Regulatory fears over digital assets are narrow, focusing on consumer protection
Largest equity options clearer seen as vital for stability of US financial system
Move by main US derivatives markets regulator aims to ease stand-off with European counterparts
Instruments linked to bitcoin and other digital currencies are ‘impossible to reliably value’, says FCA
Americans call it over-reach and a direct challenge to the authority of the CFTC
Launch in July on the company’s London futures bourse is a direct challenge to CME
High-frequency traders fight effort to put brakes on ultrafast transactions
CME orders executed in one-tenth of a second are on the rise as robots power trades
Japan Exchange Group plans to bid for Tocom in June and complete by March 2021
Launch of freight futures contracts reflects demand to hedge costs in $700bn US market
Mondelez and Kraft were accused of ‘huge’ wheat futures purchases
Merger aims to raise volumes and boost Tokyo as a financial centre
Exchange loses battle for market share with crosstown Chicago rival CME
Index provider insists move to increase weighting of equities came down to investors
Flotation should provide a windfall for the banks that own stakes
Nearly 3-hour freeze underscores risks of purely electronic markets
Group seeks to extend buying spree with bid for Oslo Bors that values operator at €625m
US regulator approves licence for Deutsche Börse exchange, raising the stakes for LCH
Brussels seeks to avoid financial turmoil should Britain crash out of the EU
LCH among those looking at issuing formal notices to close out derivatives positions
Demand for derivatives contracts covering the Brexit deadline hit a record
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