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30th Annual World Cup Championship Of Futures Trading® Culminates In May 9 Award Ceremony - L.A. Actress Victoria Grimsley Is Second Female Ever To Take First Place - Top Three Finishers In Industry’s Longest-Running, Real Money Trading Competition Hail From Three Continents

Date 06/05/2014

Winners of the 30th annual World Cup Championship of Futures Trading® will receive their coveted Bull & Bear trophies Friday in an award ceremony on the CME Group trading floor to culminate the 2013 year-long event. The industry’s longest-running, real-money trading competition produced winners from three different continents for the second consecutive year. Top finisher Victoria Grimsley is the second female ever to take first place in the Championship.

Euroclear And DTCC Look To Break New Ground With Collateral Processing Joint Venture - Proposed Joint Venture Between Two Of The Industry's Largest Post-Trade Market Infrastructures To Launch New Industry Utilities To Streamline Margin Settlement Processes And Enhance Access To Collateral Worldwide, Improving The Safety And Soundness Of The Financial Markets

Date 06/05/2014

The Boards of Euroclear and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) have authorized their respective companies to finalize negotiations to establish a joint venture (JV) to deliver a collateral processing infrastructure that leverages and integrates both companies’ capabilities and efforts to date. Both Euroclear and DTCC are industry owned and governed, and the firms will collaborate with market participants as solutions are developed.

Comment By Simon Lewis, Chief Executive, AFME: European Union Financial Transaction Tax

Date 06/05/2014

Simon Lewis, Chief Executive, AFME, has issued the following statement concerning the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), on conclusion of the ECOFIN meeting today: 

“The intention of the participating Member States to introduce an FTT by 2016 is disappointing. Although the evidence continues to show that such a tax will have serious harmful economic effects for end-users of financial markets throughout Europe, the participating Member States are working towards imposing a tax on transactions in equities and certain types of derivatives."

An Integrated European Energy Market - More Important Than Ever - 15th Anniversary Of The European Federation Of Energy Traders (EFET)

Date 06/05/2014

Thank you for inviting me to say some words today, on the 15th Anniversary of the European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET). Perhaps this anniversary is an opportunity for some of you to look back to 1999, when EFET was created. We have gone a long way since then, but of course more work remains to be done. So, I hope you are using today's discussion not only to look back, but also as an opportunity to talk about how we can achieve even more progress on European energy markets in the future.

European Commission: Speaking Points By Commissioner Šemeta At The ECOFIN Press Conference - Financial Transaction Tax

Date 06/05/2014

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The Financial Transaction Tax is back in the spotlight – and with good reason.

JSE Currency Derivatives Market Sees Highest Value And Volume Traded

Date 06/05/2014

As at the end of April this year the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE) Currency Derivatives Market saw the value of futures and options traded reaching an access of R1trillion since the market’s inception in 2007. 

Bursa Malaysia Sector Update: Xinghe Holdings Berhad (Formerly Known As Key West Global Telecommunications Berhad (“Xinghe” Or “Company”)

Date 06/05/2014

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia Securities”) has decided to update the classification of sector for XINGHE to come into effect on 9.00a.m., Friday, 9 May 2014. 

Thailand Futures Exchange’s New Trading And Clearing Systems Go Live

Date 06/05/2014

The Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX), under the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) group, announced the successful launch of its new derivatives trading and clearing systems today, operating smoothly on the same platform as the equities trading’s SET CONNECT. With well-proven technology by Cinnober and developed by Korea Exchange, the new systems provide cross-asset class trading efficiently and could support multi-currency and multi-market trading.

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank Selects SunGard To Help Improve Lending Operations

Date 06/05/2014

AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, a provider of funding and financial services to agricultural credit associations, has selected SunGard’s Ambit Commercial Lender to help modernize lending operations.

EEX To Relaunch Its Coal Market

Date 06/05/2014

In May, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) will start an initiative to relaunch its coal market. The initiative will focus on Trade Registration which means the registration of OTC trades for clearing.