Tag: Swaps

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December 05, 2023 BY Simon Mugo

Tradeweb Records $38.2 Trillion in November Trading Volume

The company's success in the rates market was particularly noteworthy. The daily average volume for U.S. government bonds grew by 19.5% year-over-year, amounting to $163.7 billion. Similarly, the European government bonds saw a 30.5% year-over-year increase, totalling $44.8 billion. Factors contributing to this growth include an expanded client base, diverse trading methodologies on the institutional…

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December 06, 2016 BY admin

CFTC reproposes position limits rule on speculative futures

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today voted unanimously to repropose regulations implementing limits on speculative futures and swaps positions as called for in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. In a separate vote, CFTC approved final aggregation regulations, which are a key component of the CFTC’s existing position limits regime.…

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April 27, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Ullink announces direct connectivity to trueEX

Ullink, the global provider of electronic trading and connectivity services, now provides direct connectivity to trueEX, a leading interest rate swap execution facility (SEF). Ullink’s multiprotocol connectivity platform UL Bridge will provide its clients with real-time access and efficient onboarding to the trueEX platform. trueEX is one the fastest growing SEFs, supporting 18 currencies, made…

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October 14, 2015 BY Mike Fox

CFTC further implements trade execution requirement

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (Division) announced today further extension of time-limited no-action relief for different swaps executed. This extension of time-limited relief will enable the Division to continue to further assess the appropriate response for applying the trade execution requirement to swaps in certain types of package transactions. The…

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June 16, 2015 BY Mike Fox

CFTC extends time-limited, no-action relief for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants from reporting obligations

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (Commission) Division of Market Oversight (Division) today issued a no-action letter extending the time-limited relief previously provided in no-action letter 14-90, expiring on June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2016. The relief is provided to Swap Dealers (SDs) and Major Swap Participants (MSPs) from the obligation to report valuation data…

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