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Statement By FINRA President And CEO Robert W. Cook Upon The Death Of Former NASD Chairman And CEO Robert Glauber

Date 16/02/2021

FINRA mourns the loss of former NASD Chairman and CEO Robert Glauber, a tireless advocate for the interests of investors and sound financial regulation throughout his distinguished career in the private, public and academic sectors.

BOX Options Market: HSVF Message Modifications - Postponed

Date 16/02/2021

BOX Options Market (“BOX”) recently distributed IC-2021-05 which detailed the upcoming modifications that will be made to the BOX High Speed Vendor Feed (“HSVF”).

Cboe To Enable Electronic Auction Mechanism For S&P 500 Index Options Products, Beginning February 22

Date 16/02/2021

• AIM functionality will help enable investors to execute trades of SPX and SPX Weeklys options via electronic auction during regular trading hours
•  Expected to provide additional price improvement and enhanced execution quality
• Designed to cater to retail customers trading smaller-sized orders (up to 10 contracts)

MIAX Options Exchange - Updates To The SPIKES Special Settlement Auction Settlement Reference Price Opening Width And SPIKES Valid And Priority Quote Width Tables

Date 16/02/2021

Due to sustained market volatility, MIAX Options will continue to use the Settlement Reference Price Opening Width and Valid and Priority Quote Width tables detailed in MIAX Options Regulatory Circular 2021-04 for opening the SPY March 19, 2021 options used in the February 17, 2021 SPIKES Special Settlement Auction.

Deutsche Börse Group: Business Indicators For January 2021

Date 16/02/2021

Please find attached a summary of Deutsche Börse Group's business indicators for January 2021.

LSEG Becomes A Business Ambition 1.5° Signatory - Joins Race To Zero

Date 16/02/2021

• LSEG has committed to ambitious, SBTi-aligned climate targets designed to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°
• LSEG will become a member of United Nations Climate Change ‘Race to Zero’ - first global exchange group to commit to net zero
• LSEG is well positioned to support the transition to the green economy for issuers and investors
• London Stock Exchange launches new Transition Bond Segment within its Sustainable Bond Market, supporting issuers with a robust and credible transition strategy aligned to the Paris Agreement

Andrew Tweedie, Director Of The Finance Department, To Retire From The IMF

Date 16/02/2021

Mr. Andrew Tweedie, Director of the Finance Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has notified IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva of his intention to retire from the Fund on July 31, 2021.

My Perspective On Bank Regulation And Supervision, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle W. Bowman, At The Conference For Community Bankers Sponsored By The American Bankers Association (Via Prerecorded Video)

Date 16/02/2021

Good morning. I want to thank the American Bankers Association for inviting me to speak to you today. Two years ago, I gave my first speech as a Federal Reserve governor at this conference in San Diego, and it is always great to be with you—even if remotely from our recording studio at the Board.

ESMA Submits IFRS 9 And IAS 20 Related Questions To IFRS Interpretations Committee

Date 16/02/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, submitted questions related to the accounting for the third series of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Targeted Longer-Term Refinancing Operations (TLTRO III) to the International Financial Reporting Standards Interpretations Committee (IFRS IC).

Bitcoin Surges Through USD50,000 - Mainstream Investor Acceptance Gathers Pace: Market Commentary From Paolo Ardoino, CTO, Bitfinex

Date 16/02/2021