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Annual Load Testing Of Moscow Exchange Trading And Clearing Systems

Date 20/09/2016

We would like to remind you that the annual load testing of MOEX trading and clearing systems will take place this Saturday, 24 September 2016 (http://moex.com/n13685).

Please note the following details that concern the FX and Equity markets:

1. Exchange gateways located in the 196.* network will not be available during the testing because of their upcoming end of life. ASTS Bridge and MICEX trader terminal users should ensure that the Broadcast setting includes the following IP addresses of the MOEX gateways: 10.63.1.255,10.63.3.255,10.61.1.255,10.61.3.255.

2. The trading systems" configuration, including the available User IDs and their permissions will correspond to the production settings on 6 September 2016.

3. If you plan to connect from IP addresses which you do not use in production, please send the list of those IPs to help@moex.com

4. FAST UDP multicast market data feeds will be published from the Dataspace data center.

5. It is recommended to connect to the trading FIX services located in the Dataspace data center (http://moex.com/a1520) because these servers will become primary in November 2016.

ESMA Consults On Trading Obligation For Derivatives

Date 20/09/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today a discussion paper regarding the trading obligation under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR).

Two MAB Companies Shortlisted As Candidates For the 4th. "European Small & Mid-Cap Awards" - Grenergy Candidate In The "Rising Star" Category And Inclam In The "Star Of 2016" Category

Date 20/09/2016

Grenergy and Inclam, two companies listed on the Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB) have been shortlisted as candidates for the fourth edition of the "European Small and Mid-Cap Awards" among a large number of European companies. As in previous years, the European stock exchanges have submitted their nominated listed companies, of which 12 have been shortlisted, among them the two Spanish. 

TMB Asset Management Selects FTSE Thailand Mid/Small Cap Minimum Variance Index

Date 20/09/2016

• TMB Asset Management, one of Thailand’s largest fund houses, has chosen the FTSE Thailand Mid/Small Cap Minimum Variance Index for their first index fund
• Reinforces FTSE Russell’s innovative indexing expertise to support growing investor needs and risk diversification

TMX Enriches Information Processor Performance With Vela’s Managed Market Data Platform - Refresh Supports Latest Canadian Regulator Best-Price Obligations

Date 20/09/2016

Vela Trading Technologies, a global industry leader in high performance trading and market data technology, is pleased to announce that its fully managed low-latency market data platform is now live at TMX, Canada’s largest integrated multi-asset class exchange group. Vela’s managed services platform has enabled TMX to launch new services for the protected markets to comply with Canadian regulatory requirements.

Eris And Cassini Systems Partner To Offer Margin Savings Analysis - Identify Margin Savings By Replacing OTC Swaps With Eris Swap Futures

Date 20/09/2016

Eris Exchange, LLC (Eris) and Cassini Systems Limited (Cassini) announced today that Eris will offer analytical tools powered by Cassini that show end-users how to generate dramatic initial margin savings by replacing OTC Swaps with Eris Swap Futures, while retaining the risk exposure of the portfolio. Eris is a U.S.-based futures exchange offering cash-settled swap futures as the leading alternative to traditional OTC swaps. Cassini offers a pre-trade platform for OTC trading that combines risk, limits, fees, margin and collateral in a set of decision support analytics. This set of tools allows for what-if scenarios yielding the lowest margin, as well as other portfolio cost analytics.

PEGAS And GRTgaz Extend Coupling Interventions To Weekends

Date 20/09/2016

The pan-European gas trading platform PEGAS and the French natural gas transmission system operator GRTgaz announced the extension of the operating hours of the coupling mechanism between France’s PEG Nord and TRS delivery zones. From 24 September onwards, the coupling will be operational also on weekends and bank holidays. This development follows the need of market participants and the request of the French regulator Commission de Regulation de l’Energie (CRE).

The General Court Of The European Union Confirms The Commission’s Decision To Accept The Commitments Of Thomson Reuters Intended To Remedy Its Abuse Of A Dominant Position In The Market For Consolidated Real-Time Datafeeds

Date 20/09/2016

Consolidated real-time datafeeds’ provide banks and financial institutions with market data from a variety of sources. Banks and financial institutions use the data in numerous IT applications and programs for transaction and monitoring purposes.

CISI Scotland Branch Raises Over £1,500 For Action For Children At Awards Dinne

Date 20/09/2016

Top performing CISI exam achievers were recognised at the Scotland branch’s principle social occasion of the year, which also raised £1,543.75 for Action for Children.

United Kingdom Parliament Treasury Committee Update: Data On UK Firms Using Passports For business In Europe

Date 20/09/2016

The Treasury Committee publishes correspondence from Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, regarding the numbers of financial services firms in the UK holding passports to conduct business in other EEA member states and the number of EEA firms holding passports to conduct business in the UK.