Intercontinental Exchange is launching the Reddit Signals and Sentiment Tool. The tool is designed to offer investors actionable insights about topics and trends that are prominent on Reddit. Considering the rise of Reddit, and the high profile that platform has enjoyed among traders since the pandemic, this collaboration makes perfect sense. Chris Edmonds, the President of Fixed Income and Data Services at Intercontinental Exchange, stopped by the show to share details about how the tool was created and potential use cases across markets.

Regulatory changes and shifting market dynamics are shining a spotlight on repo clearing. Amid all the changes, Yama Darriet, Head of OTC and Repo Expansion at Euronext, stops by the show to discuss the factors that are driving more firms to turn to repo clearing. Darriet also outlines Euronext's Repo Expansion Initiative, which aims to boost market access, liquidity provision and collateral optimization across Europe. Darriet also provides an update on Euronext's effort to bring the buy side into clearing via the build out of its Sponsored Access solution.

With rising energy prices making headlines, Amperon Co-Founder and CEO Sean Kelly stops by the show to discuss the strategies utilities, policymakers and traders are employing to tackle market volatility. Kelly highlights the significant demand growth in Texas and notes the impact of PJM's recent auction results. Kelly emphasizes the need for a diverse energy mix, including nuclear, solar, and natural gas, to meet future demand. Kelly also outlines the solutions traders are leveraging to manage their positions and highlights the importance of AI and machine learning in forecasting and managing energy demand.

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Matt Judge, European Head of Sales for Singapore Exchange (SGX), helps power our road trip to the International Derivatives Expo (IDX) in London across the finish line. Matt touts SGX's continued effort to boost its emerging market currency offerings by sharing an update on the recent launch of Brazilian Real futures, in partnership with B3. Matt also highlights SGX's success with T+1 and outlines other initiatives aimed at providing clients with cross-border connectivity across various asset classes.

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Our road trip to the International Derivatives Expo continues with this conversation with Chris Edmonds, President of Fixed Income and Data Services at Intercontinental Exchange. Chris highlights how markets have handled recent volatility, citing the impact of the Israel-Iran conflict and US tariff policies. Edmonds noted that the industry has managed volatility well, with processing reaching 1.3 trillion messages in a single session. Chris also looks back on the lessons learned from FTX's clearing proposal and shares an update on the progress of ICE's Treasury clearing solution. Finally, Chris expresses what an honor it has been to serve as one of the co-heads of the Mission (Im)Possible Kilt Challenge that is rasising funds to benefit Futures for Kids.

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Fresh off his panel at the International Derivatives Expo in London, Derek Sammann, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Commodities Markets at CME Group, joins the show to discuss how markets are handling recent volatility events. CME Group has seen record volumes in energy markets and has also seen growth across agricultural and metals, with significant increases in EMEA and APAC regions. Sammann emphasized CME Group's dual focus on risk management and price discovery, and notes how retail participation -- particularly in gold -- is surging, driven by inflation hedges.

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Day Two of International Derivatives Expo kicks off with a conversation featuring Chris Rhodes, President of ICE Futures Europe. Fresh off his appearance on the Exchange Leaders panel, Rhodes joins the show to outline how ICE Futures Europe continues to foster innovation amid a landscape of regulatory divergence. Rhodes explains how ICE leverages its global footprint to deliver products that meet regulatory standards across various jurisdictions. Rhodes also shares his views on how energy commodites and weather derivatives continue to evolve and present new market opportunities.

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Alun Green, EVP and Managing Director of Futures and Options at Trading Technologies, joins the show from the International Derivatives Expo in London to discuss the growing importance of integrating technologies like AI and cloud computing as markets adjust to new variables like the boom in energy demand. Green outlines the challenges of 24/7 trading, emphasizing the need for real-time risk management and consolidated platforms. Green also notes the trend towards unified trading tools that integrate best practices from various asset classes, aiming to streamline the trading experience for end users.

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