FIA Comments on Proposed Recordkeeping Rule for Oral and Written Communications (Aug. 8, 2011)

The FIA submitted comments to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Aug. 8 in response to proposed amendments requiring that futures commission merchants, introducing brokers and members of designated contract markets and swap execution facilities c ...

FIA Submits Comment Letter on CFTC Collateral Segregation Proposal (Aug. 8, 2011)

The FIA submitted a comment letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Aug. 8 in response to the CFTC's proposed rules governing the protection of cleared swaps customer contracts and collateral. The FIA noted that the CFTC proposal sought comm ...

FIA Asks CFTC to Investigate Breach of Confidentiality (Aug. 25, 2011)

The FIA submitted a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission asking the agency to investigate whether any of its rules governing the handling of confidential data have been violated.  Attached is a copy of the letter, which also was sent to ...

FIA Statement Regarding the Leak of CFTC Data

FIA President John Damgard issued the following statement in response to the publication in the  Wall Street Journal  of confidential data on positions held by market participants in the over-the-counter derivatives market. According to the new ...