Margin, Capital Requirements for Uncleared Swaps Finalized; Small Banks Exempt
The FDIC, OCC and Farm Credit Administration today approved a final rule that requires prudentially-regulated swap dealers and participants to ...
Tag: Derivatives
OCC: Trading Revenue Falls in Second Quarter
Commercial banks reported total trading revenue of $5.5 billion in the second quarter of 2015, 28.1 percent lower than in ...
CFTC Urged to Consider Competitive Implications of Margin Rules
In a comment letter yesterday, ABA and its ABA Securities Association subsidiary yesterday urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to ...
CFTC’s Wetjen to Step Down This Month
Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner Mark Wetjen announced on Friday that he would step down from his position on Aug. 28.
OCC: Trading Revenue Jumps in First Quarter
Commercial banks reported total trading revenue of $7.7 billion in the first quarter of 2015, 72 percent higher than in ...
CFTC Proposes Rule for Margin on Cross-Border Uncleared Swaps
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued a proposal on when margin requirements would apply to uncleared swap transactions in ...
ABA Launches Center for Bank Derivatives Policy
ABA this week launched its new Center for Bank Derivatives Policy, which brings together resources for banks focused on the ...
House Passes Derivatives Clearing Relief for Small Banks
The full House yesterday passed a spending bill that includes a provision granting an exemption from derivatives clearing requirements for ...
House Panel Passes Derivatives Clearing Relief for Small Banks
The House Agriculture Committee yesterday passed a reauthorization bill for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ABA successfully advocated for the ...
OCC: 2014 Trading Revenue Improves
Commercial banks reported total trading revenue of $22.7 billion in 2014, 3 percent higher than in 2013, according to the ...
