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NZX Head Of Energy Update

Date 02/02/2014

NZX announces that Shane Dinnan has accepted the role of Head of Energy and will start on 10 February.

NZX Granted Registration As Foreign Board Of Trade By CFTC

Date 02/02/2014

The US regulatory agency the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has registered NZX as a Foreign Board of Trade under the US Commodity Exchange Act.

Dubai Financial Market - The Board Proposes 5% Cash Dividend: DFM Company Net Profit Rises 709% To AED 284.6 Million In 2013

Date 02/02/2014

Essa Kazim:

• New starting point for DFM with the restoration of usual trading rhythm and the strong return of local and foreign investors
• Key developments of 2013 included; the implementation of (Buyer Cash Compensation), preparation of (Securities Lending and Borrowing) rules and the expansion in providing (Margin Trading) and (DMA)
• DFM further expanded its electronic solutions and smart phone applications inspired by the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
• DFM’s active participation in Dubai’s efforts towards becoming the capital of Islamic economy helped to increase the value of listed Sukuk on Dubai markets by 44.5% to AED 48.8 billion by the end of 2013

Dubai Financial Market Accredits “Naeem Shares And Bonds” For Margin Trading

Date 02/02/2014

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that “Naeem Shares and Bonds” has been accredited to provide Margin Trading, lifting the total number of DFM brokerage firms providing this service to 12 companies. The exchange is currently processing similar applications from other brokerage firms in collaboration with the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA). 

NASDAQ Dubai Welcomes Arqaam Capital As An Equities Trading Member Amid Expanding Market Activity

Date 02/02/2014

Arqaam Capital has become an equities trading Member of NASDAQ Dubai, in order to offer its clients exciting new opportunities as market activity increases on the region’s international exchange. 

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Digest - 29 January 2014

Date 01/02/2014

TSE’s broad index gained 0.94% in the week ended 29 January.

BATS 1000 Index Slips 0.2% This Week

Date 31/01/2014

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) fell 35.85 points this week to close at 20,115.84 as of the 4 p.m. ET market close today.  

CFTC Obtains Court Order Against Arizona Resident Thomas L. Hampton For Issuing False Account Statements And Operating As An Unregistered Commodity Pool Operator - Hampton Ordered To Pay A $1.5 Million Penalty And Permanently Barred From Any Commodity-Related Activities - In A Related Criminal Matter, Hampton Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison And Ordered To Pay Over $4.8 Million In Restitution

Date 31/01/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge H. Russel Holland of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona entered an Order of final judgment by default and permanent injunction against Defendant Thomas L. Hampton of Scottsdale, Arizona. The Order requires Hampton to pay a $1.5 million civil monetary penalty, imposes permanent trading and registration bans on him, and prohibits him from violating the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA), as charged. Hampton has never been registered with the CFTC.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 31/01/2014

The current reports for the week of January 28, 2014 are now available.

SEC Charges Two College Professors In Naked Short Selling Scheme - Data Analysis By SEC Staff Breaks Case

Date 31/01/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a pair of college professors in Tallahassee, Fla., with perpetrating a complex naked short selling scheme for more than $400,000 in illicit profits.