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Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson Regarding CFTC Order Finding That Jeremy Rounsville Of Hunt County Texas, Defrauded Customers In Digital Asset Arbitrage Scheme

Date 04/11/2022

Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued an order indicating that during a one-year period beginning in May 2018, Jeremy Rounsville defrauded investors seeking to invest in digital asset markets. Rounsville claimed to be the Chief Executive Officer of Arbritraging.co, a company that purportedly offered complex trading strategies in digital asset products. Arbitraging.co claimed to have created a "highly advanced arbitrage bot” that could—according to marketing materials—facilitate seamless automated arbitrage trading. The claims were, however, untrue. Arbitraging.co’s bot, known as the "aBOT," never executed trades on behalf of investors.

Thirteen Days In October: How Central Bank Balance Sheets Can Support Monetary And Financial Stability − Speech By Andrew Hauser, Bank Of England, Executive Director For Markets - Given At The ECB’s 2022 Conference On Money Markets

Date 04/11/2022

Our gilt market purchases in October were designed to deliver our financial stability objective. Going forward our focus is on unwinding our QE gilt holdings. Andrew Hauser explains how we will do that in a way that avoids disrupting market functioning. 

CFTC Penalizes And Permanently Bans Texan From Trading And Registration For Virtual Currencies Fraud

Date 04/11/2022

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it has issued an order simultaneously filing and settling charges against Jeremey Rounsville, a/k/a David Peterson, of Texas. The order requires Rounsville to pay a $177,000 civil monetary penalty, permanently bans him from soliciting or trading in commodity interests and virtual currencies, or registering with the CFTC in any capacity, and requires him to cease and desist from any further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations, as charged. 

Exchange Of Letters Between The Bank Of England Governor And The UK Chancellor On The Asset Purchase Facility - November 2022

Date 04/11/2022

Miami International Holdings Reports October 2022 Trading Results - SPIKES Futures, MIAX Options And MIAX Pearl Equities Set Year-To-Date Volume Records

Date 04/11/2022

Miami International Holdings, Inc. today reported October 2022 trading results for its U.S. exchange subsidiaries – MIAX®, MIAX Pearl® and MIAX Emerald® (together, the MIAX Exchange Group), and Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX™).

MGEX Reports Trading Results For October 2022 - SPIKES Futures Set Record Year-To-Date Volume Total

Date 04/11/2022

Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEXTM), a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today reported October 2022 trading volume of 184,807 contracts, representing a 57.7% year-over-year (YoY) decrease and a 40.4% decrease from September 2022. Total year-to-date (YTD) volume reached 2.9 million contracts, a decrease of 10.6% from the same period in 2021.

Malawi Stock Exchange, Weekly Summary, 4 November 2022

Date 04/11/2022

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly summary.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Ramps Up Intervention On Rogue Financial Promotions

Date 04/11/2022

The FCA intervened to amend or withdraw 4,151 financial promotions between July and September, the highest since it started publishing the data.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore, Bank Of Ghana And Development Bank Ghana To Develop An Integrated Financial Ecosystem To Support Growth Of Asia-Africa SME Trade Corridor

Date 04/11/2022

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Bank of Ghana (BOG) and Development Bank Ghana (DBG) [1] today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop the Ghana Integrated Financial Ecosystem (GIFE). The GIFE aims to enhance financial capabilities and access for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana and generate greater opportunities for trade and financial services cooperation between Singapore and Ghana.  Over time, it is envisaged that the integrated financial ecosystem model can serve the Asia-Africa SME trade corridor more broadly. 

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 04/11/2022

Highlights

- Securities Market

• Market capitalisation was $26.4 trillion at the end of October 2022.
• The average daily turnover in October 2022 was $104.6 billion, an increase of 13 per cent when compared with $92.9 billion in September 2022.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs for the first ten months of 2022 was $9.3 billion, an increase of 39 per cent when compared with $6.7 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of L&I Products for the first ten months of 2022 was $2.0 billion, an increase of 67 per cent when compared with $1.2 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of Debt Securities for the first ten months of 2022 was $590 million, an increase of 48 per cent when compared with $400 million for the same period last year.