The WFE Research paper analyses exchange interaction with the evolution of crypto-trading platforms across various jurisdictions
Compounded with the effects of the war in Ukraine, WFE saw more financial institutions running into difficulty with the failure of some banks in Europe and in the US
The World Federation for Exchanges has opened registration for its new qualification, the Market Infrastructure Certificate
The meeting, now in its sixty-second year and by invitation only, gathers the leaders of exchanges and central counterparties from around the world to engage and speak to stakeholders
The WFE says its consideration of use cases promises a way forward, because it looks at data ‘in the wild’, as it relates to actual practice in equity trading, rather than according to theoretical dogma
Derivatives trading volumes were more than three times larger than the year before (11.4 per cent) and greater than the surge during the financial crisis of 2007/2008
Key findings from the report note that circuit breakers are more prevalent in cash than in derivatives markets, while a large proportion of respondents confirmed circuit breakers were triggered during March 2020
WFE says the markets remained open and functioning, despite the exceptional circumstances and even during the worst days of the crisis, and after the peak in uncertainty observed in March, markets quickly recovered
Ahead of the World Federation of Exchanges’ WFEClear conference this month, AST speaks to the federation’s CEO, Nandini Sukumar, and head of research, Pedro Gurrola Perez
