Well-Functioning Capital Markets
MAS expanded the list of derivatives trading venues under mutual recognition arrangements with the United States, the European Union, and post-Brexit with the United Kingdom
2 January 2021
The expansion increased the number of eligible derivatives trading venues for Singapore and overseas participants to trade over-the-counter derivatives with each other. Following Brexit, the arrangements were extended to the United Kingdom to ensure uninterrupted market access and support cross-border market efficiency between Singapore and the United Kingdom.
- Securities and Futures (Trading Venues for Derivatives Contracts in the United States) Regulations 2019
- Securities and Futures (Trading Venues for Derivatives Contracts in the European Union) Regulations 2019 (amended on 20 December 2020)
- Securities and Futures (Trading Venues for Derivatives Contracts in the United Kingdom) Regulations 2020