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Tokyo Commodity Exchange Palladium Rose To 2,500 Yen Per Gram Level - Highest In 12 Years And 8 Months

Date 17/01/2014

The December 2014 Palladium futures contract (most active/back contract month) temporarily marked 2,500 yen per gram during today’s session. It is the highest since May 23, 2001 (12 years and 8 months).

TheCityUK Comments On Agreement Reached In MiFiD/MiFIR Trialogue

Date 17/01/2014

TheCityUK welcomes the agreement in Trialogue on the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID/MiFIR) as a key step in achieving market reform in EU securities.

HKEx Announces Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements

Date 17/01/2014

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the following holiday risk management arrangements.

Australian Dealers Clear Trades Using ASX OTC Derivatives Clearing Service

Date 17/01/2014

Eight Australian domestic and international banks have now successfully joined the ASX OTC Interest Rate Derivatives Clearing Service as clearing participants and have started clearing trades on the platform.

Non-Executive Directors Appointed To The Board Of Directors Of London Stock Exchange Group Plc

Date 17/01/2014

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) today announces that Sherry Coutu and Joanna Shields will join the LSEG Board as Non-Executive Directors with immediate effect. 

SGX Welcomes EuroSports Global To Catalist

Date 17/01/2014

Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) is pleased to welcome the listing of EuroSports Global Limited to Catalist, under the stock code of “5G1”.

MCX Weekly Market Report January 10, 2014 – January 16, 2014

Date 17/01/2014

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Tokyo Stock Exchange ETF/ETN Monthly Report For Dec 2013

Date 17/01/2014

Trading value record high renewed for the second consecutive month

• In December 2013, the ETF/ETN market renewed record highs with monthly trading value of approximately JPY 2.8 trillion and daily average trading value of about JPY 140 billion.
• Trading of leveraged and inverse ETFs remained active, with NEXT FUNDS Nikkei 225 NEXT FUNDS Nikkei 225 Leveraged Index Exchange Traded Fund (1570) accounted for the majority of trading value for the second month in a row, while activity in leveraged issues boosted overall trading value. Nikkei 225 and TOPIX-linked issues also saw moderate growth in trading value.
• Trading in TSE Mothers Core ETF (1563) rose sharply as it rose to 12th in trading value.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Staff Announces Trade Execution Mandate For Certain Interest Rate Swaps - Javelin SEF, LLC’s Available-To-Trade Determinations Are Deemed Certified

Date 16/01/2014

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) Division of Market Oversight (Division) today announced that Javelin SEF, LLC’s (Javelin) self-certification of available-to-trade determinations (MAT Determinations) for certain interest rate swap contracts, as described below, is deemed certified. Under Commission regulations, the swaps that are subject to these MAT Determinations, whether listed or offered by Javelin or any other designated contract market (DCM) or swap execution facility (SEF), will become subject to the trade execution requirement under section 2(h)(8) of the Commodity Exchange Act 30 days after certification, on February 15, 2014. All transactions involving swaps that are subject to the trade execution requirement, as described below, must be executed through a DCM or a SEF. To the extent that swaps subject to the trade execution requirement are executed on a SEF, they must be executed in accordance with the execution methods prescribed by Commission regulation.

CFTC Announces Agenda For The Public Meeting Of The Technology Advisory Committee

Date 16/01/2014

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that on Tuesday, January 21, 2014, the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) will hold a public meeting at the CFTC’s headquarters in Washington, DC from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information regarding the meeting, see CFTC News Release 6820-14. You can view the agenda under related links.