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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.

Dash And LiquidPoint To Merge To Create Dash Financial Technologies - New Independent Entity, Backed by GTCR, Creates Leading Trading Technology Solutions Provider

Date 04/01/2017

Dash Financial announced today that Dash and Convergex have signed a definitive agreement to merge Dash and LiquidPoint (Convergex’s Options Trading and Technology business), creating a leading financial technology company in the options and equities markets.  Dash Financial is a leading institutional trading technology, execution and analytics provider devoted to bringing unfettered transparency and superior performance to the U.S. options and equities markets.  LiquidPoint is a leader in advanced options technology and routing services with deep penetration into the sell-side and exchange communities.

CME Group Reached Record Average Daily Volume Of 15.6 Million Contracts In 2016, Up 12 Percent From 2015

Date 04/01/2017

• Annual average daily volume records reached in Interest Rates, Energy, Agricultural Commodities, Metals, Total Options and Electronic Options
• Fourth-quarter 2016 volume averaged 16.3 million contracts per day, up 24 percent, with quarterly average daily volume records in Interest Rates, Energy and Metals
• December 2016 volume averaged 15 million contracts per day, up 15 percent

Investor Activity On The Warsaw Stock Exchange Group’s Markets – December 2016

Date 04/01/2017

• Share turnover in the order book system¹ on the Main Market grew by 31.2% y/y 
• Average daily turnover of shares in the order book system on the Main Market was PLN 1 million
• Growth in turnover (by volume) of derivatives by 19.6% y/y
• Growth in turnover (by volume) of futures contracts on shares by 92.2% y/y, and the highest ever turnover in interest-rate futures: 2,200 contracts
• The value of issues quoted on Catalyst grew by 17.5%, and turnover of non-Treasury bonds in the order book system declined by 23.2% y/y
• Growth in combined turnover of gas by 54.8% y/y

EEX Group: Key Figures Of December 2016

Date 04/01/2017

EEX Group provides the central market platform for energy and commodity products. The offering of the group comprises contracts listed at the European Energy Exchange (EEX), EPEX SPOT, Powernext, Cleartrade Exchange (CLTX), Gaspoint Nordic and Power Exchange Central Europe (PXE) as well as clearing and settlement via European Commodity Clearing (ECC). EEX Group connects a network of more than 400 trading participants and has offices in 14 locations worldwide ensuring optimal support for customers on site.

Ljubljana Stock Exchange: Monthly And Yearly Statistical Report December And Year 2016

Date 04/01/2017

Below iare the links where you can find the comprehensive monthly and yearly statistics of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange for December and Year 2016.

HKEX To Offer RMB Currency Options

Date 04/01/2017

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) plans to offer Renminbi (RMB) Currency Options and is aiming to roll out a US dollar/Offshore RMB (USD/CNH) contract in the first quarter of next year, subject to market readiness.

BGC Partners Acquires Besso Insurance Group - Leading Lloyd's Of London Insurance Broker - Complementary Property & Casualty Business

Date 04/01/2017

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners", "BGC", or "the Company"), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Besso Insurance Group Limited ("Besso"), an independent Lloyd's of London insurance broker with a strong reputation across Property, Casualty, Marine, Aviation, Professional and Financial Risks and Reinsurance.