Is pursuing the Dodd-Frank end-user clearing exception worth the trouble?
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities Exchange Commission, (SEC) in a much anticipated ruling, have approved the final definitions of “swap” and “security-based swap.” In...
View ArticleBeware the Ides of March: A Warning about Central Clearing from 44 BC
This blog post was originally published by DerivSource. In March of 44 BC, Gaius Julius Caesar was killed on the steps of the Forum of Rome – before his ambition to centralize power in the Republic,...
View ArticleHow Much Power Did the CFTC Give to SEFs and DCMs?
A version of this blog post originally appeared in FOW. As additional final rules are promulgated throughout the globe, an emerging trend for financial market regulators is to transfer, allocate and...
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