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CFTC Orders Florida Resident Derek J. Bridges And His Companies, Empire Sterling Metals Corp. And I.P.M. Investments, Inc., To Cease Illegal Fictitious Precious Metals Sales - Order Includes Restitution Award And Prohibitions Against Future Activity

Date 17/04/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Derek J. Bridges, a resident of Coral Springs, Florida, and his companies, Empire Sterling Metals Corp. (Empire) and I.P.M. Investments, Inc. (I.P.M.), for engaging in illegal, off-exchange precious metals transactions.

Thomson Reuters Monthly Market Share Reports Updated To Include March 2014 Data

Date 17/04/2014

Monthly Market Share Reports

Trading is increasingly fragmented. Find out by how much and which venues in the Thomson Reuters summarised monthly reports.

CFTC Issues Notice Of Temporary Registration As A Swap Execution Facility To GTX SEF, LLC

Date 17/04/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved the application of GTX SEF, LLC (GTX) for temporary registration as a swap execution facility (SEF). GTX is the 20th SEF temporarily registered by the CFTC to date. GTX is a Delaware limited liability company, and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Gain Capital Holdings, Inc., a publicly-traded company.

BTP Italia: More Than €20 Billion Raised On MOT

Date 17/04/2014

• Institutional investors offer period closed early this morning
• Retail investors offer period closed yesterday raising over €10 billion
• Annual (real) coupon rate is set a 1.65%

SEC Halts Pyramid Scheme Targeting Dominican And Brazilian Immigrants

Date 17/04/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that on Tuesday it filed charges against the Massachusetts-based operators of a large pyramid scheme that mainly targeted Dominican and Brazilian immigrants in the U.S.  The charges were filed under seal, in connection with the Commission’s request for an immediate asset freeze.  That asset freeze, which the U.S. District Court in Boston ordered on Wednesday, secured millions of dollars of funds and prevented the potential dissipation of investor assets.  After the SEC staff implemented the asset freeze, at the SEC’s request the court lifted the seal today, permitting public announcement of the SEC’s charges.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Set To Implement New Listing Rules In May 2014

Date 17/04/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed that new rules on the UK listing regime are scheduled to be taken to the Board for consideration on 1st May 2014. If approved, the new rules are expected to come into force on 16 May 2014.

SEC Proposes Rules For Security-Based Swap Dealers And Major Security-Based Swap Participants

Date 17/04/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted yesterday to propose new rules for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap market participants.  The proposed rules cover recordkeeping, reporting, and notification requirements for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants and would establish additional recordkeeping requirements for broker-dealers to account for their security-based swap activities.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 16, 2014

Date 17/04/2014

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 16, 2014. 

MGEX Open Interest Reaches All-Time High Again

Date 17/04/2014

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today announces record-breaking open interest after Wednesday’s trade date. Five of the last six trade days have broken the record.

SEC Charges Former BP Employee With Insider Trading During The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Date 17/04/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former 20-year employee of BP p.l.c. and a senior responder during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill with insider trading in BP securities based on confidential information about the magnitude of the disaster.  The price of BP securities fell significantly after the April 20, 2010 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig, and the subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, resulted in an extensive clean-up effort.