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OCC Cleared Contract Volume Down 3% In September - Securities Lending CCP Activity Grew 29% For September And 15% Year-To-Date

Date 01/10/2015

OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that cleared contract volume in September was 361,537,608 contracts, off 3 percent from September 2014 volume of 371,034,038 contracts. OCC’s year-to-date average daily cleared contract volume dropped slightly by 0.17 percent from 2014 with 16,855,238 contracts in 2015.

MGEX Announces Board Of Directors Election Results

Date 01/10/2015

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), announced the results of its annual Board of Directors (Board) election, held October 1, 2015. Re-elected to the Board were Marc L. Gordon and Murray Stahl. Newly elected to the Board was John A. Griffith. All will serve two-year terms.  

US Justice Department Announces BHF-Bank (Schweiz) AG Reaches Resolution Under Swiss Bank Program

Date 01/10/2015

The Department of Justice announced today that BHF-Bank (Schweiz) AG (BHF) has reached a resolution under the department’s Swiss Bank Program. 

Alberta Securities Commission Sanctions Bert Holtby And Randy Kowalchuk For Illegal Insider Trading

Date 01/10/2015

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has sanctioned John (Bert) Holtby for illegal insider trading and informing (tipping), and Randall (Randy) Kowalchuk for illegal insider trading, relating to Edmonton-based Eveready Inc.  This sanction decision was made in response to the Alberta Court of Appeal's direction to reconsider the sanctions ordered against Bert Holtby and Randy Kowalchuk in June 2013.

Dow Jones Industrial Average® Q3 2015 Report Card

Date 01/10/2015

At the End of Q3 2015 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended September at 16,284.70 – down 1,538.37 points year to date for a -8.63% return.  Q3 2015 was the worst calendar quarter since Q3 2011.

Office of Financial Research Update "Measuring The Unmeasurable: An Application Of Uncertainty Quantification To Financial Portfolios."

Date 01/10/2015

The OFR released a working paper today entitled, "Measuring the Unmeasurable: An Application of Uncertainty Quantification to Financial Portfolios."

SEC Halts $32 Million Scheme That Promised Riches From Amber Mining

Date 01/10/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it has filed fraud charges and obtained asset freezes against the operator of a worldwide pyramid scheme that falsely promised investors would profit from a venture purportedly backed by the company’s massive amber holdings.

CBOE Holdings Reports September 2015 Trading Volume - Total Volume Of 104.0 Million Contracts, ADV Of 5.0 Million Contracts, Down 5% From Year Ago And 17% From August

Date 01/10/2015

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) reported today that total trading volume in September for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange^® (CBOE^®) and C2 Options Exchange (C2) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE^®) was 104.0 million contracts, a decrease of 5 percent from September 2014 and 17 percent from August 2015.   

ESMA Publishes 14th Update To Its EMIR Implementation Q&As

Date 01/10/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today issued the 14th update of its Q&A document on the implementation of the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The Q&As provide answers and guidance related to questions received regarding the implementation of EMIR.

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And SIX Structured Products Exchange: September 2015

Date 01/10/2015

• Trading turnover in September: CHF 111.7 billion (+4.0% in comparison with the previous month)
• Number of trades in September: 4,688,559 (+10.7% month-on-month)
• Trading turnover since the start of the year: CHF 1,075.7 billion (+28.5% year-on-year)
• The first three quarters of 2015 saw more trades being conducted than in the whole of 2014.