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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.

SEC Announces New Asset Management Advisory Committee Member

Date 04/11/2020

Today the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the appointment of Renee LaRoche-Morris, Chief Operating Officer, BNY Mellon Investment Management, as a new member of the Asset Management Advisory Committee.  Ms. LaRoche-Morris was appointed following the resignation of Mark Tibergien, who retired from BNY Mellon/Pershing. 

CFTC Approves Eris Clearing, LLC To Clear Fully-Collateralized Swaps

Date 04/11/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it has approved an Amended Order of Registration for Eris Clearing, LLC, located in Chicago, Ill., to clear additional products, subject to the terms and conditions specified in the order, as a derivatives clearing organization under the Commodity Exchange Act.