Swap execution facilities (SEFs)
TeraExchange SEF Connects to IPC’s Connexus Extranet for Data Access
New Jersey-based provisional swap execution facility (SEF) TeraExchange has joined network and trading turret provider IPC’s Connexus financial extranet to provide the SEF with a means to offer market data distribution, trading and connectivity services…
Clarus Taps Icap Data for SEF Data Analysis
Clarus Financial Technology, a London-based provider of swaps benchmarks, reporting and analytics software, and risk management tools, is distributing benchmark derivative pricing from interdealer broker Icap as part of its SDRView Professional service…
CFTC Gives CME SEF Approval
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a notice of temporary registration to operate as a swap execution facility (SEF) to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).
Laurent Paulhac to Head Icap's SEF
Icap has named Laurent Paulhac as the chief executive officer of its recently approved swap execution facility (SEF).
Javelin Turns to Cinnober for SEF Market Surveillance Tool
Javelin Capital Markets has added a market surveillance system to its swap execution facility (SEF) trading platform as required by the Dodd-Frank Act.
Thomson Reuters SEF Goes Live
Thomson Reuters has announced that its swap execution facility (SEF) has officially started trading today.
Collins Heads SuperDerivatives SEF
Pricing software and data provider SuperDerivatives has appointed former head of strategic solutions David Collins as chief executive of the vendor's swap execution facility for currency and commodity derivatives, SDX Trading.
SuperDerivatives Applies to the CFTC for SEF Status
Derivatives pricing and risk management software provider SuperDerivatives has announced today it has filed an application with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to become a swap execution facility (SEF).
Thomson Reuters, ICAP Gain Temporary SEF Approval
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted Thomson Reuters and ICAP temporary registration to operate swap execution facilities (SEFs).
CFTC Approves Tullett Prebon’s SEF Status
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted interdealer broker Tullett Prebon temporary registration to operate as a swap execution facility (SEF).
Integral Launches ISEF Swap Execution Facility
Foreign exchange (FX) trading solutions provider Integral Development Corp has received the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC’s) temporary approval to operate as a swap execution facility (SEF).
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Javelin Gains Temporary Approval for SEF Offering
Javelin Capital Markets has been given temporary approval by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to operate its swap execution facility (SEF).
BGC Gets Temporary SEF Approval
BGC Derivative Markets has received temporary registration approval from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to operate a swap execution facility (SEF).
TeraExchange Granted SEF Status
The multi-asset class execution venue has been granted temporary swap execution facility (SEF) registration from the CFTC.
CME Applies for SEF Status
CME Group has filed an application to be registered as a swap execution facility (SEF) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Thomson Reuters Files SEF Application
Thomson Reuters has filed an application with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to register as a swap execution facility (SEF).
CFTC Gives Green Light for Tradeweb's SEFs
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted temporary approval to Tradeweb Markets' application for swap execution facility (SEF) status.
BGC Partners Joins Cadre of SEF Applicants
The electronic and voice brokerage is the latest in a number of financial services firms to apply to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to become a swaps execution facility, or SEF.
Tullett Prebon Files SEF Application with CFTC
New York-based interdealer broker Tullett Prebon has announced it is applying to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to become a swap execution facility (SEF).
SEFs Are Only One Part of the Swaps Equation
When it comes to untangling the emergence of swap execution facilities (SEFs), it's sometimes easy to feel like Theseus navigating the labyrinth. Whether the regulators play the parts of Daedalus and Icarus, or the Minotaur, of course, depends on your…
Bloomberg Wins CFTC Green Light for SEF Operation
Bloomberg has announced that the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has given it temporary registration approval for the operation of a swap execution facility (SEF).
TeraExchange Files SEF Application
TeraExchange has announced that it has submitted an application to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to become a swap execution facility (SEF).
Derivatives Reform: Preparing for an Uncertain Data Landscape
A shift to derivatives, coupled with the creation of swap execution facilities and the potential “futurization” of swaps onto exchanges will make location key for derivatives markets and brokers seeking to bolster the value of their data, says Patrick…