Are the arguments for more skin in the game valid? John McPartland, Director of Research at Hidden Road Partners LP thinks not.

As derivatives markets look toward a post-pandemic era, Dawn DeBerry Stump, Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, discusses the importance of education and collaboration in emerging stronger from the crisis.

Closer collaboration among CCP practitioners and academic finance and economic faculty is a good thing. Suitably anonymised data upon which detailed analysis can be performed will enable a better understanding of the role of CCPs in modern financial markets, writes John P. Davidson, Chief Executive Officer of the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)

The growing dialogue between academia, policymakers, and the post-trade industry can only work to the benefit of all sides, particularly as complex questions around issues such as market liquidity and procyclicality gain traction, writes WFE’s Head of Research, Pedro Gurrola.

The World Federation of Exchanges Publishes Research on Global Circuit Breaker Practices

Mihaela Croitoru, Statistics Database Manager at the WFE, writes about commodity derivatives

Alexandra Hachmeister, Managing Director, Head of Market Data + Services, Deutsche Boerse AG talks competition, the lack of regulatory case for a consolidated tape and asks who really benefits?

Phil Mackintosh, Nasdaq's Chief Economist, takes us through the U.S. Securities Information Processor (SIP), often considered the example for market data around the world.

Marc Berthoud, Head Exchange Data Strategy at SIX Securities & Exchanges, tells us why a European Consolidated Tape may not be the answer.