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  • U.S. Treasury Department: Federal Advisory Committee On Insurance (FACI) To Meet January 5

    Date 03/01/2017

    On Thursday, January 5, the Department of the Treasury’s Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance (FACI) will convene in open session.  During this meeting, the FACI will discuss a number of insurance issues, including blockchain technology in the insurance sector, the changing auto safety landscape, and an overview of insurance fraud. The Committee will also receive updates from its subcommittees.

  • MIAX Options Exchange - MIAX Options Listing Alert: Additions To Penny Pilot Program

    Date 03/01/2017

    The following option classes will be included in the MIAX Options Penny Pilot Program at the start of trading on Wednesday, January 4, 2017.

  • OCC 2016 Cleared Contract Volume Fifth Highest Ever - Total Cleared Volume Down One Percent From 2015 - Total Cleared Futures Volume Sets Record With 56 Percent Annual Growth - Total Securities Lending CCP Activity Up 37 Percent From Last Year

    Date 03/01/2017

    OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today announced 2016 total cleared contract volume reached 4,167,747,777 contracts, a one percent decrease from the 2015 volume of 4,210,542,258 contracts. The year ended with 337,076,118 cleared contracts in December, a three percent decrease from December 2015.  OCC also reported record-breaking volume for cleared futures, with 104,523,581 cleared contracts in 2016; a 56 percent increase from 2015.

  • Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And SIX Structured Products Exchange: 2016

    Date 03/01/2017

    • Trading turnover CHF 1,279.3 billion (-6.8% year-on-year), average daily trading turnover CHF 5.0 billion 
    • Five company IPOs on SIX Swiss Exchange in 2016 
    • Innovation: launch of XBTR trading platform, new SwissAtMid liquidity pool and SPI Multi Premia® index family 
    • Swiss Market Index SMI® high-water mark: 8,730.05 points on 5 January 2016

  • Nasdaq To Honor Bob Greifeld With The Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell

    Date 03/01/2017

    What: 
    The Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell Ceremony will be dedicated to honor and celebrate Bob Greifeld’s exceptional 14 years of leadership and contribution to Nasdaq. To commemorate this occasion, Adena Friedman, President and CEO of Nasdaq will be hosting the event. She will be joined by distinguished guests from the industry, as well as Mr. Greifeld’s close friends and family.

    Mr. Greifeld is the current Chairman of the Board and the former CEO of Nasdaq. Mr. Greifeld assumed leadership of Nasdaq in 2003, when the company's primary business was operating one equity market in the U.S. Mr. Greifeld had the vision to reimagine Nasdaq as a financial technology company, and navigated the organization through a period of tremendous innovation and diversification. In 2008, he led the Exchange's combination with Stockholm-based OMX AB, as well as acquisitions of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, the Boston Stock Exchange and Nord Pool, Europe's largest power market. Nasdaq owns and operates 26 markets, one clearinghouse and five central securities depositories across the U.S. and Europe. Its technology drives more than 85 marketplaces worldwide.