I’ve been at Greenwich Associates a little over a year now. Since I’ve been here I’ve written a few blog posts about SEFs, but have…
Tag: CFTC
On October 2 market participants requesting price quotes for an order via a SEF will have to ask a minimum of three dealers to respond rather than…
On Thursday May 1 the CFTC released an eagerly awaited clarifying document outlining when and how package trades would be required on SEF. Packaged transactions will be…
The biggest finding in our latest report on FX electronic trading was nothing. Our 1500+ interviews with global FX users showed continued growth in electronic…
Turned out the first week of mandatory SEF trading was a Big Bang, just in the wrong direction. Reported SEF volumes for interest rate swaps…
The CFTC is great at sending emails out at inopportune times. In this case it was the 13 no-action letters sent between December 20th and…
The year 2013 will likely go down as the year of mandatory clearing. Once ignored by eager financial market professionals as boring back-office stuff, collateral…
Who would have guessed that Black Friday would have turned out to be a big day for SEF trading. Both Javelin and Tradeweb resubmit their…
The CFTC issued a slew of new guidance and rules last week, two of them particularly interesting and impactful. First was the rule that requires…
Forgive me if I’m stating the obvious for some of you, but I’ve had this conversation more than once and felt some clarity was in…