done and what will happen to the…
Compliance Officers, I Feel Your Transcription Pain
As firms in the US gear up for Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC’s) communications recording rule 1.35(a), Anthony understands the headaches involved in converting voice recordings to text.