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CFTC Orders Summit Energy Services, Inc. To Pay $140,000 Civil Monetary Penalty And Cease And Desist From Acting As An Unregistered Commodity Trading Advisor

Date 16/01/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today entered an Order requiringSummit Energy Services, Inc. (Summit Energy), a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Louisville, Kentucky, to pay a $140,000 civil monetary penalty for acting as an unregistered Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA).

R.J. O’Brien Statement On Swiss Franc

Date 16/01/2015

Chicago-based R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest and largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, today issued the following statement:

“RJO has no customer debits as a result of the volatility surrounding the Swiss Franc trade yesterday.”

FESE: Response To ESMA Guidelines On The Application Of C6 & C7 of Annex I MiFID

Date 16/01/2015

Reply form for theConsultation paperGuidelines on the application of C6 and C7 of Annex I of MiFID

ICE Futures Europe Sets Daily Volume Record In Three Month Euro Swiss Franc Futures

Date 16/01/2015

Intercontinental Exchange, the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that ICE Futures Europe reached a daily volume record of 199,692 contracts in Three Month Euro Swiss Franc (Euroswiss) futures on January 15, 2015. The previous record of 194,340 contracts was set on December 4, 2012.

ACER Recommendations For The European Gas Market Welcomed By Stakeholders

Date 16/01/2015

The Agency’s recommendations for meeting the new challenges faced by the European gas market were well received by stakeholders from across the sector, who participated today in a workshop organised by ACER in Brussels.  These recommendations are aimed at improving competitiveness to ensure security of supply; facilitating the emergence of a well-functioning and transparent wholesale market and optimising the role of gas in complementing renewable energy source generation. The report also includes  an in-depth study of all relevant hubs and their trading activity, which shows that hub based pricing is already used for the majority of operations. Therefore it is of growing importance that the price formation on these hubs can be trusted,  is robust and based on a well-functioning, deep and liquid market.

Alpari: Important Announcement

Date 16/01/2015

The recent move on the Swiss franc caused by the Swiss National Bank’s unexpected policy reversal of capping the Swiss franc against the euro has resulted in exceptional volatility and extreme lack of liquidity. This has resulted in the majority of clients sustaining losses which has exceeded their account equity. Where a client cannot cover this loss, it is passed on to us. This has forced Alpari (UK) Limited to confirm today, 16/01/15, that it has entered into insolvency. Retail client funds continue to be segregated in accordance with FCA rules.

Debtwire: 2Q14 Pulls Yearly Issuance To Record High Despite Slow 2H

Date 16/01/2015

Debtwire Analytics, Debtwire’s credit research tool on levered companies, just launched its FY14 European high-yield report. 

Presentation By HKEx Head Of Market Operations Roger Lee At A Media Briefing On Consultation Paper On Proposals To Introduce Volatility Control Mechanism In The Securities And Derivatives Markets And Closing Auction Session In The Securities Market

Date 16/01/2015

Click here to download a presentation by HKEx Head of Market Operations Roger Lee at a media briefing on a consultation paper on proposals to introduce volatility control mechanism in the securities and derivatives markets and closing auction session in the securities market.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For China Merchants Bank Futures

Date 16/01/2015

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Tuesday, 20 January 2015, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

Shanghai Stock Exchange: 1st ABS Under Filing System Listed

Date 16/01/2015

As the first asset backed securities (ABS) listed for transfer after the filing system was newly adopted for the asset securitization business, “Baoxin Leasing Phase I Asset Backed Securities for Asset Backed Special Plan”, with Hengtai Securities as the plan manager, was successfully listed and transferred on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) on January 14, 2015, meaning that the asset securitization market has stepped into a new normal.