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FOW Derivatives World Asia, which was held in Hong Kong on April 11, found markets at an awkward stage and that may have resulted in a lower than normal level of attendance for the event. Still, there was plenty going on with hot topics of conversation centered around cryptocurrencies, Chinese oil futures, and the acquisition […]

The focus of regulators and exchanges continues to sharpen and recent interest has zeroed in on the activity prior to the opening of the market. In products where an Indicative Opening Price (IOP) is utilized, regulatory action and fines have come down for behaviors that are deemed to be manipulative. To assist firms in managing

Imagine for a moment that the FBI sent you a letter telling you that it had looked through all of your digital activity over the last month and it spotted some things that might indicate potentially illegal behavior by someone in your house. Included with the letter are dozens of pages with a recommendation for you to

I recently rehashed an old idea of mine as I was reading Chris Skinner’s post “Real-time connections between regulators and banks is a game-changer.” If a financial regulatory body (like FINRA or ESMA for instance) was being created today, how could it be different? As Chris lays out in his post, regulators are starting to look