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NZX Joins Future Directors Programme

Date 01/05/2017

NZX is pleased to announce its participation in the Future Directors Programme, an initiative designed to help identify and grow the next generation of New Zealand directors.

FIA And FIA PTG Oppose Overly Prescriptive Regulation Of Automated Trading

Date 01/05/2017

Today, in response to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking regarding Regulation AT, FIA and the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) submitted comments opposing overly prescriptive regulation of automated trading. 

SEC: Semiconductor Company And Former CFO Settle Accounting Fraud Charges

Date 01/05/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a South Korea-based semiconductor manufacturer and its former CFO have agreed to settle charges related to an accounting scheme to artificially boost revenue and manipulate the financial results reported to investors.

OneChicago Announces Trading Volume For April 2017 - Weekly Futures Propel Year-To-Date Volume To 4.6 Million, An Increase Of 18% Over Prior Year

Date 01/05/2017

OneChicago, LLC (OCX), a securities finance exchange, today announced its April 2017 volume of 1,504,746 an increase of 88% year-over-year. OneChicago is a CFTC and SEC regulated exchange offering Single Stock Futures (SSF), a delta one product, on approximately 1,800 equities, including ADRs and ETFs.

Bats Targets Transparency With Dedicated Data Feeds For U.S. Listed ETFs - Bats ETF Implied Liquidity Feed Will Provide Data On Individual Funds

Date 01/05/2017

Bats, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. company, and a leading market for exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading globally, today announced the planned introduction of the Bats ETF Implied Liquidity Feed, which provides investors with a critical reference view of ETFs versus their underlying securities.

OCC Cleared Contract Volume Down Six Percent In April

Date 01/05/2017

• Securities lending activity up seven percent in April and 17 percent YTD
• Cleared futures volume up 42 percent in April and 52 percent YTD
• ETF options volume up four percent in April

Bats Welcomes New Issuer Franklin Templeton Investments To The Bats ETF Marketplace - 31 Issuers, 167 Funds Now Listed On Bats In The U.S.

Date 01/05/2017

Bats, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. company, and a leading market for exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading globally, today welcomed Franklin Templeton Investments as a new issuer to the Bats ETF Marketplace with a suite of three U.S. equity focused funds.

MGEX April Volume Is 19th-Best In History

Date 01/05/2017

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has concluded the month of April with a total volume of 211,184, making it the 19th-best volume in MGEX history.   

OCC Names former State Street And Department Of Defense Information Security Officer As Chief Security Officer

Date 01/05/2017

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today announced the appointment of Mark Morrison, formerly with State Street Corporation and several government defense and security agencies, as Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer, a new position. Morrison will report to John Fennell, Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer.

Intercontinental Exchange Completes Acquisition Of TMX Group’s Atrium

Date 01/05/2017

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced it has completed its all-cash acquisition of TMX Atrium, a global extranet and wireless information services business, from TMX Group. The transaction was announced in February and the terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The financial impact of the transaction will be immaterial and was included in ICE’s financial guidance for 2017.