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On March 24, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a statement announcing that it has not observed market or regulatory developments that warrant a change in its use of the Temporary Transitional Power (TTP) applying to the United Kingdom’s derivatives trading obligation (DTO).
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On December 31, 2020, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a statement on the use of temporary transitional power (TTP) to modify the UK’s derivatives trading obligation (DTO). The TTP will be implemented on December 31, 2020 at 11:00 p.m. UK time (the Statement).
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As contemplated by announcements last month, the European Commission (EC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) took action this week to implement mutual recognition of derivatives trading venues in advance of the January 3, 2018 compliance date for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) requirement that the most liquid derivative instruments that are subject to mandatory clearing must be traded on regulated trading venues.
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