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ANALYSIS: Euronext has 'unique links' to Europe's growing retail trading community

Euronext is in a unique position to nurture Europe’s retail trading community, the group’s head of financial derivatives has suggested.

Read time: 3 min

Global derivatives trading drops 37% in March due to Indian slowdown

Global futures and options trading volumes plunged last month and in the first quarter of 2025 as the slowdown in the Indian equity options market more than wiped out strong US volumes.

Read time: 1 min

Follow the sun trading: More trades, processing and reporting - a major data management headache

A potential shift towards 24/5 - and even 24/7 - trading, and T+1 settlement slated for 2027 (with some advocates pushing for 2026) in the EU, Switzerland and UK, represents a significant evolution in financial markets behaviour.

Read time: 4 min

Featured Reports

Featured Reports provide an in-depth view on key industry events and market trends

e-Book: Unlocking the Power of Data in a Digital Trading World

The e-book highlights how FOW’s new data services drive precision, speed, and insight for modern market participants.

Read time: 7 min

Reference Data: The Essential Guide

As financial markets, assets, products, and participants expand, reference data becomes increasingly vital to market operations and decision-making.

Read time: 15 min

FOW Spotlight

Regular Spotlights will highlight a specific and topical industry theme with timely and curated content including articles, blogs, webinars etc.

Follow the sun trading: More trades, processing and reporting - a major data management headache

Read time: 4 min

Too soon to hang up the deregulation bunting in financial market reporting?

Donald Trump's first month in office as US President (for the second time) is certainly proving to be eventful with, at the time of writing - the signing of some 50 executive orders. Amongst these are orders that potentially shift control and direction of US financial markets regulatory oversight, and associated compliance obligations on financial markets participants.

Read time: 6 min

FCA flexes its MiFIR reporting muscles

In January 2025, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued its first fine for transaction reporting failures under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR). The firm in question, Infinox Capital Limited, failed to submit a significant number of transaction reports; between October 2022 and March 2023 it failed to report multiple CFD trades executed through a corporate brokerage account.

Read time: 4 min