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Global Regulation Tomorrow
ESMA updates manual on pre-trade and post-trade transparency under MiFID II/MiFIR
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Floortje Nagelkerke (NL)
On 15 October 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its manual on pre-trade and post-trade transparency under MiFID II/MiFIR. The updated manual provides further guidance on the…
Free Writings + Perspectives
CFTC Draws the Line: Interim Final Rule Excludes Certain Gaming Products from, and Proposed Rule Includes Event Contracts in, the “Swap” Definition
On October 9, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) took two coordinated actions addressing the scope of its jurisdiction over event contracts. First, it issued an interim final rule…
AGP & Co Insights
What changed in EU Commodity Derivatives Reporting
ESMA’s revised weekly commodity derivatives reporting arrangements went live on 3 September 2026. The change involves updated technical requirements, validation rules and XML schema version 2.0—the electronic structure used to…
Gibson Dunn
Derivatives, Legislative and Regulatory Weekly Update (October 9, 2026)
From the Derivatives Practice Group: This week, the CFTC issued no-action relief to designated contract markets seeking to convert their existing perpetual style broad-based security index futures contracts into true…
Gibson Dunn
Derivatives, Legislative and Regulatory Weekly Update (October 2, 2026)
From the Derivatives Practice Group: This week, the CFTC announced it is extending temporary no-action positions in connection with the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. New…
Global Fintech & Digital Assets Blog
CFTC Staff Issues Broad No-Action Relief for Passive Software Providers
The no-action relief confirms that PSPs facilitating access to CFTC-regulated derivatives trading need not register as introducing brokers, provided they satisfy certain conditions. By Yvette D. Valdez, Douglas K. Yatter,…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Sports Financial Indexes: When Your Favorite Team Becomes a Ticker
By Renholding
This week, professional sports crossed a threshold it had never crossed before. CME Group, the world’s largest derivatives exchange, began listing futures contracts on all 32 National Hockey League (NHL)…
Gibson Dunn
Derivatives, Legislative and Regulatory Weekly Update (September 25, 2026)
From the Derivatives Practice Group: This week, the CFTC released updates to its FAQs Concerning Registrant and Registered Entity Activities Relating to Crypto Assets and Blockchain Technologies. New Developments CFTC…
Free Writings + Perspectives
CFTC Issues Staff Advisory Flagging Manipulation Concerns in “Mention Markets”
On September 22, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), through its Division of Market Oversight (“DMO”), issued a staff advisory (the “Staff Advisory”) addressing the listing and trading of…
Gibson Dunn
Derivatives, Legislative and Regulatory Weekly Update (September 18, 2026)
From the Derivatives Practice Group: This week, following the Clarity Act’s failure, the CFTC filed its Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets proposal with the Office of…