ISDA Provides Comments on Consolidated Tape for Derivatives and SSTI Threshold

ISDA provided comments to European member states and members of the European Parliament on two key issues related to the proposed revised Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation. The comments concern the consolidated tape for derivatives and the deletion of the size-specific-to-the-instrument threshold.

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FRTB Impact on Correlation Trading

The capitalization of the correlation trading portfolio (CTP) under the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book will have an adverse economic impact for users of these instruments. In particular, there is a lack of clarity and consistency in the application...

A Path to Greater CFTC-SEC Alignment

Earlier this week, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held a roundtable on regulatory harmonization – an initiative we wholeheartedly support. The US regulatory framework has evolved over time to facilitate financial markets...