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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Explore the responsibilities of introducing brokers (IBs) in futures markets, including their collaboration with FCMs and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Futures commission merchants (FCMs) held a record $375.5 billion in customer funds for futures and options as of February 27, the day before the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran. Across 49 ...