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Fast, Simple, Free Look-Up For All Legal Entity Identifiers Launched By Alacra

Date 24/08/2015

Alacra Inc., the leading provider of business information solutions for financial institutions, corporations and professional service firms, announced today the launch of Alacra Resolve. Alacra Resolve is a completely new and unique approach to accessing and researching all the publicly available entity identifiers: LEI, GIIN, ticker, CIK, FRN, RSSD, and more.

LCH.Clearnet: Portfolio Margining White Paper

Date 24/08/2015

Executive Summary

CCPs set margin requirements and call margin on a wide range  of financial instruments to insure against the potential default  of members. Typically, margins are calculated and called  on a portfolio basis — i.e., they reflect the price risk across  the member’s portfolio of positions, rather than being set at  the level of individual positions without any reference to any  other positions in the member’s portfolio. Portfolio margining  encourages better risk management and more efficient  allocation of collateral to the greatest risks.

Cairo Amman Bank Weekly Economic Monitor And Amman Stock Exchange Report

Date 24/08/2015

Cairo Amman Bank has issued their Weekly Economic Monitor and Amman Stock Exchange Report.

Osaka Exchange: Extension Of A Fee Discount Campaign Of Weekly Options

Date 24/08/2015

Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE) implemented the expansion of the contract months for options on the Nikkei Stock Average in May, 2015, and introduced a fee discount campaign for the new options contracts (hereinafter “Weekly Options”) started from the listing date, which was at first scheduled to end by the end of August, 2015.

ASIC Consults On Addressing 'Sunsetting' Market Class Orders

Date 24/08/2015

ASIC has today released a consultation paper proposing to maintain relief that ASIC has previously provided from certain obligations under the Corporations Act 2001. The consultation paper also sets out ASIC's proposal to withdraw some relief. This consultation paper is part of ASIC's response to the 'sunsetting' of legislative instruments.

World Federation Of Exchanges Annual Meeting, Oct 19-21, Doha, Qatar

Date 24/08/2015

The Dubai Financial Services Authority Appoints New General Counsel

Date 23/08/2015

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) today announced that Ms Muna Dandan will join them as General Counsel. Ms Dandan has held a number of senior legal positions in the private sector and has significant experience in legal practice. As General Counsel, Ms Dandan will have overall responsibility for all legal work carried out in the regulator.

CBOE, C2, SPX Options Set Daily Volume Records: Single-Day RUT Options Volume Soars

Date 22/08/2015

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today reported that trading volume at the Chicago Board Options Exchange ® (CBOE®) and the C2 Options Exchange (C2) each set a one-day trading record, with CBOE trading an estimated 11,027,570 options contracts and topping a previous single-day record of 10,919,537, set on August 8, 2011.

Dow Jones Industrial Average Ends Day Down More Than 500 Points

Date 21/08/2015

The Dow Jones Industrial average dropped 530.8 points, or 3.1% on the day. It was the steepest drop since August 2011 for the blue-chip average.

BATS 1000 Index Down 5.4% This Week

Date 21/08/2015

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of exchanges and services for financial markets globally, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) declined 1,223.12 points on the week to close at 21,513.86, down 5.4% over last week’s close.