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ISE Mercury To Launch On February 16, 2016 - SEC Approves ISE's Form 1 Application For Third Options Exchange

Date 01/02/2016

The International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc.(ISE Holdings) today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved its Form 1 application for ISE MercuryTM, ISE Holdings’ third options exchange. On February 16, 2016, ISE Mercury will begin trading with a small number of symbols and expects to quickly roll out listings in its first few weeks of operation.  

ESMA Vacancy Notice - Seconded National Expert – Supervisor Of Credit Rating Agencies And Trade Repositories (Deadline: 21/02/16)

Date 01/02/2016

ESMA is looking for a Seconded National Expert - Supervisor of CRA and TR (REF.: ESMA/2016/VAC4/SNE)

ISE Holdings Reports Business Activity For January 2016

Date 01/02/2016

• ISE and ISE Gemini combined to represent 17.4% of equity options market share, excluding dividend trades.
• ISE and ISE Gemini reported a combined ADV of 3.0 million contracts.
• Dividend trades made up 0.1% of industry volume in January 2016.

ESMA Comments On The IASB’s Exposure Draft

Date 01/02/2016

Today the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its comment letters to the IASB and to EFRAG on the IASB’s Exposure Draft Applying IFRS 9 Financial Instrumentswith IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts. 

Time For A new Lamfalussy Moment - Speech By Benoît Cœuré, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, At The Professor Lamfalussy Commemorative Conference, Budapest, 1 February 2016

Date 01/02/2016

Dear Governor Matolcsy,

Ladies and Gentlemen, 

Almost to the day 15 years ago, on 15 February 2001, Alexandre Lamfalussy and his Committee of Wise Men submitted their Final Report on the Regulation of European Securities Markets to the Commission. [2] To deepen integration in the Union’s financial markets, they proposed to distinguish between the political choices and the more technical measures in the area of financial legislation; the former would be made by the legislators themselves, while the latter would be left to technical bodies. The intention was to significantly streamline the legislative process in order to ensure that the Union’s legal framework for financial services was keeping up with the rapidly changing realities on the ground. The offspring of the Lamfalussy Report is today’s European System of Financial Supervision, comprising the EBA, ESMA, EIOPA and ESRB.

Open Interest Streak Highlights Month For MGEX

Date 01/02/2016

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has concluded the month of January with a total volume of 155,833, marking four-straight months of volume greater than 150,000.  

ESMA Issues Technical Standards On Settlement Discipline Under CSDR

Date 01/02/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on settlement discipline which ESMA has to deliver for the implementation of the Central Securities Depository Regulation (CSDR).

Nasdaq Completes Acquisition Of Chi-X Canada

Date 01/02/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Chi-X Canada, an Alternative Trading System for Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture listed securities, from Chi-X Global. 

SEC Charges Software Company With FCPA Violations

Date 01/02/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that software manufacturer SAP SE has agreed to give up $3.7 million in sales profits to settle charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) when procuring business in Panama.

The Spanish Stock Exchange Traded €74.2 Billion In January

Date 01/02/2016

• The number of equity trades in January was 5.2 million
• In January the trading volume in ETFs exceeded €766 million
• The traded volume in Stock Futures in January was up 35% year on year
• Corporate Debt trading in January reached €13 billion in January and the volume of Public Debt traded on SENAF was €9.5 billion, up 1.7% year on year