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In CFTC Action, Court Orders Precious Metals Trader To Pay Penalty And Imposes Trading Ban For Spoofing And Deceptive Or Manipulative Scheme

Date 07/02/2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that Judge Vanessa Bryant of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut issued a Final Judgment and Consent Order on February 5, 2019, against Andre Flotron, a former precious metals trader for UBS AG, requiring him to pay a $100,000 civil monetary penalty for spoofing and engaging in a deceptive or manipulative scheme through his spoofing in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC Regulations.  The Order also imposes a one-year trading and registration ban.

ISDA Publishes German Bank CDS Protocol

Date 07/02/2019

ISDA has announced the launch of the ISDA 2019 German Bank CDS Protocol, designed to reflect changes being made to credit default swaps (CDS) on German bank reference entities.

SEC Charges Founder Of Online Gaming Company Defrauding Investors

Date 07/02/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Robert Alexander with fraudulently raising approximately $9 million from more than 50 individuals by selling investments in Kizzang LLC, a purported online gaming business.

Nodal Exchange Sets Daily Trading Record In Power Futures

Date 07/02/2019

On Tuesday, February 5, 2019, Nodal Exchange achieved a new daily trading record in power futures with a total volume of 40.1 million MWh (notional value of well over $1 billion per side).

European Commission: Joint Statement On Behalf Of President Juncker And Prime Minister May

Date 07/02/2019

President Juncker and Prime Minister May have met today to review the next steps in the UK's withdrawal from the EU.

Ministry Of Economy And Development, ATHEX And EBRD Step Up Support For SMEs Listings In Greece

Date 07/02/2019

• EBRD launches SME Pre-Listing Support Programme in Greece with Athens Stock Exchange
• Programme will enable SMEs to access the local capital market
• Programme funded by the Greek Ministry of Economy and Development

MiFID II: ESMA's Latest Double Volume Cap Data Publication Postponed To 15 February 2019

Date 07/02/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has decided today to delay the publication of the double volume cap (DVC) data foreseen for today due to a technical issue with the DVC system. Instead this publication is planned for 15 February 2019.

Cboe Global Markets Begins Rollout Of Options On 11 Select Sector Indices Published By S&P

Date 07/02/2019

Cboe launches options on the Materials Select Sector Index today, February 7;  plans to follow with options on the remaining 10 Select Sector Indices

TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics – January 2019

Date 07/02/2019

TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) for January 2019.

Bank Of England: Inflation Report Press Conference, February 2019

Date 07/02/2019

Our role is to set interest rates to influence the amount of spending in the economy in order to ensure inflation (the pace of price rises) returns to our 2% target sustainably.