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BATS Global Markets Completes Acquisition Of HotSpot FX Market - Acquisition Diversifies And Expands BATS Into World’s Largest Asset Class

Date 13/03/2015

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of exchanges and services for financial markets globally, today completed its acquisition of Hotspot FX, a leading institutional foreign exchange (FX) market, from KCG Holdings.

SEC: Corporate Insiders Charged For Failing To Update Disclosures Involving “Going Private” Transactions

Date 13/03/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged eight officers, directors, or major shareholders for failing to update their stock ownership disclosures to reflect material changes, including steps to take the companies private.  Each of the respondents, without admitting or denying the SEC’s allegations, agreed to settle the proceedings by paying a financial penalty. 

Intercontinental Exchange Announces Launch Of 44 New Contracts; Including Energy And Euro Cocoa Futures And Options

Date 13/03/2015

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced the introduction of 44 new contracts, including Euro Cocoa and energy futures and options contracts, on March 30, 2015, subject to the satisfactory completion of applicable regulatory processes.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 13/03/2015

The current reports for the week of March 10, 2015 are now available.

ICE Futures U.S. Sets Back-To-Back Daily Volume Records In ICE U.S. Dollar Index

Date 13/03/2015

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that ICE Futures U.S. reported record daily volume in the ICE U.S. Dollar Index® (USDX®) on March 12, 2015.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For The Week Ended 13 March 2015

Date 13/03/2015

A turnover of 3.596 billion shares worth N24.564 billion in 24,288 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 2.133 billion shares valued at N24.386 billion that exchanged hands last week in 22,532 deals.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 11, 2015

Date 13/03/2015

 Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 11, 2015. 

Remarks At The University Of Notre Dame, Mendoza College Of Business, Center For The Study Of Financial Regulation, SEC Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar, Notre Dame, IN, March 13, 2015

Date 13/03/2015

Thank you so much Paul [Schultz] for that kind introduction and for the invitation to join you today. It is a privilege to be among so many outstanding market microstructure scholars. As I look around the room, I see many familiar faces, including former colleagues and people — like you, Paul, and [Mendoza College of Business] Dean Roger Huang — whose research influenced my decision to study empirical market microstructure.

FTSE: New Onshore Bond Index Series - Strengthens FTSE’s Offering In China

Date 13/03/2015

• New benchmarks give access to world’s third largest onshore bond market
• Complements existing FTSE offshore RMB bond indices
• Hierarchical pricing approach accurately reflects live market prices

Altice Lists Bond Issues Of €4.4bn On Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Date 13/03/2015

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) listed and admitted to trading five bond issues from Altice, the cable and telecommunications company, on 13 March 2015.