New Link Targets FX Deliverables Traiana, an infrastructure services vendor for trading and risk management, is providing direct central clearing connectivity to the Hong Kong Exchanges (HKEXs) and Clearing’s OTC Clearing Hong Kong (OTC Clear), officials say. The news means that market participants can now access the OTC Clear service for USD/CNH and USD/HKD FX… Read More >>
SEC, CFTC Brace for Extended Government Shutdown
As the U.S. gets back to work after the holidays, SEC and CFTC officials are preparing for an ongoing and widening shutdown of the federal government that may affect the law enforcement and litigation efforts of the regulators. When the shutdown began on Dec. 22, initially nine federal departments and agencies were impacted by the… Read More >>
When Big Brothers Clash
George Orwell was mostly right in 1984 when he warned us against a Big Brother government that runs every aspect of our lives. What Orwell didn’t foresee was the emergence of other Big Brothers such as Wall Street behemoths facing off an overreaching government. He also couldn’t foresee the mess we’re in because of this… Read More >>
