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New Zealand Financial Markets Authority - Peer-To-Peer And Crowdfunding: Sector Snapshot

Date 06/04/2023

This report is a 'snapshot' of peer-to-peer lending (P2P) and crowdfunding activity in New Zealand for the year ended 30 June 2022.

Montréal Exchange Interest Rate derivative Trading Ceases At 13:30 Today, April 6, 2023 - Exchange's Markets Closed April 7, 2023

Date 06/04/2023

Interest rate derivative trading will cease at 1:30 p.m. today, April 6, 2023. Furthermore, the Exchange's markets will be closed on April 7, 2023.

Nodal Exchange Sets New Records And Achieves Second Highest Quarterly Power Trading Ever In Q1 2023

Date 05/04/2023

Nodal Exchange today announced strong performance in power, environmental, and natural gas trading in the first quarter of 2023.  In power, Nodal posted its second highest quarter ever in Q1 2023 with 833 million MWh power futures volume traded, just shy of Q1 2022’s record 850 million MWh.  In the first quarter of 2023, Nodal saw three of its five highest volume months ever in power futures trading, including a record January.  Nodal continues to be the market leader in North American power futures having the majority of the open interest with 1.213 billion MWh, representing over $106.6 billion of notional value (both sides), at the end of March.  This is roughly equivalent to the electricity usage of 114 million U.S. households for one year.

CFTC Chairman Behnam To Keynote At NCUA’s Capital Markets Summit In NYC

Date 05/04/2023

Cboe Global Markets Reports Trading Volume For March 2023

Date 05/04/2023

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a leading provider of global market infrastructure and tradable products, today reported March monthly trading volume statistics across its global business lines and provided guidance for selected revenue per contract/net revenue capture metrics for the first quarter of 2023.

CFTC Financial Data For Futures Commission Merchants Update

Date 05/04/2023

The latest reports for February 2023 are now available.

ISDA - Under Scrutiny – IQ April 2023

Date 05/04/2023

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank and the acquisition of Credit Suisse by UBS are the latest in a series of shocks to have rattled financial markets. Some, like the failure of SVB, appear to be related to poor risk management combined with a high interest rate environment. Others, like the March 2020 dash for cash and the September 2022 gilt crisis, came about when external shocks triggered extreme price volatility followed by high margin requirements, a liquidity squeeze and widespread selling of assets, amplifying the impact and disrupting the functioning of core markets.

Bitfinex Derivatives Expands Perpetuals Portfolio To Include Asian Equity Indices - Equity Indices Include HONG KONG 50, JAPAN 225 And AUSTRALIA 200

Date 05/04/2023

Bitfinex Derivatives, a derivatives platform that is accessible through Bitfinex announced today a range of perpetual contracts for three of the largest and oldest Asian Equities indices; HONG KONG 50, JAPAN 225 and AUSTRALIA 200.

EBA Launches Call For Papers For Its 2023 Policy Research Workshop

Date 05/04/2023

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a call for papers in view of its 12th Policy Research Workshop taking place on 7-8 November 2023 and titled “Interest rate and Liquidity Risk Management, Regulation and the Macro-economic environment”. The deadline for submitting papers is 7 July 2023.

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

Date 05/04/2023

Good morning. Thank you Chairman Behnam for your leadership of the Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) and for holding this meeting today. Thank you to AAC Designated Federal Officer, Swati Shah, AAC Chair Scott Herndon, and to the committee members for the discussions and work you have planned. Your time is valuable, and I appreciate you sharing your expertise with us.