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CFTC Financial Data For Futures Commission Merchants Update - Financial Data For FCMs

Date 04/01/2017

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.

Federal Reserve Board Permanently Prohibits Former Foreign Exchange (FX) Trader From Participating In Banking Industry Because Of Actions To Manipulate FX Prices

Date 04/01/2017

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced it is permanently prohibiting Jason Katz, a former foreign exchange (FX) trader at Barclays PLC and later at BNP Paribas SA, from participating in the banking industry, because of his actions to manipulate FX prices. Through the use of electronic chat rooms, Katz coordinated his trading with competitors, engaged competitors to agree on the FX prices quoted to customers, disclosed confidential customer information to traders at other institutions, and engaged in other unsafe or unsound practices. Katz is separately pleading guilty to violating federal antitrust laws.

Alberta Securities Commission Finds Coastal Pacific Mining Breached Securities Laws By Engaging In Market Manipulation

Date 04/01/2017

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has found that Coastal Pacific Mining Corp. illegally manipulated the market for its securities and engaged in conduct contrary to the public interest.

Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, December 13-14, 2016

Date 04/01/2017

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on December 13-14, 2016. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes.

CBOE Holdings Reports Trading Volume For December And Full Year 2016

Date 04/01/2017

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today reported December and full-year 2016 trading volume and average revenue per contract (RPC) data on its website under the Quotes & Data section. 

TASE Eases Matters For Medium And Small Sized Companies, And Has Extended The Target Date For Complying With The Float Rate For Stocks Included In The TA-90 And SME-60 Indices

Date 04/01/2017

Ahead of the launch of TASE's indices reform on Feb. 9, 2017: TASE eases matters for medium and small sized companies, and has extended the target date for complying with the float rate for stocks included in the TA-90 and SME-60 indices

Athens Exchange Group: Changes In The Composition Of ATHEX Indices

Date 04/01/2017

Due to the suspension of trading of the shares of the company «BANK OF CYPRUS PUBLIC COMPANY LTD», effective from January 10th 2017, the following changes will take place in the composition of the indices that the shares of the company participate.

Appointment Of Rafał Antczak As President Of The GPW Management Board

Date 04/01/2017

• Rafał Antczak was appointed President of GPW by the Company’s Extraordinary General Meeting on 4 January 2017
  
• The General Meeting has decided to dismiss from the Exchange Management Board Małgorzata Zaleska

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Reports Bank Trading Revenue Fell In The Third Quarter 2016

Date 04/01/2017

Trading revenue of U.S. commercial banks and savings associations fell to $6.4 billion in the third quarter of 2016 from $7 billion in the previous quarter, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported in its Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities.

Eurex: Monthly Report: Innovative Products Help Manage Volatility Through 2016

Date 04/01/2017

In 2016, Eurex, Europe’s largest derivatives exchange, saw increasing demand for its highly liquid benchmark product range as well as strong growth in a number of new product segments.