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Karin Lundberg: Finansinspektionen’s View On Capital And Distributions

Date 02/09/2021

Karin Lundberg, Executive Director of Banking, talked about Finansinspektionen’s view on capital and distributions in a speech at the  UBS Annual Nordic Financial Services Conference.

Quarterly Adjustment Of GPW Benchmark Indices

Date 02/09/2021

GPW Benchmark announces the quarterly adjustment of WIG20, mWIG40, sWIG80 and WIG30 indices portfolios. Changes will come into force after close of business on September 17, 2021.

Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes In August 2021

Date 02/09/2021

In August 2021, total trading volumes across Moscow Exchange’s markets grew by 5.9% to RUB 79.7 trln (RUB 75.3 in August 2020). Unless stated otherwise, all figures below refer to performance for August 2021 and all comparisons are with the same period last year.

CFTC Files Action To Suspend Registration Of Mississippi Man Based On Criminal Charges

Date 02/09/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced today that it commenced a registration action against Ted Brent Alexander of Jackson, Mississippi. The CFTC action is based on a federal criminal indictment charging Alexander with six felony counts of securities and commodities fraud, conspiracy, and wire fraud.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change On Derivatives Market For WH4-9.21 Futures Contract

Date 02/09/2021

CCP NCC is changing risk-parameters for WH4-9.21 futures contract on the Derivatives market effective from 7:00 pm on September 2, 2021 till 2:00 pm on September 10, 2021.

EACH Responds To The ESMA Consultation On Clearing And Derivative Trading Obligations In View Of The Benchmark Transition

Date 02/09/2021

The European Association of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the ESMA consultation on clearing and derivative trading obligations in view of the benchmark transition. In summary, EACH Members:

MEFF Launches A Web-Based FX Derivatives Trading Platform For Banking Institutions

Date 02/09/2021

MEFF, the Spanish Derivatives Market, has launched BME FX, a web platform aimed at banks and other financial institutions, which will facilitate to hedge the currency risk with MEFF's xRolling® FX futures contracts.

OCC August 2021 Total Volume Up 30.8 Percent Compared To August 2020 - Securities Lending Average Daily Loan Value Up 83.7 Percent Year Over Year

Date 02/09/2021

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that August 2021 total cleared contract volume was 805,713,175 contracts, up 30.8 percent compared to August 2020 and the highest August on record. Year-to-date average daily cleared contract volume through August was 38,839,193 contracts, up 36.4 percent compared to August 2020.

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – August 2021

Date 02/09/2021

• GPW Main Market Electronic Order Book equities turnover value increased by 1.8% YoY to PLN 17.7 billion
• Derivatives turnover volume increased by 14.8% YoY to 562,700 contracts
• Bonds turnover value on TBSP increased by 506.7% YoY to PLN 50.1 billion
• Electricity turnover volume increased by 0.4% to 15.2 TWh
• Natural gas turnover volume increased by 140.7% YoY to 22.3 TWh
• Turnover in Guarantees of Origin of RES electricity increased by 112.9% to 1.5 TWh

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0JWUX9

Date 02/09/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 02.09.2021, 13-57 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 105.49) and initial margins (up to 8.75 %) for the security RU000A0JWUX9 were changed. New values are available here