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CFTC Financial Data for Futures Commission Merchants Update

Date 09/02/2018

Futures commission merchants (FCMs) and retail foreign exchange dealers (RFEDs) must file monthly financial reports with the CFTC's Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) within 17 business days after the end of the month. Selected financial information from these reports is published below. The most recent month-end information generally is added within 12 business days after FCMs and RFEDs file their reports, but occasionally may be added later. For example:  The 17th business day filing “due date" for February 28, 2015 financial reports was March 25, 2015.  The 12 business day target for posting these data was April 10, 2015.

CME Group Chief Financial Officer To Present At Credit Suisse Conference

Date 09/02/2018

CME Group announced today that John Pietrowicz, Chief Financial Officer; will present at the Credit Suisse 19th Annual Financial Services Forum in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday, February 13, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). 

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 09/02/2018

The current reports for the week of  February 6, 2018 are now available.

Canadian Securities Regulators Publish Revised Disclosure Expectations For Issuers With U.S. Marijuana-Related Activities

Date 09/02/2018

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) yesterday published CSA Staff Notice 51-352 (Revised) Issuers with U.S. Marijuana-Related Activities​, which sets out CSA staff’s disclosure expectations for specific risks facing issuers with marijuana-related activities in the U.S.

Cboe Global Markets Reports Week Of Record Trading Activity

Date 09/02/2018

• Several single-day records set across Cboe Global Markets exchanges and products between February 2 and February 8, 2018 
• VIX options and futures volume reach new all-time highs
• Cboe Options, C2 Options, CFE and Cboe EDGX Options exchanges experience consecutive busiest days of all time on Friday, Monday and Tuesday 

New Nordic-Baltic Memorandum Of Understanding

Date 09/02/2018

The Swedish Ministry of Finance, the Riksbank, Finansinspektionen (the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority) and the Swedish National Debt Office in its role as resolution authority, have produced, together with their equivalents in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania and Norway a new Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation and coordination on cross-border financial stability.

European Commission: Speech By Michel Barnier Following This Week's Round Of Article 50 Negotiations (6th-9th February)

Date 09/02/2018

Ladies and gentlemen,

I am happy to be here. I would like to thank you for being here rather than in front of your television watching the opening ceremony of the 23rd Winter Olympic Games, which has just started in Pyeongchang.

Allow me to extend my personal best wishes to both the Korean hosts and the athletes.

To come back to Brexit, we agreed with the UK side this week that the agenda would cover Ireland, the governance of the withdrawal agreement, and the transition.

Convicted Illegal Money Lender Sentenced To Three And A Half Years Imprisonment And Issued With The UK Financial Conduct Authority's First Serious Crime Prevention Order

Date 09/02/2018

Illegal money lender, Dharam Prakash Gopee (64), was today sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment by a Judge in Southwark Crown Court after guilty verdicts yesterday (8 February 2018) for offences under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For February 9th 2018

Date 09/02/2018

A total turnover of 4.426 billion shares worth N24.236 billion in 29,573 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 3.268 billion shares valued at N28.123 billion that exchanged hands last week in 35,761 deals. 

BOX Options Exchange: Expansion Of Short Term Options Series Program – Monday SPY Expirations

Date 09/02/2018

Subject to regulatory approval, BOX Options Exchange (“BOX” or “Exchange”) will expand the Short Term Option Series Program (“STOS”) to list for trading options series on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (“SPY”) which expire on Mondays (“Monday SPY Expirations”).