Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
FSOC focuses on non-cleared trades in buy-side Sifi debate
CFTC chairman sees ‘very important distinction’ in cleared versus uncleared trades
LCH to revise margining after Brexit backlash
Excess intra-day margin will offset other collateral calls from November 3
CFTC ‘puzzled’ by CPMI-Iosco plan on margin procyclicality
Prescriptive models could increase systemic risk at CCPs, market participants warn
Final EU non-cleared margin rules softened for pension funds
No margin concentration limits for pension funds, but intragroup rules threaten US equivalence
Loan danger: CFTC sees systemic risk in margin financing
Combination with net margin posting at EU CCPs could leave clearing members on the hook
CFTC flexes muscles in Kraft, DRW cases
Agency pushes for broader definition of market manipulation in parallel legal battles
EU net margin rules are riskier than US regime, warns CFTC
Commission’s Bandman raises margin financing as emerging systemic risk to CCPs
CFTC split as it endorses Japanese margin rules
Substituted compliance ruling means parties will not face worst-of-both-worlds regulation
CFTC relief caps day of swaps margin mayhem
Banks unable to face up to 50% of counterparties due to custodian bottlenecks
CFTC has ‘incredible view’ into markets – surveillance chief
Ex-trader Hunter sheds light on agency’s monitoring and forensic analysis capabilities
Props stopped: non-banks struggle to crack US swaps market
Teza, TransMarket, Virtu among firms held back by regulation and old market practice
Exchanges spar with CFTC over hedge exemptions
Latest tweaks to position limits rule draw ire of CME and Ice
China opens up onshore swap market but hurdles remain
Foreign investors can now hedge CNY bonds but dealers expect limited uptake
CFTC proposal would unleash flood of lawsuits, firms say
Industry blasts proposal to allow private manipulation suits in US electricity markets
CCPs and Brexit: don’t forget the rest of the world
Losing equivalence with the US could be more serious than arguments over the location of euro clearing
US regulators favour September margin deadline
September 1 roll-out would threaten bilateral swap trading chasm between EU and US
Delay US non-cleared margin rules, industry tells Congress
“This puts the US banks at a huge disadvantage relative to the European banks,” says CME’s Duffy
Europe set to delay variation margin regime
Delay to initial margin deadline likely to be accompanied by smaller shift in variation margin timetable
Careless whispers have a cost
CFTC redefines insider trading for the swaps market
CFTC top cop ramps up use of anti-manipulation rule
Agency’s new authority under Dodd-Frank is "very promising", Goelman says
CFTC clamps down on insider trading in derivatives
Bank traders who leak information about derivatives trades to hedge funds could face charges, CFTC officials say
CFTC moving to amend position limits rule, sources say
Supplemental proposal aims to ease industry concerns over hedging exemptions
Barclays taps blockchain for equity swaps, options, swaptions
Regulatory capital savings offered by instant settlement of smart contracts on distributed ledgers
End-users debate CFTC automated trading rule
Representatives of energy and agriculture firms clash over Regulation AT