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U.S. Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry: Roberts, Stabenow Support CFTC’s Efforts to Uphold European Agreement

Date 09/01/2018

U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., sent a letter of support to U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo for his commitment to honor mutually recognized equivalency agreements regarding cross-border clearinghouses.

CFTC Chairman Giancarlo Statement On Letter From Senate Ag Leadership: Discussions With EU Authorities On Cross-Border Supervision Of Major Clearinghouses

Date 09/01/2018

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo released the following statement in response to a letter from Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow:

“I very much welcome this letter from Senators Roberts and Stabenow. I am very grateful to them for their strong support of the CFTC and the approach I have advocated in my discussions with EU authorities about the cross-border supervision of major clearinghouses. Their letter expresses the critical importance of keeping in place the 2016 equivalence agreement that was the product of over three years of intense discussions between the CFTC and the EU authorities. Regulatory and supervisory deference needs to remain the key principle governing how the CFTC and EU authorities work together on the supervision of US and EU CCPs.”

IIROC Study Of Speed Segmentation On Exchanges: Competition For Slow Flow

Date 09/01/2018

IIROC, in collaboration with the Bank of Canada, studied the impact of the redesign of TSX Alpha Exchange (Alpha) which on September 21, 2015, adopted a suite of changes including a speed bump. Concerns were raised that these changes might have an negative impact on market quality in Canada.

Zelig Associates Advises BSO On The Acquisition Of Apsara Networks And The Investment From Abry Partners

Date 09/01/2018

Zelig Associates is pleased to announce that it has acted as exclusive financial advisor to global connectivity provider BSO on the minority investment from Abry Partners and the acquisition of Apsara Networks, a leading supplier of wireless connectivity to financial markets. 

Federal Reserve Board: Minutes Of The Board's Discount Rate Meetings From December 4 And December 13, 2017

Date 09/01/2018

The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its interest rate meetings from December 4 and December 13, 2017.

ESMA Publishes Register Of Derivatives To Be Traded On-Venue Under MiFIR

Date 09/01/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today a public register of those derivative contracts that are subject to the trading obligation under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR).

BOX Options Exchange: Floor Broker Guarantee

Date 09/01/2018

Effective Tuesday, January 9, 2018, the minimum eligible order size for the Floor Broker Guarantee provided in BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) Rule 7600(f) will be decreased to fifty (50) contracts.   

ESMA Issues List Of Trading Venues Temporarily Exempted From Open Access Under MiFIR

Date 09/01/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today a list of those trading venues for which a temporary exemption from the open access provisions under 36(5) of the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) exists. 

Cboe To Provide Market And Trade Data To Thomson Reuters

Date 09/01/2018

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | Nasdaq: CBOE), one of the world’s largest exchange holding companies, today announced that it is now providing its Cboe One real-time stock quote and trade information to Thomson Reuters, one of the world’s leading sources of news and information for professional markets.

CFTC Approves Amendments To Commission Regulations Under Parts 3 And 9

Date 09/01/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today unanimously approved final rules that update Parts 3 and 9 to integrate existing advisory guidance, incorporate swap execution facilities (SEFs), and update provisions currently applicable to designated contract markets (DCMs).