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US Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Reports Fourth Quarter 2021 Bank Trading Revenue

Date 25/03/2022

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported cumulative trading revenue of U.S. commercial banks and savings associations of $7.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021. The fourth quarter trading revenue was $713.0 million, or 10.5 percent, more than in the previous quarter.

Nadex Temporarily Amends Binary Contracts Strike Width

Date 25/03/2022

Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), and Section 40.6(d) of the regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “Commission”) under the Act (the “Regulations”), North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (“Nadex”, the “Exchange”) hereby provides notice that due to increased or decreased volatility, as the case may be, in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based, Nadex made changes to the strike widths of various contracts during the week of March 21, 2022 as indicated in the Weekly Notice. 

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 25/03/2022

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

ISDA Expands iIs SwapsInfo Website To Include IRD Trading Activity Reported In The EU And UK

Date 25/03/2022

ISDA has expanded the ISDA SwapsInfo website to include interest rate derivatives (IRD) trading activity reported in the EU and UK. The new data is based on transactions publicly reported by 30 European approved publication arrangements (APAs) and trading venues (TVs).

CFTC Chairman Behnam To Testify Before The House Agriculture Committee

Date 25/03/2022

BOX Options Market: Equalized Cabling Infrastructure – Activation On April 4, 2022

Date 25/03/2022

This circular is being issued by BOX Options Market LLC (“BOX”) to remind Participants and Extranet Providers of the status of the network redesign and migration to the equalized cabling infrastructure, previously described in Information Circulars IC-2021-52 and IC-2022-02.

Nigerian Exchange Weekly Market Report For March 25th, 2022

Date 25/03/2022

A total turnover of 1.176 billion shares worth N16.601 billion in 21,076 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 2.449 billion shares valued at N20.653 billion that exchanged hands last week in 20,764 deals.

SEC Awards $1.25 Million To Whistleblower

Date 25/03/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of $1.25 million to a whistleblower who provided specific and credible information that prompted SEC staff to open an investigation that resulted in a successful SEC covered action. 

Bank Of England And Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Joint Central Bank Digital Currency Collaboration

Date 25/03/2022

In February 2022, the Bank of England and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) agreed to collaborate on a twelve-month research project on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The Bank will partner with the MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative (DCI) team to explore potential technical challenges, trade-offs, opportunities and risks involved in designing a CBDC system.

ISDA, AFME Publish Position Papers On CRR III

Date 25/03/2022

ISDA and the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) have published joint position papers on the third Capital Requirements Regulation and the sixth Capital Requirements Directive (CRR III / CRD VI).