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Bitfinex Is The Most Liquid Digital Asset Exchange Based On Order Book Depth, According To Research From The Block

Date 09/04/2020

Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital asset trading platform, has the most liquid bitcoin and Ethereum pairs, based upon order book depth analysis by specialist blockchain and crypto news outlet The Block.

TMX Group Limited To Announce Q1 2020 Financial Results On Monday, May 11, 2020 - Analyst Conference Call And Virtual-Only Annual And Special Meeting Of Shareholders To Be Held Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Date 09/04/2020

TMX Group Limited will announce its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020 in the evening of Monday, May 11, 2020. An analyst conference call to review the results will be held at 8:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 12, 2020.

Federal Bank Regulators Issue Interim Final Rule For Paycheck Protection Program Facility

Date 09/04/2020

The federal bank regulatory agencies today announced an interim final rule to encourage lending to small businesses through the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP. The PPP was established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, and provides loans to small businesses so that they can keep their workers on the payroll during the disruptions caused by the coronavirus.

Pakistan Stock Exchange Launches Surveillance System Pilot Version

Date 09/04/2020

Pakistan Stock Exchange integrated and successfully completed the pilot run of the Surveillance system in the last week of March 2020 in close coordination with the SECP. In this exercise the SZSE pilot version of Surveillance Software has been successfully Integrated with existing trading system of PSX to further strengthen the market surveillance capabilities of PSX.

Federal Reserve Takes Additional Actions To Provide Up To $2.3 Trillion In Loans To Support The Economy

Date 09/04/2020

The Federal Reserve on Thursday took additional actions to provide up to $2.3 trillion in loans to support the economy. This funding will assist households and employers of all sizes and bolster the ability of state and local governments to deliver critical services during the coronavirus pandemic.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Summary Report - 9 April 2020

Date 09/04/2020

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly summary report.

ESMA Extends MiFID II/MiFIR Transparency Review Report Consultation To 14 June 2020

Date 09/04/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has decided, in view of the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on stakeholders and market participants, to further extend the response date for the consultation on the MiFID II/MiFIR review report on the transparency regime for non-equity instruments and the trading obligation for derivatives to 14 June 2020.

New Trading Participants At EEX In March 2020

Date 09/04/2020

In March 2020, EEX welcomed the following new trading members in addition to the admission of existing trading members to further markets:

The following members have been admitted for trading in futures & options on the EEX power derivatives markets:

• TrailStone Renewables GmbH, Berlin
• RIGHT POWER, a.s., Žilina (Slovakia)

Furthermore, Centropol Energy, a. s., Ústí nad Labem (Czech Republic), has been admitted for trading in futures and options on the EEX power derivatives markets and the natural gas spot contracts (CZ VTP).

The following members were additionally admitted to trading in the respective markets:

• Marex Financial Limited to freight financial futures and options
• Elpedison Power Generation Societe Anonyme to the derivatives gas market (JKM/ NBP/ PSV/ TTF/ ZEE)
• MFT Energy A/S to the natural gas spot and futures market (CEGH)
• ES FOR IN SE to natural gas futures (CEGH)
• TRMEW OBRÓT SPÓŁKA AKCYJNA to the derivatives gas markets (NCG/ PVB/ PSV/ ZEE/ NBP/ GPL/ PEG/ ZTP/ TTF)
• Nitrogénművek Zrt. to spot gas markets (GPL/ GPL-H) and the derivatives gas market (GPL)
• Ezpada AG to spot gas markets (GPL/ NCG) and derivatives gas markets (NCG/ TTF/ GPL)
• SEF ENERGI A/S to the futures and options for EEX emission allowances
• Public Power Corporation S.A. to futures and options on the EEX power derivatives markets
• E-PANGO SAS to the spot gas market (PEG)
• GEN-I, d.o.o. to the natural gas spot markets (NCG/ NCH-G/ TTF) and the natural gas futures market (NCG)
• ALPIQ ENERGY SE to the natural gas future markets (GPL/ CEGH/ NCG/ CZ VTP)

Vienna Stock Exchange: New OMV Bond Is The Largest Austrian Corporate Bond Issue

Date 09/04/2020

Today is the first trading day of three new tranches of an OMV corporate bond on the Vienna Stock Exchange. The 4-year OMV bond yields 1.5% per year, the 8-year bond 2% and the 12-year bond 2.375%. The denomination is EUR 1,000. The issue volume of all three tranches totals EUR 1.75 billion, making this transaction the largest corporate bond issue by an Austrian company on the Vienna Stock Exchange.

BIS: Jurisdictions Move Towards Full Implementation Of Standards For Financial Market Infrastructures

Date 09/04/2020

Yesterday the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) released an update showing that 25 of the 28 jurisdictions participating in the implementation monitoring programme have adopted measures implementing the international standards for all types of financial market infrastructures (FMIs). Since the 2019 update, two jurisdictions - Indonesia and Saudi Arabia - have completed the process of adopting measures that will enable them to implement the Principles for financial market infrastructures (PFMI) for all FMI types.