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Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo Before The First Meeting Of The CFTC’s Energy And Environmental Markets Advisory Committee

Date 26/02/2015

Good morning and welcome to the inaugural meeting of the CFTC’s reconstituted Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (EEMAC). Congress created the EEMAC as part of the Dodd-Frank Act because it recognized the critical need for a forum in which “exchanges, firms, end users and regulators” could advise the Commission of their concerns regarding “energy and environmental markets and their regulation by the Commission.”[1] Congress was so concerned that the Commission know the effects its rules and policies have on energy and environmental markets that it mandated the EEMAC hold at least two public meetings each year.[2] Disappointingly, no EEMAC meetings have been held since the Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law.

MGEX Reports Third Top 20 Record Day This Month

Date 26/02/2015

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), set a pair of top 20 daily records on Wednesday, reporting high figures from both total volume and electronic volume.

Remarks Of CFTC’s Chairman, Timothy G. Massad, Before The Coalition For Derivatives End-Users

Date 26/02/2015

Thank you for inviting me today, and I thank Governor Engler for that kind introduction. I am very pleased to be here today.

Deutsche Börse Welcomes WisdomTree Europe As New ETF Issuer On Xetra - ETFs Track Smart Beta Index Strategies

Date 26/02/2015

Six exchange-traded funds (ETFs) issued by WisdomTree Europe have been tradable on Xetra for the first time since Thursday. WisdomTree is one of the five largest ETF issuers on the US market and has been offering smart beta ETFs there since 2006. The Xetra listing now also enables European investors to participate in the performance of selected WisdomTree dividend strategy indices. 

HKEx: Short Selling Of A Shares Through Stock Connect To Start On 2 March

Date 26/02/2015

Beginning 2 March 2015, short selling of certain Shanghai-listed A shares (Eligible SSE Securities for Short Selling) will be allowed under Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (Stock Connect), Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s (HKEx) mutual market access programme with the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).

CEO Of Qatar Stock Exchange Participates In WFE Working Committee And Board Meetings In London

Date 26/02/2015

Mr. Rashid Bin Ali Al-Mansoori, CEO of Qatar Stock Exchange, today participated in the Working Committee and Board meetings of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), taking place in London for 2 days.  Mr. Al-Mansoori participates in these meetings in his capacity as a member of the WFE Working Committee and Board of Directors after he was elected as a Board Member of the WFE to represent Europe-Middle East-Africa region for three-year term.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Former Logica PLC Manager Pleads Guilty To Insider dealing

Date 26/02/2015

In a case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Ryan Willmott, formerly Group Reporting and Financial Planning Manager for Logica PLC, has today pleaded guilty to three instances of insider dealing. Profits from the related dealing exceeded £30,000.  He will be sentenced on 26 March 2015.

LSEG's BTS Trading Solution Offers Direct Connection To Turquoise

Date 26/02/2015

• Facilitates order book trading and in more than 4,000 securities
• Members have single point of connectivity to all LSEG markets
• Turquoise Level 2 data added to BTS

CBOE Signs Licensing Agreement To List Options On FTSE And Russell Indices

Date 26/02/2015

• CBOE to develop new index options products in the U.S. based on FTSE and Russell indices
• Strengthens CBOE’s existing relationship with Russell indices
• Parties committed to increasing investor education on options

Verena Ross, Executive Director ESMA, Delivers Keynote Speech On MiFID To ABA/Law Society Conference In London

Date 26/02/2015

Verena Ross, Executive Director of ESMA, delivered a keynote speech to the ABA/Law Society Capital Markets Conference in London this morning. Her speech focused on MiFID II and in particular its implications for transparency and liquidity.