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  • November

    From OTC to OTF: SEFs, OTFs and the new world of trading 11 November 2011

    Reforms sweeping across the European and US derivatives industry will result in the formation of new platforms for trading over-the-counter derivatives on electronic platforms. But, as the rules are being finalised, concerns are being raised that attempts to improve transparency will harm the orderly operation of the markets, finds William Mitting.

  • Pestone: The Mifid waiting game 01 November 2011

    How the new EU regulations will impact on FX trading.

  • July

    Connors: redefining the OTC derivatives market 15 July 2011

    Global regulatory initiatives such as MiFID II, EMIR and Dodd-Frank have the potential to create significant new business opportunities for financial institutions and market infrastructure providers such as exchanges. But too many organisations seem either unable or unwilling to grasp this simple fact. Rather than burying their heads in the sand, as many appear to be doing, market participants should be embracing these new frameworks and putting their resources behind innovations that will respond to this new world order.

  • April

    Swap definitions approved by CFTC and SEC 28 April 2011

    The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission voted yesterday to approve proposed rules defining a swap.

  • CME Group to launch Sovereign Yield Spread futures 21 April 2011

    Traders in government debt will be able to trade yields on sovereign debt in a single product from this month following a new launch from the CME Group.

  • SwapClear FCM service goes live 01 April 2011

    LCH.Clearnet’s SwapClear has fully opened its interest rate swap clearing service to investors.

  • Traiana links FX market to CME Clearing 01 April 2011

    Traiana, the post-trade solutions provider, has launched a service to connect the over-the-counter FX market with central counterparty (CCP) clearing houses.

  • February

    CME pioneers FX volatility 23 February 2011

  • Rutherford to head FX at CME 01 February 2011

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Poll

What concerns you most about the upcoming regulation changes?

Opportunity for regulatory arbitrage
15%
Impact on revenues
32%
Unnecessary complexity
11%
Workability of central clearing for OTC derivatives
10%
Workability of forcing complex derivatives onto exchanges
32%