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Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer: Farmer Sentiment Rises On Strengthening Current Financial Position

Date 04/01/2022

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose for only the second time since May, up 9 points to a reading of 125 in December. The Index of Current Conditions and the Index of Future Expectations also rose this month with a stronger current conditions index primarily responsible for the barometer's rise. The December's Index of Current Conditions rose 18 points to a reading of 146, while the Index of Future Expectations rose 4 points to a reading of 114. The Ag Economy Barometer is calculated each month from 400 U.S. agricultural producers' responses to a telephone survey. This month's survey was conducted between December 8-14, 2021.

OCC Clears Record-Setting 9.93 Billion Total Contracts In 2021 - Securities Lending Average Daily Loan Value Hits Record $147.7 Billion - Highest December On Record For U.S. Listed Options

Date 04/01/2022

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that it set new annual cleared contract volume records for the U.S. exchange-listed options industry. In 2021, OCC cleared 9.93 billion total contracts (options and futures) and 9.87 billion options contracts. These numbers surpass the previous records, set in 2020, of 7.52 billion total contracts and 7.47 billion options contracts. Compared to 2020, OCC had a 32.0 percent increase in total contracts cleared and a 32.2 percent increase in options contracts cleared.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities

Date 04/01/2022

The following risk parameters will be changed:

Solidatus Appoints Trio Of Industry Veterans To Bolster Leadership Team And Board

Date 04/01/2022

Solidatus, a leading data management technology firm, has announced a series of new hires to its leadership team that will play a vital role in the company’s growth and expansion. Louise Green has been named Vice President of Marketing, Simon Horrobin as Vice President of Product, and Alun Baker has been appointed Chairman of the Solidatus Board.

ICE Announces Launch Of Its Fixed Income Quotation Transparency Service - ICE Solution Can Help Customers Meet Requirements Under Recent SEC Rule 15c2-11 Amendments

Date 04/01/2022

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced the launch of its leading-edge service that is designed to enable broker-dealers to meet the new requirements resulting from recent amendments to SEC Rule 15c2-11. The ICE solution helps broker-dealers obtain and review issuer information about fixed income securities before publishing or submitting a quotation in a quotation medium in accordance with the newly-updated rule and conditional relief provided in the SEC Staff’s December 16 No-Action Letter.

CME Group Reports 2021 Annual, Q4 And Monthly Market Statistics

Date 04/01/2022

• Overall ADV reached a record 19.6 million contracts in 2021, up 3% for the year and up 26% for both Q4 and the month of December
• Interest Rate futures and options ADV up 15% for the year, 56% in Q4, and 41% in December
• SOFR contracts saw triple-digit gains

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security MRVL-RM - Update

Date 04/01/2022

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 04.01.2022, 15-02 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 7984) and initial margins (up to 34.5 %) for the security MRVL-RM were changed. New values are available here

Saudi Exchange Performance Report – Annual Statistical Report 2021

Date 04/01/2022

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – December 2021

Date 04/01/2022

• GPW Main Market Electronic Order Book equities turnover value decreased by 34.3% YoY to PLN 22.7 billion
• Derivatives turnover volume increased by 21.1% YoY to 1,600,000 contracts
• Non-Treasury bonds EOB turnover value on Catalyst increased by 65.1% YoY to PLN 367.8 million
• Bonds turnover value on TBSP increased by 54.8% YoY to PLN 26.2 billion
• Electricity turnover volume increased by 0.02% to 17.7 TWh
• Natural gas turnover volume increased by 17.0% YoY to 17.2 TWh
• Turnover in Guarantees of Origin of RES electricity increased by 56.7% to 3.5 TWh

IOSCO Report Provides New Global-Level Data On Global Investment Funds Industry

Date 04/01/2022

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published its Investment Funds Statistics Report, which provides new insights into the global investment funds industry and the potential systemic risks this industry may pose to the international financial system.