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BATS 1000 Index Rises 1.4% This Week

Date 17/07/2015

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of exchanges and services for financial markets globally, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) advanced 317.85 points this week, or 1.4%, to close at 23,080.16.

MIAX Options Exchange - MIAX Listing Alert: New Listings For 20 July 2015

Date 17/07/2015

The option classes listed below will begin trading on the MIAX Options Exchange on Monday, July 20, 2015.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 17/07/2015

The current reports for the week of July 14, 2015 are now available.

Federal Reserve Board Proposes Rule To Modify Capital Planning And Stress Testing Regulations

Date 17/07/2015

The Federal Reserve Board on Friday proposed a rule to modify its capital planning and stress testing regulations.  The proposed changes would take effect for the 2016 capital plan and stress testing cycles.

Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem Welcomes Start Of Negotiations On Support For Greece

Date 17/07/2015

Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem has welcomed the fact that the steps needed to open the way for negotiations on financial support to Greece have been taken. These steps are a follow-up to the agreement reached by the Eurozone countries and the Greek government last Monday. Eurogroup President Dijsselbloem said: "This agreement offers a chance to put the Greek economy back on track." 

European Commission - Greece: Press Remarks By Vice-President Dombrovskis

Date 17/07/2015

Good afternoon everybody,

This has been a week of important decisions in terms of helping Greece to regain financial stability and to put its economy back on track. These decisions are ultimately being taken for the sake of Greek people.  

ESMA Publishes Responses Received To CP On Clearing Obligation

Date 17/07/2015

The responses can be viewed on the Consultation page.

Michele Anderson Named Associate Director In The SEC Division Of Corporation Finance

Date 17/07/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today the promotion of Michele Anderson to the position of Associate Director in the agency's Division of Corporation Finance.  She begins her new role later this month.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 29, 2015

Date 17/07/2015

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 29, 2015. 

The Benefits Of Shortening The Securities Settlement Cycle, Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar, United States Securities And Exchange Commission[1], July 16, 2015

Date 17/07/2015

The benefits of shortening the settlement cycle for the secondary securities market is an issue on which many agree. Why is it, some have asked, that trades can now be executed in less than a millisecond, yet it still takes three full days for those trades to settle? The most likely answer is some combination of inertia, cost, and competing priorities. Unfortunately, the Commission must also shoulder some of the responsibility. It failed to demonstrate leadership on this issue when it elected not to follow up its 2004 concept release on the settlement cycle with a regulatory initiative.