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DGCX SENSEX Futures Climb 41% In April - Trading Volumes In April Total 819,941 Contracts, Valued At USD 24.69 Billion

Date 07/05/2014

SENSEX Futures on the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) recorded a month-on-month growth of 41% in April. The Exchange traded a total of 819,941 contracts last month, valued at USD 24.69 billion.

PEGAS: April Volumes Increase By 174 Percent Year-On-Year - New Monthly Record On TTF Futures

Date 07/05/2014

PEGAS, the natural gas platform commonly established by the European Energy Exchange (EEX) and Powernext, announced that a total volume of 42.5 TWh was traded in April 2014. It represents an increase of 174 percent compared to 15.6 TWh traded on the natural gas markets of EEX and Powernext in April 2013.

SGX Enhances Its Commodities Product Offering

Date 07/05/2014

SGX is building up its bulk commodity product offerings with 9 more derivative contracts over the next 2 months, subject to regulatory approval. These new contracts will further boost and complement the existing AsiaClear products to provide customers with access to more effective, efficient, and comprehensive risk management.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Bans Helen Chow Hoi Ching And Choy Cheuk Tung For Life

Date 07/05/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has, in two separate actions, banned Ms Helen Chow Hoi Ching, a former employee of The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. (formerly known as ABN AMRO Bank N.V.), and Ms Choy Cheuk Tung, a former employee of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, from re-entering the industry for life (Note 1).

ASX Limited Earnings Update To 31 March 2014

Date 07/05/2014

ASX Limited (ASX) has provided an earnings update for the nine months to 31 March 2014. The update is provided ahead of ASX’s participation at an investor conference in Sydney today. 

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Kaiser $1.7 Million

Date 07/05/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded Kaiser Securities Limited (Kaiser Securities) and Kaiser Futures Limited (Kaiser Futures) (collectively referred to as Kaiser) and fined them a total of $1.7 million for conducting unauthorized financial activities in breach of the laws of Macau.

Federal Reserve Governor Jeremy C. Stein, At The Money Marketeers Of New York University, New York, New York, May 6, 2014, Challenges For Monetary Policy Communication

Date 07/05/2014

The Money Marketeers have a long tradition of hosting policymakers and fostering informed public discussion, and I am delighted to join in this tradition.

NASDAQ OMX April 2014 Volumes

Date 06/05/2014

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for April 2014, on its investor relations website. A data sheet showing the monthly volumes can be found at: http://ir.nasdaqomx.com/monthly-reporting/

BM&FBOVESPA Publishes April Market Performance

Date 06/05/2014

BOVESPA Segment

In April the equities market’s (BOVESPA segment) financial volume totaled BRL150.11 billion against BRL125.23 billion in March. Daily average was BRL7.50 billion against BRL6.59 billion in the previous month. Total number of trades in April was 19,724,219 against 18,503,854 in March. Daily average number of trades was 986,211 against 973,887 in the previous month.

Keynote Address By CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia, Derivatives 2014: A Market in Transition – A TabbForum Event - We Have The Power To Reverse The Negative Impacts Of The Commission’s Rules On Market Structure

Date 06/05/2014

Thank you for the kind introduction and for the opportunity to serve as your closing keynote speaker. It is my pleasure to engage with you here today and discuss market structure changes. Also, thank you to Larry Tabb and his great staff who contribute to this debate with opinions and research on a daily basis. It is my pleasure to have Larry Tabb contribute to the Technology Advisory Committee (“TAC”) work and in particular the high-frequency trading (“HFT”) discussion. I would also like to remind everyone that today is the fourth anniversary of the Flash Crash so it is particularly apt that we discuss evolving market structure at this conference.