CTAs: Trend Following is What They Do
There was an odd story in the Financial Times titled, “Quant hedge funds hit by US bonds sell-off.” It was odd in that it treated a rather obvious observation as something…
CFTC Issues Interpretive Letter on Regulation 1.73
Recently, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued an interpretive letter regarding new CFTC Regulation 1.73 and its applicability to introducing brokers (“IBs”) that enter into give up arrangements with…
MF Global’s Jon Corzine said to face CFTC lawsuit on collapse
Jon S. Corzine, the former New Jersey Governor and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. co-chairman, probably will be sued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for his role in the collapse…
NFA’s Board approves expanded Fiscal Year 2014 budget
A number of factors are having a significant impact on NFA's operating budget for Fiscal Year 2014. The substantial expansion of NFA's regulatory duties has resulted in an 18 percent…
MF Global ends bankruptcy as trustee Freeh steps down
Collapsed brokerage MF Global Holdings Ltd on Tuesday effectively ended its bankruptcy, saying court-appointed trustee Louis Freeh will step down and hand the estate's remaining wind-down duties to a new…
CME Group Customer Forum Feedback
CME Group wants your feedback on their recent Customer Forum: "In order to provide you with the most relevant and interesting updates on our technology and business initiatives at the…
Reporting Requirements for Memorial Day
This is a reminder that Monday, May 27, 2013 is Memorial Day. This holiday will impact your regulatory filings as follows: Daily segregated, 30.7 secured, sequestered and daily forex statements…
The Top 21 Chief Technology Officers in North American Electronic Trading
We have compiled a list of the top 21 Chief Technology Officers in the electronic trading industry, operating in North America. The 21 CTOs were selected based on a survey…
Outlook for IB Claims in MF Global Bankruptcy Improves, Claim Sale Opportunities Arise
Many IBs have general unsecured claims in the MF Global Inc. SIPA liquidation. As demonstrated by the recent sale of a large general unsecured claim at 90% of the claim…
Legal Updates for IBs, FCMs and Other CFTC Registrants
While most of the attention in the futures industry has been focused upon the new swaps regulatory framework, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and the National Futures Association (“NFA”)…
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