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Shanghai Stock Exchange: Rationalize Self-regulatory Rules, Develop Open System Of Business Rules

Date 02/02/2015

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has recently completed the work of thorough rationalization and assessment of the business rules for 2014, and issued the announcement today to abolish the 8th batch of business rules, including 29 rules in total. After the rationalization, there are now a total of 196 business rules in force on the SSE, forming a complete rule system covering the securities and derivatives businesses and oriented toward all kinds of market players.

EGX Amends The Listing Rules Executive's Procedures

Date 02/02/2015

In a move aiming to develop the Egyptian Exchange (EGX)’ trading system and to achieve greater efficiency, EGX board approved the amendments of the listing and disclosure rules’ executive procedures. Amending 36 articles of the executive rules has been approved. Those amendments were approved by the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) chairman.

OneChicago Announces Trading Volume For January 2015

Date 02/02/2015

• Average January Block Trade Size was 230 (23,000 share equivalent)
• Exchange Successful Consolidates All Products onto its Own Matching Engine and Reporting Platform – OCXdelta1

S&P Dow Jones Indices Market Attributes: Correlation & Dispersion Index Dashboard

Date 02/02/2015

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

Date 02/02/2015

• Trading turnover of CHF 181.6 billion (+59.1% versus January 2014, +85.0% versus December 2014)
• Average trading turnover per day of CHF 9.1 billion
• Historic 15 January 2015: records for both trading volume (CHF 27.7 billion) and number of trades (949,988).

FSB Completes Peer Review Of Russia

Date 02/02/2015

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today its peer review of Russia.

MGEX January Closes With Pair Of Top 25 Records

Date 02/02/2015

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), began its calendar year by recording a pair of top 25 records, in both monthly exchange volume and monthly electronic volume. There were a total of 171,432 contracts traded during the month, making January the 25th-highest volume month in the Exchange’s storied history.

BM&FBOVESPA Institute And BrazilFoundation Announce The Creation Of A Social Joint Venture - This Unprecedented Partnership At BM&FBOVESPA’s Socio-Environmental Investment Exchange (BVSA) Will Kick Off With The Listing Of 20 New Projects - Each Project Will Initially Have Around R$ 40,000, With Another R$ 50,000 Possible From Fundraising

Date 02/02/2015

The BM&FBOVESPA Institute and BrazilFoundation have announced an unprecedented social joint venture to attract sponsors to projects run by Brazilian Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).  The partnership combines BrazilFoundation’s expertise on selection, capacity building and supervision of social projects, with BVSA’s worldwide pioneering model for fundraising and account rendering via a virtual platform based on concepts similar to those of a stock exchange. The common vision of this initiative is the need to build a culture of Transformative Philanthropy in Brazil.

ACER Invites Stakeholders To Participate In A Survey And A Workshop On Electricity Transmission Tariff Harmonisation Scoping

Date 02/02/2015

ACER has appointed consultants from Cambridge Economic Policy Associates (CEPA) to undertake stakeholders’ survey to gather evidence and inform an assessment of electricity transmission tariff structures across Member States and Norway. ACER strongly encourages stakeholders to respond to the survey which is being launched this week (please consult the announcement here). Deadline to respond to CEPA is 27 February 2015.

SIFMA and the SIFMA Foundation Kick-Off the 12th Annual Stock Market Game™-Capitol Hill Challenge - Students From High Schools And Middle Schools From All 50 States Participate In The SIFMA Foundation - Competition To Promote Financial Capability And Expose Students To Fiscal Policymaking

Date 02/02/2015

SIFMA and the SIFMA Foundation today kicked-off the 12th annual Stock Market Game™-Capitol Hill Challenge (CHC). This 14-week challenge organizes teams of middle and high school students by Congressional district and state and teaches the importance of saving and investing, while simultaneously promoting a better understanding of our nation’s government.