Derivatives clearing organizations, designated contract markets, swap execution facilities (SEFs), and futures commission merchants (FCMs) have been put on notice by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that its Divisions of Clearing and Risk, Market Oversight, and Market Participants have some concerns about 24/7 trading, clearing, and settlement. Those concerns form the basis for a… Read More >>
SEC & NFA to Improve Cooperation via MoU
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the National Futures Association (NFA), a self-regulatory organization (SRO) for the U.S. derivatives industry, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) designed to improve their “cooperation, coordination, and information sharing” for common regulatory interests, officials say. The MoU is intended to foster closer cooperation “on matters of mutual… Read More >>
CFTC & MLB Sign MOU About Prediction Markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the professional baseball league, Major League Baseball, have signed a first-of-its-kind memorandum of understanding (MOU), as politicians and market participants sort out the parameters of controversial prediction markets. A relatively recent phenomenon, prediction markets consist of exchange-traded platforms that enable participants to buy and sell contracts that try… Read More >>
Canada’s ATB Financial Taps Murex for Compliance
ATB Financial officials report that they have “successfully met Canada’s updated derivatives reporting rules, known as the 2025 Canada Rewrite, through the MXSaaS solution” from Murex. The MXSaaS offering facilitates the integration of the MX.3 platform into the cloud, where dedicated Murex experts fully manage it, according to officials. The platform is intended to help… Read More >>
Eleven Banks Take Stake in LSEG’s Post-Trade Division
Eleven global banks have agreed to take a 20 percent stake in the Post Trade Solutions business of the London Stock Exchange Group — a division valued at £850 million ($1.134 billion) — and in return will influence the strategies and future of the LSEG’s post-trade offerings, for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, officials say. The designated… Read More >>
Thoma Bravo Joins 7RIDGE in Overseeing Trading Technologies
The next chapter for Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) will be led by private equity firm Thoma Bravo and TT’s current owner 7RIDGE in an arrangement that will focus on growth for the provider of end-to-end trading operations for banks, brokerages, money managers, hedge funds, proprietary traders, commodity trading advisors (CTAs), commercial hedgers, and risk… Read More >>
Time to Embrace Tokenized Bank Liabilities?
A new report backed by regulators and financial services industry groups aims to set the stage for using tokenized bank liabilities and shared ledgers in cross-border payments and foreign exchange (FX) settlement. The initiative falls under Project Guardian, a global effort led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to enhance liquidity and efficiency in… Read More >>
CFTC To Part Company with Two Commissioners
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the regulator for the U.S. derivatives markets, may need to install a revolving door for all the exits and entrances it will be experiencing this month and beyond. CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger, a Republican, recently announced her departure from the CFTC, while Christy Goldsmith Romero, a Democrat, reiterated… Read More >>
UST ETFs Can Be Collateral for Uncleared Swaps
A division of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission staff has issued a clarification that will allow shares of certain U.S. Treasury exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to be treated as redeemable securities in a pooled investment fund and thus eligible as margin collateral for certain uncleared swap transactions. The clarification allows these instruments to qualify as eligible… Read More >>
SEC & CFTC Extend Deadline for Form PF Amendments
Sometimes it pays to fight City Hall, especially when there’s a new City Hall. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) – now both under the control of the Trump administration — last week extended a controversial compliance date for the amendments to Form PF from March 12, 2025,… Read More >>
