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Moscow Exchange Risk Parameters Change On Derivatives Market

Date 04/12/2020

CCP NCC changes the following risk parameters starting from 7pm on 4 December 2020:

Taiwan Futures Exchange Newsletter - December 2020

Date 04/12/2020

TAIFEX’s trading volume reached 309,697,676 contracts on November 30, surpassing the previous record of 308,083,576 contracts in 2018. Of all core products, Mini-TAIEX Futures (MTX) posted the strongest growth, with a significant increase of 102.1% YoY to 55,231,745 contracts. The market volatility triggered by the pandemic is considered as a major factor of soaring demand for risk hedging, which drives up the volume of the derivatives market. Meanwhile, ADV in the after-hours session also rose 57.4% YoY as of November 30, with MTX displaying a robust growth of 141.7%. Contracts traded overnight represented 27.7% of the market’s total volume, up from 22.9% of the same period in 2019.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: From Full Force To Targeted Measures, Take Solid Steps To Improve The Quality Of Listed SOEs

Date 04/12/2020

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) are the backbone forces of the national economy and an important material foundation and political base of socialism with Chinese characteristics. To conscientiously implement the decisions and plans of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee and the 14th Five-year Plan on deepening reforms of state capital and SOEs and put in place the Three-year Action Plan for the Reform of State-owned Enterprises (2020-2022) (the “Three-year Action Plan”) released by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council, SZSE has recently formulated the special work plan for serving the reform of SOEs. The plan specified working ideas and specific measures, and provided schedule, roadmap and priorities, to concentrate on assisting state capital and SOEs in deepening reform and becoming better and stronger. It is another targeted measure of SZSE to facilitate the improvement of the quality of SZSE-listed companies and serve national strategies after developing the work plan for implementing the Opinions of the State Council on Further Improving the Quality of Listed Companies.

ASX Group Monthly Activity Report - November 2020

Date 04/12/2020

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

• In November 2020, the average daily number of trades was 4% lower than the pcp. The average daily value traded on-market of $6.6 billion was up 29% on the pcp. 
• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.7% in November (compared to 0.5% in the pcp). 
• Expected future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) in November was an average of 18.0 (compared to 11.1 in the pcp).

RF International Holdings Bags Executive Of The Year For Financial Services At The SBR Management Excellence Awards 2020

Date 04/12/2020

The RF International Holdings, an international financial group focusing in the Digital Economy announced its Co-Founder and Group Chief Executive Mr. Neo Say Wei “Eric”, was named Executive of the Year for Financial Services by Singapore Business Review in its 6th SBR Management Excellence Awards 2020. The award honours the country’s most outstanding business leaders, including trailblazing teams and individuals whose initiatives have brought tangible business gains for the success of their companies.

Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission: Amendments To The Code On Real Estate Investment Trusts Take Effect

Date 04/12/2020

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announces that amendments to the Code on Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT Code) have taken effect.

The Council Of Experts Concerning The Follow-Up Of Japan's Stewardship Code And Japan's Corporate Governance Code: The Twenty-Second Council

Date 04/12/2020

Meeting Material and Minutes will be published on FSA website.

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Nadex Amends Listing Hours For The 2020 Christmas Holiday

Date 04/12/2020

Nadex will observe the following modified holiday schedule for the 2020 Christmas Holiday:

Monday, December 21, 2020:  The Exchange will observe normal business hours.  Unless otherwise specified below, all Weekly contracts listed on this trade date will expire on Thursday, December 24, 2020.  The only Event contract which will be listed during the week of December 21, 2020 will be the Initial Jobless Claims, which will open and close at its normal times.

Chainalysis: Darknet Market Revenue Already Surpassed 2019 Totals

Date 04/12/2020

• Darknet market revenue has already surpassed its 2019 total, making 2020 the highest year in revenues yet
• However, the number of active markets has fallen significantly, suggesting competitor consolidation and the number of individual purchases has fallen 
• COVID has undoubtedly hindered darknet markets’ sales and operations by causing supply chain disruptions, particularly shipping delays.
  • However, overall impact on darknet market closures has been minimal
  • Rather than COVID, Chainalysis believes increased competition and law enforcement crackdowns have made it more difficult to run darknet markets which is why we're seeing a drop

Nadex Temporarily Amends Binary Contracts Strike Width

Date 04/12/2020

Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), and Section 40.6(d) of the regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “Commission”) under the Act (the “Regulations”), North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (“Nadex”, the “Exchange”) hereby provides notice that due to increased volatility in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based, Nadex made changes to the strike widths of various contracts during the week of November 30, 2020 as indicated in the Weekly Notice.