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MOEX Adds New Trading Options For Precious Metals Market Participants

Date 12/12/2019

The first trades in gold were executed this week on MOEX’s Precious Metals Market through the trading link between the exchange and London’s largest liquidity providers. The total volume traded exceeded USD 2 million.

HKEX: Risk Management Arrangements In Respect Of The Christmas Holidays And New Year Holiday

Date 12/12/2019

All markets operated by the Hong Kong Futures Exchange will be closed for business from 25 to 26 December 2019 and 1 January 2020 respectively. In order to assure that safeguards are in place against potential market risks that may arise during the aforesaid period when some of the major markets are open, the Clearing House has decided to adopt the following risk management measures: 

Dalian Commodity Exchange: The 1st Claims Of Hog Feedstuff Cost Index “Insurance + Futures” Program In Heilongjiang Completed

Date 12/12/2019

Lately, the CITIC Futures and China Insurance jointly organize the Forum on “Insurance + Futures” Assisting Breeding Enterprises in Feedstuff Cost Risk Management and the Claims Settlement Ceremony of the Heilongjiang Muyuan Nongmu Hog Feedstuff Cost Index. It is learnt that this is the first hog feedstuff cost index “insurance + futures” program in Heilongjiang Province and also one of the over 60 scattered pilot and registered programs of the DCE’s “Peasants Income Guarantee Plan” in 2019.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0JWUD1

Date 12/12/2019

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 12.12.2019, 10-51 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band and initial margins (up to 8.75 %) for the security RU000A0JWUD1 were changed. New values are available here

R.J. O’Brien Consolidates Internal Systems Using Itiviti’s Managed FIX Service

Date 12/12/2019

Itiviti, a leading technology and service provider to financial institutions worldwide, today announced that R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, has successfully implemented Itiviti’s Managed FIX Service for the company and its affiliates.

Oslo Børs: Changes To The Composition Of The OBX Index From 23 December 2019

Date 12/12/2019

Oslo Børs has performed the semi-annual revision of the composition of the OBX Index, which consists of the 25 most traded shares at Oslo Børs. From 23 December 2019, Frontline and BW LPG will be added to the index, while PGS and Elkem are removed.

Swiss Blockchain Federation Shows The Path To Capital Markets Of The Future

Date 12/12/2019

• The Swiss Blockchain Federation has published guidelines for issuers of digital equity and related tokens. The concise and easily understandable manual particularly helps smaller and mid-sized companies to fully leverage the issuance and trading of equity on the blockchain. 

Euronext Announces Quarterly Review Results For The PSI 20

Date 12/12/2019

Euronext yesterday announced the results of the quarterly review for the PSI 20®. The changes due to the review will be effective from Monday 23rd December 2019.

Trading Technologies Contracts With SBI Thai Online For Distribution Of The TT® Platform From Thailand

Date 12/12/2019

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, infrastructure and data solutions, today announced they have contracted with SBI Thai Online, a Bangkok-based broker and subsidiary of SBI Group, to distribute the TT platform to the firm’s client base. Through this agreement, SBI Thai Online will provide international clients with access to the Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) via the exchange’s proprietary EMAPI API from within TFEX’s SET Data Center in Bangkok.

CME Group Declares Annual Variable Dividend

Date 12/12/2019

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME), the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today declared its annual variable dividend, amounting to $2.50 per share. The dividend is payable January 15, 2020, to shareholders of record on December 27, 2019.