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U.S. Treasury Imposes Sanctions On Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin And Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov - United States, In Partnership With Allies And Partners, Sanctions The Architects Of Russia’s War Against Ukraine - State Department Also Sanctions Minister Of Defense Sergei Shoigu And Chief Of The General Staff Of The Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov

Date 25/02/2022

Today, the United States, in coordination with allies and partners, continued to forcefully respond to Russia’s unjustified, unprovoked, and premediated invasion of Ukraine by imposing sanctions on President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, as well as other members of Russia’s Security Council. This builds on other sweeping actions that the United States and partners took earlier this week targeting the core infrastructure of the Russian financial system, including sanctions against Russia’s largest financial institutions, restricting the ability of the Government of the Russian Federation to raise capital, and cutting it off from access to critical technologies. Cumulatively, these actions impose unprecedented diplomatic and economic costs on Russia and further isolate it from the global financial system and international community.

NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 25/02/2022

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of February 15, 2022.

Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date February 15, 2022

Date 25/02/2022

At the end of the settlement date of February 15, 2022, short interest in 3,301 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 9,916,446,118 shares compared with 9,574,319,687 shares in 3,265 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of January 31, 2022. The mid-January short interest represents 2.72 days compared with 2.51 days for the prior reporting period.

Statement By IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva On Ukraine

Date 25/02/2022

Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today made the following statement on Ukraine.

“This week’s events in Ukraine are a matter of grave concern—first and foremost due to the human toll and suffering of ordinary people. The conflict is also having a serious economic impact, which will worsen the longer it continues. This crisis comes at a delicate time, when the global economy is recovering from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, and threatens to undo some of that progress."

Statement On Proposal To Require Short Position And Short Activity Reporting By Institutional Investment Managers, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Feb. 25, 2022

Date 25/02/2022

Section 929X of the Dodd-Frank Act requires the Commission to adopt rules providing for the public disclosure of short sale information. Today’s proposal would establish a framework for doing this on an aggregate basis for institutional investment managers with gross short positions in certain equity securities that exceed certain thresholds. It also would make related amendments to Regulation SHO and to the National Market System Plan for the Consolidated Audit Trail. I support the proposal, which responds to a statutory directive and, if adopted, should help to provide needed transparency around short interest.

ISDA Highlights A Selection Of Research Papers On Derivatives And Risk Management

Date 25/02/2022

Establishing a Foreign Exchange Futures Market in China

International Monetary Fund
By Zhongxia Jin, Yue Zhao, and Haobin Wang

The paper analyzes the importance and urgency of setting up a foreign exchange (FX) futures market in China. It also examines the impact of FX futures markets on the volatility of spot markets. Additionally, the authors suggest that regulatory design changes are necessary for the establishment of a well-functioning FX futures market in China.

Statement On Rules To Increase Transparency Of Short Sale Activity, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Feb. 25, 2022

Date 25/02/2022

Today, the Commission unanimously voted to propose rules and amendments to broaden the scope of short sale-related data available to the investing public and to regulators. I am pleased to support this proposal because, if adopted, it would strengthen transparency of an important area of our markets that would benefit from greater visibility and oversight.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 25/02/2022

The current reports for the week of February 22, 2022 are now available.

SEC Proposes Short Sale Disclosure Rule, Order Marking Requirement, And CAT Amendments - Agency Also Reopens Comment Period For Proposed Rule 10c-1

Date 25/02/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has voted to propose changes that would provide greater transparency to investors and regulators by increasing the public availability of short sale related data. New Exchange Act Rule 13f-2 and the corresponding Form SHO would require certain institutional investment managers to report short sale related information to the Commission on a monthly basis. The Commission then would make aggregate data about large short positions, including daily short sale activity data, available to the public for each individual security.

Nadex Refrains From Listing Certain Contracts

Date 25/02/2022

Due to activity in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based and pursuant to the authority granted in Nadex Rule 12.1(i), Nadex took the following actions: