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SEC Charges Wind Turbine Company And Individuals With Defrauding Investors

Date 14/07/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Thunderbird Power Corp., an Arizona-based company claiming to be developing a wind turbine technology, and three individuals for defrauding investors out of more than $1.9 million in the unregistered offer and sale of Thunderbird stock.

CFTC To Hold Open Commission Meetings On July 22 And 23

Date 14/07/2020

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath P. Tarbert announced the CFTC will hold open meetings on July 22 and 23. The meetings will be held via conference call in accordance with the agency’s implementation of social distancing due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

BIS: CPMI Report Identifies Steps To Enhance Cross-Border Payments

Date 14/07/2020

• The CPMI report comprehensively sets out the necessary elements to improve cross-border payments to make them faster, cheaper, more transparent and inclusive.
• The CPMI is committed to taking a leading role in developing and implementing a global roadmap as part of the G20's mission to tackle this multidimensional task.
• Resolving the longstanding frictions and challenges in cross-border payments would boost global trade, development and economic growth.

ICE ETF Hub Has Record Notional Volume In The Second Quarter - Continues To Build Member Community

Date 14/07/2020

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced that ICE ETF Hub had record notional volume of $148 billion in the second quarter of 2020, compared to $137 billion in the first quarter, an increase of 9%.

CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee Releases Agenda For Upcoming Public Meeting

Date 14/07/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today released the agenda for the upcoming Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) public meeting that will be held via phone conference July 16, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz is the sponsor of the TAC. [See CFTC Press Release No. 8189-20]

Exchange Data International (EDI) Partners With Securities Quote Xchange (SQX) To Offer Structured-Note Pricing

Date 14/07/2020

SQX, developer of the first broker-quote aggregation service for the US bond market, today announced a partnership with Exchange Data International (EDI) to distribute broker-quoted, structured-note pricing.

Xignite Introduces New Development Program Offering Financial Data APIs To Early Stage FinTechs - Market And Financial Data Solutions Provider Offering Support To Next Wave Of Entrepreneurs During These Especially Challenging Times

Date 14/07/2020

Xignite, Inc., a provider of market data distribution and management solutions for financial services and technology companies, announced today it has created a new program to assist early stage and start-up financial technology companies during the COVID-19 pandemic. To apply for this program visit https://www.xignite.com/fintech-development-program/.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change On Derivatives Market

Date 14/07/2020

CCP NCC includes futures on EUR/RUB and USD/RUB exchange rates into inter-product spread on Derivatives market starting from 7:00 pm on July 14, 2020 with the following risk parameters that are used to calculate inter-product spreads discounts:

Tadawul Announces The Launch Date Of The Derivatives Market

Date 14/07/2020

The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) announces that the launch date of the Derivatives Market will be on Sunday, 30 August 2020. This will mark the beginning of trading in the Saudi Futures 30 (SF30) Index Futures Contract, Saudi Arabia’s first exchange-traded derivatives product.

CME Group Announces Aug. 31 Launch Of Micro E-mini Options

Date 14/07/2020

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced options on its Micro E-mini S&P 500 and Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures contracts will be available for trading Aug. 31, 2020, pending regulatory review.