Javelin SEF is the first swaps execution facility (SEF) operator to submit a list of potential instruments that the electronic trading platform would like to “make available to trade” to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Bloomberg’s Silla Brush reported on October 19. Greenwich Associates’ Kevin McPartland, who is quoted in the story, offers…
Tag: SEF
Regulations, Trading
CFTC Heats Up SEF Approvals
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•I’ve spent far more time today updating The SEF Scorecard than I originally intended. Little did I know that HTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are twin works of Satan, but more on that later. Bloomberg started the summer as the first SEF operator to receive temporary registration from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission…
Current Events, Regulations, Trading
SEFs & OTFs: Siblings or Distant Relations?
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•The Trade published a good piece by John Bakie today on whether swaps execution facility (SEF) operators should expect to leverage their regulatory experience with US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) when registering as organized trading facilities (OTFs) with European regulators.
Regulations, Trading
SEF Scorecard: You Don’t Know the Players Without It
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•Since the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued its rules for operating swaps execution facilities (SEFs) in June, the number of SEF applicants continues to grow. Here’s an alphabetized list of those who have filed for SEF status with links to their proposed rule books, if available.
Architecture, Regulations, Trading
SEFs Pending HFT Pains
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•Okay, this post’s title is a little misleading. I doubt that any trader would to apply the standard high-frequency trading strategy, which constantly pennies orders throughout the day but does not leave any open positions at the end of the day, when it comes to over-the-counter (OTC) swaps trading. What has garnered my attention is…