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Hotspot To Offer Free Trading On New London-Based Matching Engine - Promotion Effective From September Launch To End Of 2015

Date 04/08/2015

Hotspot, a leading institutional foreign exchange (FX) market owned and operated by BATS Global Markets (BATS), today announced plans to incentivise customers by offering free trading for all transactions on its planned London-based matching engine to the end of 2015.   

Wiener Borse: Monthly Statistic For July 2015

Date 04/08/2015

Click here to download the monthly statistics for the Vienna Stock Exchange (includes turnover data broken down by market segments and markets, as well as index values).

TV Drama Portrays Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Enforcement Work

Date 04/08/2015

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has joined with Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) to create “SFC in Action 3”, a law-enforcement television drama premiering on TVB Jade and RTHK TV 31 on Wednesday, 5 August.

Notice On Modifying Article 15 Of “Shanghai Stock Exchange Detailed Rules For Implementation Of Margin Trading And Securities Lending (Revised In 2015)”

Date 04/08/2015

Upon approval by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has modified Article 15 of the “SSE Detailed Rules for Implementation of Margin Trading and Securities Lending (Revised in 2015)”, in a bid to cement risk management on the business of margin trading and securities lending, propel standardized growth of the business and maintain normal order of the market.

Non Jordanian Investment At The Amman Stock Exchange During July 2015

Date 04/08/2015

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors since the beginning of the year until the end of July 2015 was JD315.6 million, representing 16.6% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD308.3 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments showed an increase of JD7.3 million, compared to a decrease by JD33.6 million for the same period of 2014.  

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Amends Rules For Margin Trading And Securities Lending

Date 04/08/2015

In a bid to further strengthen its risk management over margin trading and securities lending business and safeguard the normal market order, Shenzhen Stock Exchange has recently announced to amend the Clause 2.13 in the SZSE Implementing Rules for Margin Trading and Securities Lending (2015 version).

Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes In July 2015

Date 04/08/2015

Moscow Exchange (ticker: MOEX) announces trading volumes for July 2015. The Derivatives Market and FX Market posted the strongest growth, with volumes increasing 83.5% and 42.4% YoY, respectively.  Bond volumes also performed well.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Bulletin: Risk Management of Financial Derivatives: Quantitative Limits on Physical Commodity Transactions

Date 04/08/2015

Summary

This bulletin clarifies the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) expectations regarding the extent to which national banks and federal branches or agencies of a foreign bank (collectively, banks) may make or take delivery of a physical commodity to hedge commodity derivatives transactions.1 Specifically, the bulletin provides calculation guidance for determining whether physical hedging activities are a nominal portion of risk management activities. The OCC considers physical hedging positions to be nominal only when the bank’s commodity position is no more than 5 percent of the notional value of the bank’s derivatives that (1) are in that same particular commodity and (2) allow for physical settlement within 30 days. This bulletin supplements Banking Circular 277 (BC-277), “Risk Management of Financial Derivatives” (October 27, 1993).

SIFMA Urges Swift Action To Adopt Information Sharing Legislation In Letter To Senate

Date 04/08/2015

SIFMA today submitted the following letter from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., president and CEO, to the Senate calling for action to bring up and adopt the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) and for a quick agreement between the House and Senate to send a bill to the President: 

CME Group Volume Averaged 12.8 Million Contracts Per Day In July 2015, Up 5 Percent From July 2014

Date 04/08/2015

• Agricultural commodities average daily volume rose 32 percent
• Treasury options average daily volume increased 27 percent, with record weekly treasury options
• Foreign exchange (FX) average daily volume rose 26 percent
• Metals average daily volume increased 20 percent
• Energy average daily volume rose 12 percent