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Overstock.com And tZERO Advisors Launch Robo-Advisor Digital Investment Platform

Date 31/01/2018

Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK) announces the launch of a digitally driven investment platform, powered by tZERO Advisors, within the online retailer’s FinanceHub™.

Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam Before The Market Risk Advisory Committee

Date 31/01/2018

Introduction

Good morning and welcome to the first Market Risk Advisory Committee (“MRAC”) meeting of 2018. I am pleased to sponsor this Committee, and believe my timing to address important market risk issues could not be better. Ground-breaking new ideas have gone from theory to application in just the past few months. I am especially mindful and appreciative of the Commission’s ongoing efforts to affirmatively exercise its regulatory authority and expertise while remaining ever vigilant of the risks associated with the adoption of nascent technologies.

MIAX Options - February 1, 2018 Fee Changes

Date 31/01/2018

Effective February 1, 2018, pending SEC approval, the MIAX Options Fee Schedule will be amended.  

Remarks Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo Before The Market Risk Advisory Committee Meeting

Date 31/01/2018

Thank you, Commissioner (Rostin) Behnam.

Good morning, everyone. A warm welcome to all of the Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) Committee members, presenters and participants, both here and on the telephone. It is good to have you all with us.

This is the first time my new fellow Commissioners and I are appearing together in an official capacity at the agency. It is very good to be with Commissioners (Brian) Quintenz and (Rostin) Behnam. Hopefully, the three of us will have additional company this year.

Distributed Futures Research Explores Cryptocurrency Liquidity

Date 31/01/2018

Long Finance’s Distributed Futures research programme is pleased to announce the launch of a research project provisionally entitled, “Addressing the thirst for Cyptocurrency Liquidity with Technical & Operating Standards.”

Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz Before The CFTC Market Risk Advisory Committee

Date 31/01/2018

Thank you, Commissioner Behnam, for convening today’s meeting and for your sponsorship of the Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC). I look forward to a thoughtful discussion of the process by which exchanges may list contracts for new or novel products and the CFTC’s role in that process.

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review From 27 January 2018 To 31 January 2018

Date 31/01/2018

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's weekly market review.

January MNI Chicago Business Barometer Falls To 65.7 - Employment Up To Near-6-Year High - Prices Paid Highest Since Sep

Date 31/01/2018

The MNI Chicago Business Barometer fell 2.1 points to 65.7 in January from a previously revised 67.8 in December. 

BMO Capital Markets Enhances Trading Performance - Announces Partnership With Trade Informatics

Date 31/01/2018

BMO Capital Markets (BMO), the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE:BMO)(TSX:BMO), today announced that it has partnered with Trade Informatics (TI), a leading provider of quantitative analytics and systematic trading solutions to institutional asset managers. TI will provide BMO with transaction cost analysis (TCA) tools to help execute algorithmic trades with improved execution quality.

Samrat Bhandari Sentenced In UK Financial Conduct Authority Prosecution Of £1.4 Million Investment Scheme

Date 31/01/2018

Samrat Bhandari, who played a prime role in the operation of an investment scheme which led to investors losing just over £1.4 million, was today sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to a total of 3½ years’ imprisonment. He was also disqualified from holding the position of director for 12 years.