Posts Tagged ‘ISDA’

OTC reform moves forward

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

The Treasury department took the next steps in regulatory reform for over the counter (OTC) derivatives when it delivered legislative language to Capitol Hill yesterday. Treasury looks for Congress to create a bill on the matter by the end of the year, according to its press release. The legislation contains proposals from the Treasury’s regulatory blueprint from June, including requiring central clearing and trading of standardized OTC derivatives and moving more OTC derivatives on exchanges. (more…)

Regulatory rumblings

Friday, May 15th, 2009

This week has been a busy one for new regulation affecting the futures and options industry. It started off on Monday with the Treasury’s 2010 revenue proposal that included a proposal to eliminate 60/40 tax treatment for futures and options traders. Then on Wednesday, the Treasury Department released a proposal on regulatory reform for over the counter (OTC) derivatives. That one was less of a bombshell.

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