Application to crypto market participants. The SEC noted that it received many comment letters in response to the Proposing Release that, among other things, requested additional information regarding ...

A futures market is a market in which traders buy and sell futures contracts. Futures markets are also called futures exchanges. Traders use futures exchanges to hedge against price volatility and ...

SIFMA provided comments to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the proposed amendments to the Exchange Act. The Proposal seeks to amend Regulation ATS and Rule 3b-16 under the ...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission will continue to pursue changes to the definition of “exchange” and alternative trading systems, Chair Gary Gensler told attendees of the US ...

The SEC on Friday voted to reopen the comment period on a proposal that would expand the definition of "exchange" under Rule 3b-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The proposal, unveiled in ...

The proposal would require certain systems and platforms currently not subject to any registration requirements to register as broker-dealers and ATSs. On January 26, 2022, the Securities and Exchange ...

FLASH FRIDAY is a weekly content series looking at the past, present and future of capital markets trading and technology. FLASH FRIDAY is sponsored by Instinet, a Nomura company. What is an exchange?