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Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority - Finansinspektionen - And Financial Stability

Date 15/12/2014

Financial stability is the ability of the financial system to uphold its core functions in changing economic conditions. Besides resilience of the financial system, FI has been given responsibility for counteracting imbalances on the credit market.

CFTC Requests Public Comment On Related Applications Submitted By LedgerX, LLC For Registration As A Derivatives Clearing Organization And Swap Execution Facility

Date 15/12/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is asking for public comment on related applications submitted by LedgerX, LLC (LedgerX), for registration as a derivatives clearing organization and registration as a swap execution facility. LedgerX plans to list and clear fully collateralized, physically settled options on bitcoin. Comments should be submitted on or before January 30, 2015.

MIAX Options Christmas And New Year’s Holiday Schedule

Date 15/12/2014

Please be advised the MIAX Options Exchange will have an abbreviated trading session on Wednesday, December 24, 2014.  All Option Classes will close 3 hours early. 

Deutsche Börse Increases Share In Tradegate

Date 15/12/2014

Deutsche Börse AG is exercising call options on shares in Tradegate AG, thereby increasing its stake in Tradegate AG from approximately 5 per cent to almost 15 per cent. 

Rakuten Securities Joins Trading Technologies’ MultiBroker Platform

Date 15/12/2014

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a provider of highperformance professional trading software, today announced Rakuten　Securities, Inc. (Rakuten) is now a participating broker in TT's global MultiBroker service. Customers may select and route orders to Rakuten through TT’s high-performance global trading network, which provides direct market access (DMA) to 40 markets across five continents.

November 2014 FIF Market Share Report - Executive Summary

Date 15/12/2014

U.S. Equities Market Share

• Share volumes traded across Tape A, B, and C totaled 117.2 billion shares, a decrease of 34.8% monthly, and a decrease of 0.6% annually.
• NYSE-listed securities share volume was 63.7 billion shares, a decrease of 32.2% monthly and a decrease of 0.1% annually.
• Share volume in NASDAQ-listed securities was 33.0 billion shares, a 34.2% monthly decrease and 8.0% annual decrease.

BGC Partners Announces Agreement To Acquire The Assets And Subsidiaries Of RP Martin, A Market-Leading Interdealer Brokerage Firm Known For Its Strength In European Rates And Foreign Exchange Products - Acquisition Of The Assets And Subsidiaries Of RP Martin Will Expand BGC's Footprint Into The Netherlands And Sweden And Strengthen BGC's European Business

Date 15/12/2014

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners," "BGC," or "the Company"), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it has acquired the UK assets and subsidiaries of RP Martin Group ("RP Martin"), a market-leading interdealer brokerage firm known for its strength in European rates and foreign exchange products. BGC expects to acquire further businesses and assets of RP Martin in Sweden and the Netherlands in 2015, subject to regulatory approvals and certain closing conditions. 

Foreign Shares: Swiss Exchange Offers Best Prices - Spot Check Shows: To Trade Foreign Shares, The Sponsored Foreign Shares Segment Of SIX Swiss Exchange Offers The Most Attractive Conditions

Date 15/12/2014

The independent financial magazine K-Geld recently examined the costs that investors in Switzerland have to bear when buying and selling foreign shares. The article "Facebook & Co günstiger handeln" ("Trading Facebook & Co more cheaply", available in German) revealed that SIX Swiss Exchange offers users of e-banking solutions the best prices.

From November/December Trading Places: Futurisation, ‘Plumbing’ And How One Size Certainly Does Not Fit All Richard Baker, CEO Of Cleartrade Exchange, CLTX Begins A Series Of Quarterly Columns For Trading Places

Date 15/12/2014

Futurisation of OTC Derivatives has been a key topic of conversation at many events and conferences I have attended over the last few weeks on a global level. Indeed, this has been the case for most of the last four years during which I have been building my business here at CLTX. Therefore, for my debut column in this publication, I have focused on this theme as I feel it is certainly something worth taking a moment to reflect on as we near the close of 2014.

MIAX Options Declares Self-Help On ISE Gemini Options Exchange

Date 15/12/2014

Please be advised the MIAX Options Exchange has declared self-help on the ISE Gemini Options Exchange as of 09:50.