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Crypto Hedge Fund ARK36 Delivers Over 118% ROI In Q4 2020 - EU-Regulated Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund ARK36 Produces Outstanding Returns In First Quarter Of Operation

Date 04/02/2021

Cyprus-regulated hedge fund ARK36 announces that during the last quarter of 2020, it delivered more than 118% return on investment, focusing exclusively on the bitcoin and cryptocurrency asset markets. This was the fund’s first operating quarter since launch in October 2020. Additionally, ARK36 has seen a fourfold increase in investors in that period and has delivered more than 50% returns since the start of the new year.

Shanghai Gold Exchange - Data Highlights, January, 2021

Date 04/02/2021

The monthly report of data highlights (January, 2021) is now available online.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Revision Of Market Maker Program For Electricity Futures Contracts

Date 04/02/2021

We hereby inform you that the Exchange will revise the market maker program as indicated by the document below, in order to ensure the smooth execution of transactions and improve liquidity in the TOCOM electricity futures market by securing trading opportunities for investors through continuous quoting, etc.

Managing Climate Risk For Directors By Commissioner Cathie Armour - ASIC Commissioner Cathie Armour Says Disclosing And Managing Climate-Related Risk Is A Key Director Responsibility

Date 04/02/2021

ASIC has previously highlighted climate-related risk as a systemic risk in our market that has the potential to significantly impact companies, investors and consumers. Our focus is on ensuring listed companies have appropriate governance structures in place to manage this issue, and providing the market with reliable and useful information on their exposure to material climate-related risks and opportunities.

Daily Guidance For US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen, Thursday, February 4, 2021

Date 04/02/2021

Secretary Yellen will convene a meeting with the heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission to discuss recent volatility in financial markets.

ASX Group Monthly Activity Report - January 2021

Date 03/02/2021

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

• In January 2021, the average daily number of trades was 8% lower than the pcp. The average daily value traded onmarket of $5.4 billion was up 21% on the pcp. 
• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.7% in January (compared to 0.6% in the pcp). 
• Expected future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) in January was an average of 14.4 (compared to 12.4 in the pcp).

Cboe Global Markets Reports January 2021 Trading Volume

Date 03/02/2021

•  Options ADV up 48 percent, U.S. Equities - Exchange ADV up 85 percent and Global FX ADNV up 5 percent over January 2020
• Cboe's four options exchanges combined set a new single-day volume record with 18.5 million contracts traded
• Cboe EDGX Equities Exchange set new monthly total volume record with nearly 23 billion shares traded

SIFMA Fixed Income Market Close Recommendation In The U.S., The U.K. And Japan For Presidents Day

Date 03/02/2021

SIFMA has confirmed its previous recommendation for a full market close on Monday, February 15 for the trading of U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities in the U.S., the U.K. and Japan in observance of the U.S. Presidents Day Holiday.

ISDA Selects Kinetix And Linklaters To Develop Documentation User Platform

Date 03/02/2021

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has today announced that Kinetix Trading Solutions and Linklaters have been selected to develop a user platform that will allow market participants to access ISDA documentation in electronic form with enhanced navigation and other features.

SIFMA Opposes New York Stock Transfer Tax Due To Harm To Savers And Investors

Date 03/02/2021

Today, SIFMA and 26 other organizations representing more than 544,000 workers in the financial services industry in New York State and throughout the U.S., and other business groups in the state, sent a letter opposing the STT to New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Speaker of the Assembly Carl Heastie