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MGEX Reports January 2019 Volume Numbers

Date 01/02/2019

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports January total exchange volume at 119,256 contracts.  

OCC January Volume Down 11.9 Percent After Record-Breaking 2018

Date 01/02/2019

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that total cleared contract volume in January reached 422,610,940 contracts, the second-highest January volume in OCC history, following January of 2018. This was down 11.9 percent compared to last January. OCC's year-to-date average daily contract volume is 20,124,330 contracts, 3.6 percent lower than 2018's record-breaking average of 20,884,820 contracts a day.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For February 2nd 2019

Date 01/02/2019

A total turnover of 1.452 billion shares worth N14.788 billion in 19,318 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.807 billion shares valued at N17.232 billion that exchanged hands last week in 18,332 deals

SIX Trading Key Figures: January 2019

Date 01/02/2019

In January, trading turnover on the Swiss stock exchange was up +18.8% on the previous month and reached CHF 119.0 billion, equating to an average turnover of CHF 5.7 billion per trading day. There was also a rise in the number of transactions by +13.6% to 4,878,125. In comparison with the corresponding period last year, trading turnover was down by -4.7%, while the number of trades dropped by -18.0%.

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – January 2019

Date 01/02/2019

• Increase of the value of trading in equities on the Electronic Order Book on the GPW Main Market by 3.9% YoY to PLN 19.9 billion in January 2019
• Increase of the total volume of trading in futures by 23.0% YoY to 567.6 thousand contracts in January 2019
• Increase of the value of trading in equities on the Electronic Order Book on NewConnect by 118.7% YoY to PLN 144.7 million
• Increase of the value of trading in structured products by 15.5% YoY to PLN 87.1 million in January 2019
• Increase of the total value of trading in bonds on TBSP by 158.1% YoY to PLN 34.9 billion
• Decrease of the total volume of trading in electricity by 20.1% to 8.7 TWh in January 2019
• Increase of the total volume of trading in natural gas by 36.2% YoY to 9.7 TWh in January 2019
• Increase of the volume of spot trading in property rights to certificates of origin by 5.5% to 3.1 TWh in January 2019

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Brexit – What We Expect Firms And Other Regulated Persons To Do Now

Date 01/02/2019

The Treasury has published draft legislation that would temporarily empower the FCA and the Bank of England/Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to make transitional provisions if the UK leaves the EU without an agreement in place. We intend to use this power to ensure that firms and other regulated entities do not generally need to prepare now to meet the changes to their UK regulatory obligations that are connected to Brexit.

EACH Response - FSB Discussion Paper On ‘Financial Resources To Support CCP Resolution And The Treatment Of CCP Equity In Resolution'

Date 01/02/2019

The European Association of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH) responds to the FSB discussion paper on ‘Financial resources to support CCP resolution and the treatment of CCP equity in resolution’

MiFID II: ESMA Publishes Data For The Systematic Internaliser Calculations For Equity, Equity-Like Instruments And Bonds

Date 01/02/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today data for the systematic internaliser calculations for equity, equity-like instruments and bonds under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Requirements For UK Trade Repositories And Reporting Counterparties

Date 01/02/2019

In January 2019, we confirmed that we will become the UK regulator of Trade Repositories (TRs) after Brexit. This information is only applicable if the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement (a no-deal scenario).

IMF Executive Board Discusses The Fund’s Strategy On Anti-Money Laundering And Combating The Financing Of Terrorism

Date 01/02/2019

On November 19, 2018, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussed the staff report: “Review of the Fund’s Strategy on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT).”