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The WFE calls for global reform of Leverage Ratio

Published: Sep 2018
The WFE published its response to the four global standard-setting boards assessing the effectiveness of incentives to centrally clear over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.
Thomas Zeeb
Technology

Beginning of a new era

Published: Sep 2018
There are already many cryptocurrencies and trading platforms, but none of them really meet the needs of the serious investor, writes Thomas Zeeb, Head Securities & Exchanges, SIX Group. That could all be about to change – thanks to a solution made in Switzerland that opens up new opportunities for the Swiss financial centre.
News & Views

35 Years of S&P 500 Index Options Trading at Cboe

Published: Aug 2018
Founded in 1973 as the first US listed options exchange, Cboe Global Markets further revolutionised the financial world 10 years later with the introduction of options on broad-based stock indexes, S&P 500 Index options (SPXSM).
Technology

The WFE proposes enhancements to FSB’s Cyber Lexicon

Published: Aug 2018
The WFE has published its response to the Financial Stability Board's (FSB) Cyber Lexicon Consultation.
Technology

Global C-suite study on capital markets infrastructure technology published by Nasdaq and Celent

Published: Aug 2018
Research from Nasdaq, in collaboration with Celent, into capital markets infrastructure technology, has uncovered three important trends: the factors that are driving changes in market infrastructure; how MIs are using technology to support business strategies; and how technology spend is evolving.
News & Views

B3 & MASP announce groundbreaking art partnership

Published: Aug 2018
Works by Brazilian artists including Anita Malfatti, Alberto da Veiga Guignard, Benedito Calixto, Candido Portinari and Emiliano di Cavalcanti have been loaned by B3 to MASP, and will be part of the museum’s collection for the next 30 years.
Craig Donohue
CCPs

OCC clears the path to greater capital efficiencies for clearing firms in US exchange-listed options markets

Published: Aug 2018
Craig Donohue, Executive Chairman & CEO, OCC writes about the firm’s new Financial Safeguards Framework (FSF).
Joanna Perkins
News & Views

Brexit, finance and the law

Published: Jun 2018
Joanna Perkins, CEO, Financial Markets Law Committee (FMLC), discusses the potentially complicated issues arising from the UK leaving the European Union, and how this may impact the finance industry.
News & Views

The SEC’s Transaction Fee Pilot: A troubling experiment

Published: Jun 2018
Angelo Evangelou, Chief Policy Officer, Cboe Global Markets, writes about the SEC's current Transaction Fee Pilot, and its potential impact on U.S. securities markets.