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U.S. Department Of The Treasury: Preliminary Report On Foreign Holdings Of U.S. Securities At End-June 2020

Date 26/02/2021

Preliminary data from the June 2020 annual survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities were released today on the Treasury website at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/shlreports.aspx. Final survey results, which will include additional detail as well as possible revisions to the preliminary data, will be reported on April 30, 2021. The survey was undertaken jointly by Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The next annual survey will cover holdings at the end of June 2021; preliminary data are expected to be released by February 28, 2022.

SEC Fee Rate Advisory #3 For Fiscal Year 2021

Date 26/02/2021

Pursuant to Section 31(j)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Commission has determined that a mid-year adjustment to the Section 31 fee rate for fiscal year 2021 is not required. These adjustments do not directly affect the amount of funding available to the SEC.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Update

Date 26/02/2021

The current reports for the week of February 23, 2021 are now available.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Europe Dashboard

Date 26/02/2021

• Despite a sharp sell-off at month end, both the S&P Europe 350® and the S&P United Kingdom finished February a few percentage points higher than they began. 
• Smaller stocks, commodity-linked segments, and cyclical sectors outperformed along with Value. Meanwhile defensive equities and Momentum lagged. 
• As bond prices declined in concert across the region, the broad-based S&P European Sovereign Bond Index’s yield turned positive for the first time since July 2020.

SEC Suspends Trading In Multiple Issuers Based On Social Media And Trading Activity

Date 26/02/2021

As part of its continuing effort to respond to potential attempts to exploit investors during the recent market volatility, the Securities and Exchange Commission today suspended trading in the securities of 15 companies because of questionable trading and social media activity.

Nadex Temporarily Amends Binary Contracts Strike Width

Date 26/02/2021

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 February 22, 2021 as indicated in the Weekly Notice. 

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security CRM-RM

Date 26/02/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 26.02.2021, 21-50 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 15422) and initial margins (up to 20 %) for the security CRM-RM were changed. New values are available here

CME Group Announces Record SOFR Futures Trading Volume And Open Interest On February 25

Date 26/02/2021

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) futures reached a daily volume record of 265,511 contracts on February 25, surpassing the previous record of 240,288 contracts on November 19, 2020. SOFR futures open interest also set a new record of 757,943 contracts yesterday, exceeding the prior record of 751,594 contracts on February 24.

CFTC Commissioner Stump To Participate On A Panel At The Third Annual Joint Conference Of The Deutsche Bundesbank, European Central Bank And Federal Reserve Bank Of Chicago

Date 26/02/2021

IOSCO Publishes Work Program For 2021-2022

Date 26/02/2021

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published its 2021-2022 work program to further its core objectives of protecting investors, maintaining fair, efficient, and transparent markets, and addressing systemic risks. The work program, unlike previous editions, covers a two-year horizon and will be reviewed and refreshed as appropriate at end-2021 to ensure its ongoing relevance.