Episode 18: Advancing Crypto Derivatives

With banks and institutional investors showing increased appetite for crypto assets, what role will derivatives play in this exciting asset class, and what steps need to be taken to build a robust and liquid derivatives market? Mark Wetjen, head of policy and regulatory strategy at FTX US, gives his views.

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ISDA Briefing on EMIR Compromise Amendments under MISP

On November 2, ISDA published its recommendations on the European Parliament (EP) compromise amendments to EMIR under the Market Integration and Supervision Package (MISP). The briefing covers five areas: transaction reporting (Article 9), non-financial counterparties (Article 10), initial margin model...

Response on Transaction Reporting and Transparency

On October 30, ISDA submitted comments on the European Parliament’s (EP) proposed transaction reporting and transparency-related amendments to the European Commission’s Market Integration and Supervision Package (MISP). On transaction reporting, ISDA commends the EP’s ambition but cautions against trying to...

Joint Paper on EC Tax Omnibus

On November 5, ISDA, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) submitted a paper to support the proposed European Commission (EC) Tax Omnibus as a route to simpler, more certain cross-border taxation....