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Businesses fear the proposals being considered by the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, would cut the long menu of futures and options contracts now available, making it more expensive or even impossible for companies to hedge their risks.
“Industries are pushing back against proposed European Union rules intended to limit the risks that derivatives may pose to the financial system.”
The CFTC is seeking a bigger budget to cover ambitious plans to expand its policing of commodities markets.
The CFTC is seeking a bigger budget to cover ambitious plans to expand its policing of commodities markets.
Posted in Finance, Regulations
Tagged CFTC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, derivative markets, derivatives, laws, Regulations
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Financial Woes Change Landscape for Credit Derivatives.
The $55 trillion credit derivatives industry has become a focal point of government attention as financial markets work their way through the worst credit crisis since the Great Depression.
Posted in Finance, Financial Markets, Regulations
Tagged derivative exchanges, derivative markets, derivatives, Finance
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Derivatives
An Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal: Consider this: The total outstanding notional amount of financial derivatives, according to the Bank for International Settlements, is $684 trillion (as of June 2008) — over 12 times the world’s nominal gross domestic … Continue reading
Would the traditional derivative exchanges be able to impose “premium charges”, just like BetFair have just done?
We need Jason “VP” Ruspini‘s informed opinion on that: – - PREVIOUSLY: BetFair impose new “Premium Chargesâ€â€¦ Do BetFair gag the critics, too? UPDATE: They announce a Q&A.
Posted in Analysis (Industry), Ethics, Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce
Tagged bet exchanges, BetFair, BetFair charges, BetFair costs, BetFair fee structure, BetFair fees, BetFair Premium Charges, betting exchanges, betting markets, derivative exchanges, derivative markets, Ethics, event derivative exchanges, event derivative markets, financial exchanges, Financial Markets, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, stock exchanges, stock markets, The Sporting Exchange, transaction charges, transaction costs, transaction fees
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