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ESMA Publishes The List Of Non-EEA CCPs That Applied For Recognition

Date 05/11/2013

ESMA has published the list of central counterparties (CCPs) established in non-EEA countries which have applied for recognition under Article 25 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, CCPs and trade repositories (TRs) (EMIR).
ATHEX Monthly Statistical Bulletin October 2013

Date 05/11/2013

Click here to download Athens Exchange Monthly Statistical Bulletin.
Statement Of Support By CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler: Aggregation Provisions For Limits On Speculative Positions

Date 05/11/2013

I support the proposed rule that would modify the CFTC’s aggregation provisions for limits on speculative positions.
Bulgarian Stock Exchange Monthly Summary - October 2013

Date 05/11/2013

Please click here to download the Bulgarian Stock Exchange market performance statistics for October, 2013.
Opening Statement Of CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler: Open Meeting To Consider Position Limits

Date 05/11/2013

Good morning. This meeting will come to order. This is a public meeting of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to consider proposed rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).

ECB Working Paper Series No 1602 - November 2013 - High Frequency Trading And Price Discovery

Date 05/11/2013

Financial markets have undergone a dramatic transformation. Traders no longer sit in trading
pits buying and selling stocks with hand signals, today these transactions are executed electronically by computer algorithms. Stock exchanges’ becoming fully automated (Jain (2005)) increased the number of transactions a market executes and this enabled intermediaries to expand their own use of technology. Increased automation reduced the role for traditional human market makers and led to the rise of a new type of electronic intermediary (market- maker or specialist), typically referred to as high frequency traders (HFTs).
“At Last” Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton, Dodd-Frank Meeting On Position Limits

Date 05/11/2013

For two reasons, this is a significant day for me. I am reminded of that great Etta James song, At Last.
Assets Based On RAFI Fundamental Index Concept Pass $100 Billion Mark - Smart Beta Strategy Draws Interest From Large Institutions And Retail Investors

Date 05/11/2013

Assets invested based on the RAFI® Fundamental Index® approach have surpassed $100 billion globally. This milestone represents broad acceptance by institutional and retail investors of these smart beta strategies.
FSB Launches Quantitative Impact Study (QIS2) On Proposed Regulatory Framework For Haircuts On Securities Financing Transactions

Date 05/11/2013

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is launching on 5 November 2013 its second stage of the two-stage quantitative impact study (QIS) on the proposed regulatory framework for securities financing transactions. On 29 August 2013, the FSB published the report Policy Framework for Addressing Shadow Banking Risks in Securities Lending and Repos that set out policy recommendations for addressing financial stability risks in relation to securities lending and repos. These measures formed part of an overall set of policy recommendations to strengthen oversight and regulation of shadow banking , an overview of which was published on the same date.
Statement Of Dissent By CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia, Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking For Position Limits For Derivatives - CFTC Open Meeting

Date 05/11/2013

I respectfully dissent from the Commission’s decision to approve the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Position Limits for Derivatives. I have a number of serious concerns with the position limits proposed rule and its interpretation of section 4a(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA” or “Act”).¹ Regrettably, this proposal continues to chip away at the commercial and business operations of end-users and the vital hedging function of the futures and swaps markets.