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Miami International Holdings And MGEX Partner To List And Trade SPIKES Futures On MGEX

Date 01/05/2019

Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH), the parent holding company of the MIAX®, MIAX PEARL™ and MIAX Emerald™ options exchanges (the MIAX Exchange Group™), and the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, Inc. (MGEX), a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) registered with the Commodity Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC), today announced that they have entered into an agreement pursuant to which MGEX will serve as the exclusive exchange to list, trade and clear futures products on the SPIKES ® Volatility Index (SPIKES; Ticker: SPIKE), a measure of the expected 30-day volatility in the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (SPY). SPIKES futures are expected to be available on MGEX in Q3 2019, subject to CFTC approval. SPIKES options are now available exclusively on the MIAX Options Exchange.
Intercontinental Exchange Announces Agreement to Acquire Simplifile LC

Date 01/05/2019

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Simplifile, LC. Simplifile operates one of the largest networks connecting the agents and jurisdictions that underpin residential mortgage records, serving as an electronic liaison between lenders, settlement agents, and county recording offices, streamlining the local recording of residential mortgage transactions.
CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 01/05/2019

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

Date 01/05/2019

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity rose at a solid rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Growth of household spending and business fixed investment slowed in the first quarter. On a 12-month basis, overall inflation and inflation for items other than food and energy have declined and are running below 2 percent. On balance, market-based measures of inflation compensation have remained low in recent months, and survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little changed.
Nasdaq Filing Of Quarterly Report For Quarter Ended March 31, 2019

Date 01/05/2019

On May 1, 2019, Nasdaq filed its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Qatar Stock Exchange Listed Companies Reported Qr 10.5 Billion Net Profits For The 1st Quarter Of 2019

Date 01/05/2019

All listed companies at Qatar Stock Exchange (46 Listed companies) have disclosed their financial statements results for the 1st quarter ended March 31, 2019. The combined net profit of all companies as of March 31, 2019 amounted to QR 10.5 Billion versus QR 10.9 Billion for the corresponding period in 2018, with a decrease of 4.11%.
Fenergo Addresses Demand For RegTech In Middle East With Appointment Of Cormac Sheedy Joins DIFC’s fintech Accelerator

Date 01/05/2019

Fenergo, the leading provider of digital Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions for financial institutions, has appointed financial services industry veteran, Cormac Sheedy as Head of Sales for Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Cormac will join Sean Moore, Head of MENA and Fenergo’s existing team in Dubai and brings 25 years’ experience to the role. Cormac will deliver on Fenergo’s strategic objective to provide innovative CLM solutions that streamline compliance processes and digitally transform client journeys.
CFTC Staff Issues Clearinghouse Supervisory Stress Test Report

Date 01/05/2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) and the Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) today issued, CCP Supervisory Stress Tests: Reverse Stress Test and Liquidation Stress Test, a two-part report that includes the results of a reverse stress test of central counterparties (CCPs) or clearinghouses resources and an analysis of stressed liquidation costs. This is the third in a series of supervisory stress testing exercises and resulting reports on CCPs that CFTC staff has conducted. Previous stress testing reports were issued in 2016 and 2017.
MGEX Achieves 16th Best Month In History

Date 01/05/2019

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), welcomes April 2019 into the record book as the 16th best month of all-time with 239,934 contracts traded. Alongside this achievement, it was the second-best April in MGEX history.
Torstone Achieves Financial Services Competency Partner Status In The Amazon Web Services Partner Network

Date 01/05/2019

Torstone Technology, a leading global provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing, today announced that it has been granted the status of Financial Services Competency Partner in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network. Torstone is one of the few financial technology firms to have achieved this highest level of partner certification, reflecting its significant expertise in developing cloud-based solutions.