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HKEX To Introduce Futures And Options On Hang Seng TECH Index

Date 05/11/2020

• Hang Seng TECH Index Futures to launch on 23 November 2020
• Hang Seng TECH Index Options to launch on 18 January 2021
• Trading fee discount and SFC Commission Levy Exemption will be applied to newly launched contracts

40 Innovative Solutions Shortlisted For Monetary Authority Of Singapore FinTech Awards

Date 05/11/2020

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that 40 solutions to address key challenges have been shortlisted for the MAS FinTech Awards to be presented at this year’s Singapore FinTech Festival x Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SFF x SWITCH). The theme for this year’s Awards is “Building Resilience, Seizing Opportunities, Emerging Stronger”.

ASX Group Monthly Activity Report - October 2020

Date 05/11/2020

Trading – Cash Markets (including equities, interest rate and warrant trades)

• In October 2020, the average daily number of trades was 12% lower than the pcp. The average daily value traded on-market of $5.2 billion was up 17% on the pcp. 
• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.8% in October (compared to 0.6% in the pcp). 
• Expected future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) in October was an average of 20.9 (compared to 13.6 in the pcp).

CFTC Grants Exemption To Enable Greater US Access To NZX Derivatives Market

Date 05/11/2020

The US regulatory agency the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted a Part 30 Exemption Order to NZX in its capacity as a Foreign Board of Trade.

TMX Group Limited Declares Dividend Of $0.70 Per Common Share

Date 04/11/2020

The Board of Directors of TMX Group Limited today declared a dividend of $0.70 on each common share outstanding, payable on December 4, 2020 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 20, 2020.

CFTC Chairman Tarbert To Keynote FIA’s 36th Annual Futures And Options Expo

Date 04/11/2020

U.S. Seizes Virtual Currencies Valued At $24 Million Assisting Brazil In Major Internet Fraud Investigation

Date 04/11/2020

The Department of Justice announced today that it has seized virtual currency worth an estimated $24 million on behalf of the Brazilian government. 

TMX Group Limited Reports Results For Third Quarter 2020

Date 04/11/2020

TMX Group Limited [TSX:X] ("TMX Group") today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Announces Secondary Offering By Selling Stockholder Related To Ellie Mae Acquisition

Date 04/11/2020

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of mortgage technology, data and listings services, announced today that Cyprus Parent, LP, an entity controlled by Thoma Bravo and formerly known as Ellie Mae Parent, LP (the “selling stockholder”), intends to offer for sale in an underwritten secondary offering 9,180,569 shares of ICE’s common stock pursuant to ICE’s shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The shares being offered were originally issued to the selling stockholder in connection with the acquisition of Ellie Mae, Inc., which ICE completed on September 4, 2020.

CFTC: Federal Court Orders Colorado Company And Its Principal To Pay Over $900,000 For Digital Asset And Forex Ponzi Scheme

Date 04/11/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado entered a judgment against defendants Venture Capital Investments LLC (VCI) and its principal and manager Breonna Clark d/b/a Eliot Clark d/b/a Alexander Pak (Clark), both of Denver, Colorado, for fraudulently soliciting and misappropriating funds from clients in a digital asset and forex Ponzi scheme.