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MGEX Extends Volume Record Streak To Four Days

Date 17/04/2015

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), recorded another pair of top 25 volume records on Thursday and has now reported record volume from each day so far this week.

CFTC Charges Matthew J. Marcus And His California Company, Tech Power, Inc., And John D. Briner And His Canadian Law Firm, MetroWest Law Corp., With A Money Pass Scheme Involving More Than 1,200 Single Stock Futures Trades

Date 17/04/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it filed a civil enforcement action in federal court in Chicago against Matthew J. Marcus of California and his company,Tech Power, Inc. (Tech Power), a Nevada corporation located in California, and John D. Briner, an attorney residing in Vancouver, Canada, and his company, MetroWest Law Corporation (MetroWest), a Canadian law firm. The CFTC Complaint charges the four Defendants with engaging in fictitious single stock futures transactions on OneChicago LLC (OneChicago) and trading non-competitively. 

APX Group And EPEX SPOT Integrate Their Businesses - Integration To Foster Creation Of Pan-European Power Market

Date 17/04/2015

The Power Exchanges EPEX SPOT and APX Group, including Belpex, intend to integrate their businesses in order to form a Power Exchange for Central Western Europe (CWE) and the UK. Both companies have signed respective agreements. 

Decisions Taken By The Governing Council Of The ECB (In Addition To Decisions Setting Interest Rates)

Date 17/04/2015

Market operations

Amendment of the list of agencies eligible for participation in the PSPP

On 15 April 2015 the Governing Council approved amendments to the initial list of agencies located in the euro area issuing securities that are eligible for the PSPP. The list is available on the ECB’s website.

BATS Global Markets Names Industry Leader Laura Morrison Senior Vice President, Global Head Of Exchange-Traded Products Joins BATS From NYSE As #1 - ETF Trading Market Strives To Become #1 In Listings

Date 17/04/2015

BATS Global Markets (BATS), the leading U.S. market for the trading of exchange-traded funds (ETF) and products, today announced the appointment of Laura Morrison as Senior Vice President, Global Head of Exchange-Traded Products, continuing its push in the ETF business.

DMO Screen Announcement: UK Treasury Bill Tender Rescheduled For This Afternoon, 17 April 2015

Date 17/04/2015

The UK Debt Management Office ('the DMO') announces that, following the apparent resolution of technical issues experienced earlier today, the UK Treasury bill tenders, postponed from this morning, will now be conducted between 12.30-14.30 this afternoon. Any bids submitted in the aborted operation have been deemed null and void and should be re-submitted in the new bidding window.

The Capital Markets Union: Breaking Down The Barriers To Completing The Single Market - Jonathan Hill, Member Of The European Commission, Responsible For Financial Stability, Financial Services And Capital Markets Union, Reuters Newsmaker's Event, London, 17 April 2015

Date 17/04/2015

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great pleasure to be here. While I hope to give you a little respite this morning from the General Election campaign, I couldn't help reflecting on my way here this morning that the entire election campaign in 1992 was only a few days longer than the amount of time you have got left until polling day. I hope I haven't depressed you.

Fidessa Named Trading Platform Of The Year At Asian Banker Awards

Date 17/04/2015

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) has won Trading Platform of the Year at The Asian Banker Financial Markets Awards 2015. Judged by an international team of experts, backed by a comprehensive 3-month research programme, these awards recognise leadership in the Asian markets and exchanges landscape.

Bloomberg Update: Likely An Internal Network Issue

Date 17/04/2015

Significant but not all parts of our system experienced a disruption today. There is no indication at this point that this is anything other than an internal network issue. We have restored service to most customers and are making progress in bringing all parts of the system back online. We apologize to our customers.”

Bloomberg: Network Issue Update 3

Date 17/04/2015

Tweet from Bloomberg: "There is no indication at this point that this is anything other than an internal network issue."