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Nasdaq April 2024 Volumes

Date 02/05/2024

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for April 2024 on its investor relations website. A data sheet showing this information can be found at: http://ir.nasdaq.com/financials/volume-statistics. 

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson: Articulating An Agenda For Regulating AI

Date 02/05/2024

Good afternoon. It’s a pleasure to be here for today’s Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting.

SEC: Market Structure Updated Metrics

Date 02/05/2024

SEC Staff is pleased to provide the following updates:

• Updated Metrics. Data series containing daily cancel-to-trade ratios, trade-order volumes, hidden rates, and odd-lot rate metrics for Q1 2024 are now available. This data extends to 147 total months the data series you can view in the data visualization tool as well as download in CSV format. The visualization for quote-life data now defaults to Q1 2024.

Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Caroline D. Pham Before The Technology Advisory Committee

Date 02/05/2024

Good morning. Thank you, Commissioner Goldsmith Romero, for convening this meeting of the Technology Advisory Committee (TAC). Over the past year, you and the TAC have really been leading the way at the CFTC on the issue of artificial intelligence (AI), and I look forward to the continuation of those efforts. I also want to recognize the TAC Designated Federal Officer, Anthony Biagioli, the Alternate Designated Federal Officers, Ben Rankin and Drew Rodgers, the CFTC staff, and everyone who worked to make today’s meeting possible. And of course, thank you to the committee members for taking time away from your day jobs to share your expertise and provide the CFTC with valuable insight into advancements in technology.

US Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Releases CRA Evaluations For 13 National Banks And Federal Savings Associations

Date 02/05/2024

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of April 1, 2024, through April 30, 2024. The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings. The possible ratings are outstanding, satisfactory, needs to improve, and substantial noncompliance.

ISDA derivatiViews: Margin Transparency Will Help Market Resilience

Date 02/05/2024

Margin has become a lynchpin of global regulatory efforts to mitigate counterparty credit risk and increase the resilience of financial markets. But in times of stress like the March 2020 dash for cash, margin requirements can quickly spike, creating acute liquidity challenges for some participants. Regulators are looking to address this and have made several policy proposals to improve margin practices – changes that we think, for the most part, will help further strengthen the financial system.

The EBA Will Start Collecting Information On Natural Persons Through Its AML/CFT Database, EuReCA

Date 02/05/2024

Starting from May 2024, supervisors across the European Union (EU) will be able to report names of natural persons to EuReCA, the EU central database on anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) of the European Banking Authority (EBA). Through EuReCA, the EBA has been able to contribute to making supervision more informed, targeted and effective. With this step, the EBA will contribute to further strengthening the fight against money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) in the EU.

Investment Opportunities And A New Agri-Commodities Exchange At The 2024 BRVM Investment Days Roadshow

Date 02/05/2024

After its first two forays into wooing foreign investors in South Africa, New York and London in 2015 and 2018, the BRVM Investment Days roadshow is back in Johannesburg on Tuesday 7 May, promising two days of strategic dialogue on investment opportunities in West Africa, hosted by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.   

Interactive Brokers Launches Daily Options On The CAC 40® Index

Date 02/05/2024

Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, today announced the availability of Daily Options on the CAC 40® index, further expanding  Interactive Brokers’ robust product suite. Daily Options on the CAC 40® index provide experienced investors with another means to execute short-term trading strategies and manage exposure to the French stock market.

CFTC Commissioner Mersinger To Participate In A Keynote Q&A At The MFA Legal & Compliance Conference

Date 02/05/2024