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Eurex Ends April On A High: Largest Month-End Open Interest Of All Time

Date 03/05/2019

Eurex, Europe’s largest derivatives exchange and part of Deutsche Börse Group, has continued its upward trend in April. The number of traded contracts reached 160.8 million compared to 148.7 million in April 2018. This is an increase of 8 percent. 

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 03/05/2019

The current reports for the week of May 3, 2019 are now available.

Cboe Global Markets Reports Results For First Quarter 2019

Date 03/05/2019

First Quarter 2019 Highlights*

• Diluted EPS of $0.85
• Adjusted Diluted EPS(1) of $1.11, Down 20 Percent
• Net Revenue of $280.5 Million, Down 15 Percent
• Operating Margin of 52.2 Percent; Adjusted Operating Margin(1) of 66.5 Percent
• Operating Expenses of $134.0 Million, Down 17 Percent; Adjusted Operating Expenses(1) of $94.1 Million, Down 14 Percent
• Returned Nearly $70 Million to Shareholders Through Share Repurchases and Dividends

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For May 3rd 2019 Products

Date 03/05/2019

It was another four-day trading week as the Federal Government of Nigeria declared Wednesday 1st May 2019 a Public Holiday to mark the Workers Day celebrations.  

CFTC Charges Principals Of Binary Options Trading Firm With $4.8 Million Fraud Scheme

Date 03/05/2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of a civil enforcement action (Complaint) against William Thomas Caniff of Steubenville, Ohio, Arie Bos, of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, their company, Berkley Capital Management, LLC (BCM), a Wyoming limited liability company with offices in Ohio and the Netherlands, and two pools that BCM operated as Delaware limited partnerships with offices in Wintersville, Ohio, BBOT 1, LP (BBOT) and Berkley II, LP (Berkley II) (collectively, defendants). 

Statement On Financial Disclosures About Acquired And Disposed Businesses, SEC Commissioner Robert J. Jackson Jr., May 3, 2019

Date 03/05/2019

Let me begin by thanking the Staff in the Division of Corporation Finance, including Division Director Bill Hinman, for their hard work in developing today’s release and for helpful briefings throughout this process.

José Manuel Campa Takes Up His Position As Chairperson Of The EBA

Date 03/05/2019

José Manuel Campa officially assumed his new post as Chairperson of the European Banking Authority (EBA) on 1 May 2019, after the European Parliament confirmed his nomination by the EBA's Board of Supervisor on 14 March 2019.

Federal Reserve Board Invites Comment On A Proposal To Apply Netting Protections To A Broader Range Of Financial Institutions

Date 03/05/2019

The Federal Reserve Board on Friday requested comment on a proposal to reduce risk and increase efficiency in the financial system by applying netting protections to a broader range of financial institutions.

SEC Charges Sapphire Glass Manufacturer And Former CEO With Fraud

Date 03/05/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a New Hampshire-based company and its former CEO with misleading investors about the company’s ability to supply “sapphire glass” for Apple’s iPhones. The company, GT Advanced Technologies Inc., also is found to have misclassified more than $300 million in debt to Apple that resulted from its repeated failures to meet performance milestones. 

Models, Markets, And Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida, At The Hoover Institution Monetary Policy Conference "Strategies For Monetary Policy," Stanford University, Stanford, California

Date 03/05/2019

It is an honor and a privilege to participate once again in this annual Hoover Institution Monetary Policy Conference. The topic of this year's conference, "Strategies for Monetary Policy," is especially timely. As you know, the Federal Reserve System is conducting a review of the strategy, tools, and communication practices we deploy to pursue our dual-mandate goals of maximum employment and price stability. In this review, we expect to benefit from the insights and perspectives that are presented today, as well as those offered at other conferences devoted to this topic, as we assess possible practical ways in which we might refine our existing monetary policy framework to better achieve our dual-mandate goals on a sustained basis.