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Financial Stability Oversight Council Announces Changes To Nonbank Designations Process - New And Formalized Practices Increase Transparency And Strengthen Process - Council Also Votes To Extend Asset Management Comment Period

Date 05/02/2015

The Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) today announced that it voted to adopt certain changes and formalize certain practices relating to its process for reviewing nonbank financial companies for potential designation.  The Council’s designation authority under Title I of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act enables the Council to identify and respond to risks that individual nonbank financial companies could pose to U.S. financial stability.  Nonbank financial companies that are designated by the Council are subject to consolidated supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and enhanced prudential standards.

CME Group To Close Most Open Outcry Futures Trading In Chicago And New York By July; Most Options Markets To Remain Open - Decision Made As Open Outcry Futures Volumes Decline To 1 Percent Of Daily Futures Volume - S&P 500 Futures Contract Will Remain Open On Chicago Trading Floor - Options Markets To Remain Open On The Trading Floors Except For DJIA ($10) And NASDAQ 100

Date 05/02/2015

As open outcry futures trading has fallen to just one percent of the company's total futures volume, CME Group today announced it will close most of its futures trading pits inChicago and New York by July 2, 2015.  The floor-based S&P 500 futures market, which continues to provide an important venue for trading the underlying futures contract for the open outcry S&P 500 options on futures contract, will remain open on CME Group's Chicago trading floor. 

BofA Merrill Lynch To Offer Clients Clearing Member Services For Nodal Exchange

Date 04/02/2015

Nodal Exchange, LLC announced today that BofA Merrill Lynch, through its LCH.Clearnet Ltd membership, is now offering clients Clearing Member services for Nodal Exchange.

CFTC Orders Florida-Based Midwest Metals Exchange And Its Owner, Brian S. Ekasala, To Pay Restitution And A Civil Monetary Penalty Totaling More Than $522,000 For Engaging In Illegal, Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions

Date 04/02/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Brian S. Ekasala, a resident of Lake Worth, Florida, and his company,Midwest Metals Exchange, LLC (Midwest) of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for engaging in illegal, off-exchange precious metals transactions.

Eligibility Of Greek Bonds Used As Collateral In Eurosystem Monetary Policy Operations

Date 04/02/2015

• ECB’s Governing Council lifts current waiver of minimum credit rating requirements for marketable instruments issued or guaranteed by the Hellenic Republic

• Suspension is in line with existing Eurosystem rules, since it is currently not possible to assume a successful conclusion of the programme review

• Suspension has no impact on counterparty status of Greek financial institutions

• Liquidity needs of affected Eurosystem counterparties can be satisfied by the relevant national central bank, in line with Eurosystem rules

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 04/02/2015

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

CBOE, C2 And CFE Trading Schedule For The Presidents’ Day Holiday

Date 04/02/2015

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced the following trading schedule for Chicago Board Options Exchange®(CBOE®), C2 Options Exchange (C2) and CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE®) in observance of the Presidents’ Day holiday:

Ash Wednesday: BM&FBOVESPA’s Trading Hours For February 18, 2015

Date 04/02/2015

See BM&FBOVESPA’s trading hours for February 18, 2015 (Ash Wednesday):

New Irish Government 30-Year Syndicated Bond Lists On Irish Stock Exchange

Date 04/02/2015

A new Irish Government Syndicated Bond was admitted to listing and trading on the Main Securities Market of the Irish Stock Exchange on February 3 2015. The Bond has a maturity date of 18 February 2045 with a rate of 2.00%.

BATS Global Markets January 2015 Update: Record U.S. Options Market Share Of 8.8% - Reports 24.2% European Equities Market Share - Completes Direct Edge Integration - Company Also Announced Entry Into FX Market With Agreement To Acquire Hotspot FX

Date 04/02/2015

BATS Global Markets (BATS) today reported January volume, market share, and monthly highlights including record market share for BATS Options of 8.8% and one of its strongest months on record in European equities with 24.2% market share.