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Opening Remarks For Joint IMF/WHO Press Conference By Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF

Date 03/04/2020

Thank you Tedros for the invitation and the introduction—I am very pleased to be with you today. The WHO has been doing indispensable work during this crisis.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Update

Date 03/04/2020

The current reports for the week of March 31, 2020 are now available.

Intercontinental Exchange Reports Record March And First Quarter Volumes

Date 03/04/2020

• 1Q20 ADV +42% y/y, OI +7% y/y
• Record volumes across asset classes

Cboe Global Markets Reports March 2020 Trading Volume

Date 03/04/2020

• All business lines post year-over-year increases: Options ADV up 69%, Futures up 35%, U.S. Equities up 129%, European Equities up 29% and Global FX up 43%
• Cboe's four options exchanges combined set a new monthly ADV record with nearly 12 million contracts traded
• S&P 500 Index (SPX) options set a new monthly total volume record with more than 43.4 million contracts traded
• Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) options and futures ADV up 112% and 36% year-over-year, respectively
• Cboe FX set a new monthly ADNV record with nearly $55 billion in notional value

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange And Montréal Exchange Closed For Good Friday

Date 03/04/2020

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange and Montréal Exchange will be closed on Friday, April 10, 2020 for Good Friday.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For April 3rd 2020

Date 03/04/2020

A total turnover of 1.534 billion shares worth N11.267 billion in 18,928 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 1.452 billion shares valued at N14.918 billion that exchanged hands last week in 21,828 deals.

SEC Awards Approximately $2 Million To Whistleblower

Date 03/04/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of approximately $2 million to a whistleblower who provided vital information and assistance that substantially contributed to an ongoing investigation.  The whistleblower’s information would have been difficult for the agency to obtain absent the tip.

EEX Delists German/Austrian Power Base Year Options

Date 03/04/2020

As of 6 April 2020, EEX will delist German/Austrian Power Base Year Options (former designation: Phelix DE/AT Base Year Options). This change is a consequence of the split of the common bidding zone Germany/Austria into two national bidding zones.

Joint UK Financial Conduct Authority And UK Prudential Regulation Authority Statement Senior Managers And Certification Regime (SM&CR) And Coronavirus (Covid-19): Our Expectations Of Dual-Regulated Firms

Date 03/04/2020

We recognise that firms directly affected by coronavirus will need to keep their governance arrangements under review. Where we can, we intend to provide flexibility to FCA and PRA dual-regulated firms. We have made specific provisions for firms in these circumstances. 

Corporate Borrowers Ramp Up Access To Liquidity With Surge In New CUSIP Requests - CUSIP Request Volume For North American Corporate Debt Climbs 6% During Height Of COVID-19 Crisis

Date 03/04/2020

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for March 2020. The report, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity over the next quarter, found a significant surge in request volume for new corporate debt identifiers.