The CFTC released a proposed rule to further define the inclusion scope of the 'swap' definition and clarify the regulatory boundary of event contracts. This proposal does not further define 'security-based swaps', and the CFTC has sought the opinion of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on this proposal.
Read originalKraken Pro has launched the Unified Wallet feature for clients in the European Economic Area (EEA), which combines spot, margin, Earn, and futures account balances into a unified collateral pool that can be used directly for futures trading without manual fund transfers.
Read originalNautilusTrader 2.0.0rc7 was released on October 15 (UTC), removing Python 3.12 support and adding compatibility with Python 3.13 and 3.14. This update adds features such as negative price support for futures, local calendar-based scheduled dispatch, batch order book incremental replay, and CME Globex option candidate IDs, while also including multiple breaking changes to interfaces and configurations.
Read originalKraken Futures has launched a futures challenge with rewards of up to 5 million USDG, running from October 12 to December 10, 2026 (UTC).
Read originalKraken has launched the Pre-IPO Trading Challenge, open to eligible users, running from 00:00 UTC on October 6, 2026 to 23:59 UTC on November 6, 2026, with a total prize pool of 10,000 USDG.
Read originalAKShare v1.19.1 has been released, fixing issues with the SHFE and GFEX warehouse receipt daily report interfaces and optimizing the DCE warehouse receipt daily report anti-crawler error handling logic. Since 2025-11-18, SHFE has discontinued its original warehouse receipt daily report data files; this version adapts to the new web-based data source, supports multiple column order and merged cell formats, and applies separate parsing logic for old and new dates.
Read originalThe CFTC has issued a notice under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) proposing to extend the information collection requirement for off-exchange foreign currency transactions, assigned number 3038-0062, which originates from Part 5 of the CFTC Regulations under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). The public may submit comments online via Regulations.gov, by mail, or in person by November 23, 2026. All comments must be submitted in English or accompanied by an English translation.
Read originalBlock Scholes released its Week 35 crypto derivatives market review. Influenced by the U.S. Treasury's plan to expand Treasury repo operations and Trump pushing the Senate to pass the Clarity Act, BTC rose 20% over the past week, with its current price breaking through $80,000, and ETH rose 30%. The three major sentiment indicators in the derivatives market have repriced along with spot market movements. Options skew has turned positive, call option premiums have appeared in contracts with tenors of 7 days or more, funding rates remain positive, and the futures term structure is inverted.
Read originalvn.py 4.4.0 is officially released. This version adds notification functionality based on the WeChat iLink protocol, introduces the vnpy_questDB time-series database integration module, upgrades vnpy_esunny to the Esunny QD V9 API, and optimizes the vnpy.alpha data processing and backtesting workflow, while fixing multiple issues related to logging, data downloading, and algorithmic trade execution judgment.
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