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Every cloud has a silver lining . . . celebrating the collapse of MF Global . . .

Don’t get me wrong, I wish no man or woman misfortune or heartbreak and the fall of MF Global is certain to result in vast amounts of both.  Indeed, my heart goes out to the employees who will be forced … Continue reading

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O’Malia’s Call to Arms . . . Why doesn’t the rest of the CFTC get it?

I spent a fair amount of time this week in my professional capacity (versus the personal capacity in which I write this blog) thinking about the ramifications of the CFTC’s latest NPRs approved for publication in the Federal Register at … Continue reading

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CFTC Completely Ignores Statutory Deadlines Under Dodd-Frank

I’m having a hard time deciding which I despise more: (1) Congress and the President for enacting such flawed legislation; or (2) the regulators for failing to do what they were required to do by that legislation.  Part of me … Continue reading

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Australia needs a derivatives CCP like Greece needs more social wellfare programs…

ISDA’s response to Australia’s discussion paper on the need for establishing an Australian CCP for clearing derivatives. Blurb in Derivatives Intelligence on the same topic. Are we moving towards a situation where every regulator in every country is going to … Continue reading

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The Inside Story of Why the CFTC Hates the FIA-ISDA Cleared Derivatives Execution Agreement

I have been meaning to write a post about the FIA-ISDA Cleared Derivates Execution Agreement since it was first published back in June of this year.  Originally I was going to do an analytical piece where I walked you through … Continue reading

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