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Borsa Italiana Monthly Update January 2016

Date 04/02/2016

Click here to download Borsa Italiana's monthly update for January 2016.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Confirm Accountability Rules For Wholesale Traders And Interim Rules On Regulatory References

Date 04/02/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the final rules confirming their approach to improving individual accountability for those carrying out wholesale activities, such as algorithmic and high-frequency trading, in banks, building societies, and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) designated investment firms. The rules also provide clarity on aspects of the Regime’s territorial application.

Aquis Exchange Limited – Important Changes To Terms Of Membership

Date 04/02/2016

The following Member Notice sets out amendments to Aquis Exchange’s (Aquis) terms of Membership, as detailed in the following documents:

Rulebook

Trading Platform Guide

ICAP Electronic Markets Volumes – January 2016

Date 04/02/2016

ICAP Electronic Markets Volumes – January 2016

STOXX Launches Comprehensive Family Of Low Carbon Indices

Date 04/02/2016

STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today introduced the STOXX Low Carbon index family. The new index family consists of four sub-families which offer varying degrees of carbon exposure to enable market participants to limit the exposure of their portfolios to carbon risk while participating in the low-carbon economic growth.

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights - January 2016

Date 04/02/2016

- Securities Market

• The average daily turnover in January 2016 was $82.2 billion, a decrease of 16 per cent when compared with $97.4 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of derivative warrants in January 2016 was $17.5 billion, an increase of 7 per cent when compared with $16.3 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs in January 2016 was $8.1 billion, an increase of 5 per cent when compared with $7.7 billion for the same period last year.
• Funds raised through IPOs in January 2016 was $4.3 billion, an increase of 87 per cent when compared with $2.3 billion for the same period last year.

DGCX Records Strong Start To 2016 With Launch Of Equity Futures

Date 04/02/2016

• DGCX records a healthy start to 2016 with volumes showing a 15% growth in volumes over January 2015.
• 15 single stocks futures from US and India launched on January 15
• India Gold volume doubles from December 2015
• Indian Rupee Options volume grew more than three-fold Year on Year

NZX January 2016 Shareholder Metrics

Date 04/02/2016

Please find attached shareholder metrics for January 2016.

TOCOM January Volume Averaged 128,910 Contracts Per Day, Up 27.5 % - Crude Oil Futures Volume Hit New High For Second Consecutive Month

Date 04/02/2016

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today that average daily volume for January 2016 was 128,910 contracts, up 27.5% from December 2015. TOCOM Dubai Crude Oil, one of TOCOM’s leading contracts, saw volume rise sharply - up 54.5% to 37,016 contracts. The Gold standard contract was also active with volume increasing 19.0% to 32,488 contracts.

CME Group Increases Dividend By 20 Percent

Date 04/02/2016

CME Group Inc., the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today declared a first-quarter dividend of $0.60 per share, a 20 percent increase from the prior rate of $0.50 per share.  The dividend is payable March 28, 2016, to shareholders of record as of March 10, 2016.