Sell-side derivatives clearing firms are expanding their memberships and expecting more competition in the market, a study by Acuiti has found. The Growing Opportunity in Derivatives Clearing, which ...

Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated history of working in both institutional and retail environments, from broker-dealers to ...

As Polymarket continues its push to relaunch in the U.S., today the prediction market platform announced that it received another important approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC ...

Two more businesses in fantasy sports and sweepstakes-based sports betting plan on getting into prediction markets, with Rebet and Realtime Fantasy Sports among the latest companies to apply for ...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) found the top 14 futures commission merchants (FCMs) compliant with requirements to segregate customer funds. The limited review covered this and the ...

Sell-side firms focused on listed derivatives markets are increasing investment in the front-office in the wake of increased competition and a bid to improve operational resilience, a study from ...

FCMs are increasing post-trade technology investment as clearing becomes more complex, data-driven and client-sensitive. Legacy systems, fragmented data and manual workflows continue to create ...

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Regulation 3.3, which requires each futures commission merchant (FCM) to designate a chief compliance officer (CCO), will become effective on March 29, 2013 in ...

For futures commission merchants (FCMs) that are clearing members of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, it’s that time of year: Time for the annual examination of the FCM’s operations and financial ...