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OCC August Cleared Volume Up 10.3 Percent

Date 03/09/2019

• Futures Cleared Volume Up 23.7 Percent from a Year Ago
• Index Options Up 19.6 Percent from August 2018
• ETF Options Up 31.5 Percent from August 2018

H&R Block Analogy For CAT And Combating Fraud - By Kelvin To, Founder And President Of Data Boiler Technologies

Date 03/09/2019

Using data exhaust from Order/ Execution Management Systems (OMS/ EMS) to report data into Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) is possible. Firms however will most likely run parallel systems (build on top of existing OATS reporting platform, clearing, and/or trade capture systems) given different departments operate in silos.  I despise unnecessary duplicating or triplicating of data that increase vulnerability of hackers’ attack. I also despise the burden on broker/ dealers to report data to a ‘stale vault’ when data could have been analyzed directly at its originating source. Given that, I have a ‘2 for 1 solution’ that drawn on an analogy from H&R Block for CAT data collection and combating fraud.

Corrected: FTSE Russell - Saudi Equity: Performance And Index Inclusion Update

Date 03/09/2019

The planned transition of Saudi Arabia to Secondary Emerging market status within FTSE GEIS will resume in September 2019.

Eurex Incentivizes Eurex Enlight With Temporary Fee Waiver

Date 03/09/2019

To foster transparency and to improve efficiency around the negotiation of off-book transactions, Eurex has introduced a fee waiver for its fully integrated RFQ platform Eurex EnLight which will be effective until 31 December 2019.

MGEX Reports A Top-5 Record Breaking Month

Date 03/09/2019

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports August 2019 as the fourth best month in the history of the Exchange with a total of 283,743 contracts traded. This is the fifth consecutive August to hold a spot in MGEX’s record book for best overall month, and the second-best August in history.  

Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes In August 2019

Date 03/09/2019

Unless stated otherwise, all figures below refer to performance for August 2019 and all comparisons are with the same period last year.Total trading volume across Moscow Exchange’s markets was RUB 68.9 trln in August 2019 (RUB 79.5 trln in August 2018). The number of trading days in August 2019 was 22 (versus 23 trading days in August 2018).

Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Declines Sharply As Commodity Prices Weaken; Majority Of Farmers Expect MFP Payments In 2020

Date 03/09/2019

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer weakened significantly in August to a reading of 124, down 29 points from July. The barometer is based on a mid-month survey of 400 agricultural producers across the U.S. and was conducted between August 12 and August 20, 2019, with nearly all of the responses collected following USDA's release of the August 12Crop Production report.

BME: MEFF Promotes With Other Markets An European Committee To Make The Derivatives Markets More Efficient

Date 03/09/2019

• The ECAC will try to harmonize the treatment of corporate actions between the European derivatives markets

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security SNGS And SNGSP

Date 03/09/2019

Risk parameters change for the security SNGS

As per the Equity Market Risk Parameters Methodology, on 03.09.2019 11-13 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 34.725) and initial margins (new market risk rate 21.25%) for the security SNGS were changed. New values are available at https://www.nationalclearingcentre.com/rates/fondMarketRates/

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Richard Baldwin, Sentencing 3 September 2019

Date 03/09/2019

On 3 September 2019, at Southwark Crown Court, His Honour Judge Hehir sentenced Mr Richard Baldwin to a total of 5 years and 8 months imprisonment.