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CISI Announces Its First Ever Global Online Finance E-Learning Course Partnership With University Of Derby

Date 22/11/2018

A new partnership between the University of Derby and the global professional body Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) will offer students a competitive edge in the financial services graduate recruitment market. 

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Building Int’l Oils And Oilseeds Futures Market To Serve Overseas Participants

Date 22/11/2018

The 13th China International Oils and Oilseeds Conference (CIOC), jointly organized by Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) and Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (BMD), was held in Guangzhou on November 14. DCE CEO Wang Fenghai said in the speech that DCE will respond to the Belt & Road Initiative and build an international oils and oilseeds futures market settled by RMB to serve international participants.

Resumption Of Trading In Qatar Stock Exchange

Date 22/11/2018

Qatar Stock Exchange announces that the technical issue has been solved and the trading will resume as per the following trading timetable:

Circular Of Shanghai International Energy Exchange On Price Limit Update For Crude Oil Futures Contracts SC1812 And SC1901

Date 22/11/2018

Shanghai International Energy Exchange, the subsidiary of Shanghai Futures Exchange has released its circular on price limit update for crude oil futures contracts SC1812 and SC1901 on November 22, 2018 as follows:

1. The price limit for SC1812 will be updated from ±5% to ±10% since November 28, 2018(i.e. the continuous trading session on the night of November 27).
2. The price limit for SC1901 will be updated from ±5% to ±8% since December 3, 2018(i.e. the continuous trading session on the night of November 30).
3. The price limit for SC1901 will be updated from ±8% to ±10% since the second trading day prior to the last trading day (i.e. the continuous trading session of the second trading day prior to the last trading day).

Aquis Exchange Installs VeriFIX Enterprise By Itiviti For Multiprotocol Testing

Date 22/11/2018

Itiviti, the leading global provider of multi-asset trading technology and financial infrastructure, today announced that Aquis Exchange PLC, the exchange services group which operates the pan-European cash equities trading MTF, has successfully installed VeriFIX Enterprise by Itiviti, an integrated platform for automated enterprise-level testing of trading systems.

SIX Hosts World’s First Crypto Index ETP Listing By Amun

Date 22/11/2018

SIX – which owns and manages the Swiss stock exchange – welcomes Swiss fintech Amun as a new Exchange Traded Product (ETP) issuer to its trading segment. The Amun ETP is the world’s first crypto index ETP listed on a regulated stock exchange. It is based on the Amun HODL5 index, which includes the four top crypto currencies defined by market capitalization: Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum Ether (ETH), Ripple (XRP) and Litecoin (LTC). Trading of the new product starts today.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Proposes Introduction Of Price Cap On Rent-To-Own Firms To Protect Vulnerable Consumers From High Costs

Date 22/11/2018

The Financial Conduct Authority today proposed to introduce a price cap on the rent-to-own (RTO) sector.The cap, subject to consultation, will come into force on 1 April 2019 providing protection for some of the most financially vulnerable people in the UK. Once in force, the changes are expected to save consumers up to 22.7m per year.

Trading Suspension In Qatar Stock Exchange

Date 22/11/2018

Qatar Stock Exchange announces Trading System suspension until further Notice.

Listing Of The World's First Crypto-Currency Index ETP On SIX

Date 22/11/2018

• Crypto currency index includes the five largest and liquid eligible crypto currencies
• Switzerland offers crypto investors an excellent regulatory environment
• Investors can “buy the market” and invest in the crypto asset class in a professional and reputable jurisdiction without worrying about custody, which for the underlying components of the ETP is handled by qualified and independent custodians and held in cold storage.

MIAX Emerald Options Exchange Sets February 22, 2019 Launch Date

Date 21/11/2018

Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH) today announced that MIAX Emerald will launch trading operations on February 22, 2019, pending SEC approval. MIAX Emerald will officially join MIH's other exchanges, MIAX Options® and MIAX PEARL™, as part of the MIAX Exchange Group. Specifically designed as a hybrid market model with pro rata allocation and maker-taker pricing, MIAX Emerald will serve to complement the market models of MIAX Options and MIAX PEARL and expand the MIAX Exchange Group's trade execution capabilities into a market segment currently not offered to its member firms.