Sylvia Denham
Sylvia Denham writes for Hedjo Journal and other Independent Journal publications, covering stocks and equity markets and futures, options and derivatives. Reporting under this byline is prepared by the Independent Journal editorial desk from primary sources, with AI assistance, and reviewed under our editorial policy.
5 articles
Swaps regulation after Dodd-Frank: how the rules work
How swaps regulation changed after Dodd-Frank: swap dealer registration, clearing, trade execution, reporting and margin, plus the CFTC and SEC split explained.
CFTC rule resets clearing mandate for Canadian dollar and peso swaps
A final CFTC rule swaps the clearing requirement for CDOR and TIIE swaps for overnight-rate swaps in Canadian dollars and pesos. Terms, maturity ranges, timing.
CFTC enforcement: UBS fined $8 million over AML wire monitoring
The CFTC ordered UBS Financial Services to pay $8 million for failing to supervise AML monitoring of FX wires in retail commodity accounts from 2019 to 2023.
CME Group Q2 2026 results and the economics of derivatives regulation
CME Group's Q2 2026 results show how clearing fees, record market data revenue and margin efficiencies tie to the derivatives regulation it runs under.
CFTC rule sunsets Part 20 large trader swap reporting
The CFTC ended routine Part 20 large trader position reports for physical commodity swaps, citing overlap with swap data repository and position limit rules.