According to CoinDesk, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said the bank is considering entering prediction markets, though it would avoid areas like sports and politics and adhere to strict rules on insider information. Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has also signaled interest in prediction markets, meeting recently with major platforms as the sector rapidly expands beyond early leaders Polymarket and Kalshi.

FIF is pleased to welcome 24X National Exchange to the FIF Community.

FIF would like to thank OTC Markets Group for hosting FIF in our first quarterly event of 2026. Every seat was taken in this well attended event, that featured two timely panels and a great networking session afterwards. On the Tokenized Securities and Digital Commodities Panel, the moderator was Shawn sloves of Fundamental Interactions and the panelists were Reid Noch of TD Securities, Pat LaVecchia of Ondo Finance and Jeff Mendl of OTC Markets. For the panel focusing on exchange and other market developments, the moderator was Tom Jordan of Jordan & Jordan, and the panelists were John...

On March 26, FIF submitted a letter to FINRA proposing that FINRA provide interpretive guidance or regulatory relief relating to the support of low-touch trading outside of regular U.S. business hours. FIF would like to thank the members of the 24x7 Trading Working Group for their contributions in the drafting of this letter.

An FIF member would like to discuss with other FIF members the SEC’s recent proposed amendments to Rule 15c2-11 (Publication or submission of quotations without specified information). If you are interested in participating in this discussion, please send a note to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The Data & Technology Committee will have its next call on Tuesday March 31 at 10 am ET to review capacity, latency and volume data for the prior month for the equity, options, currency, crypto and futures markets. The spotlight presenter will be John Willock of Blue Ocean, who will discuss the current state of overnight market data and planned SIP changes for the upcoming expansion of exchange trading hours.

FIF has scheduled two joint calls for the CAT Transaction Reporting and CAIS Working Groups for this week. The first call will be on Tuesday March 31 at 11 am ET and will focus on the SEC’s March 27 approval of the CAT cost reduction rule filing. The second call will be on Thursday April 2 at 11 am ET and will focus on the Reference Database Technical Specifications and related documentation published by FINRA CAT on March 27.

The next call for the Digital Asset Securities Working Group will be on Tuesday March 31 at 2 pm ET. Shawn Sloves, CEO of Fundamental Interactions, will present on the Clarity Act and distributed exchanges (DEXs). The Working Group will also discuss the SEC approval of the Nasdaq rule filing relating to tokenized securities and the SEC Interpretive Guidance on the application of the securities laws for crypto assets. 

The CAT Monthly Update Working Group call for April will be on Thursday April 2 at 2 pm ET. The Working Group will review guidance and updates from the CAT Plan Participants and FINRA CAT during the prior month. The Working Group will also review the current areas of focus for FIF members and the current open issues relating to CAT reporting.