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CME Group Inc. Announces Preliminary Results From Its 2023 Annual Meeting Of Shareholders

Date 04/05/2023

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today announced the preliminary shareholder voting results from its 2023 annual meeting. 

FINRA Publishes 2023 Industry Snapshot - Options Trading Activity, Demographic Changes For FINRA-Registered Representatives Among New Data Available In This Year’s Snapshot

Date 04/05/2023

FINRA today published the 2023 Industry Snapshot, the annual statistical report on registered representatives, brokerage firms, and market activity that FINRA oversees. This year’s edition adds new data about options trading activity, and certain demographic changes of FINRA-registered representatives.

ISDA: Single-Name CDS Market Update

Date 04/05/2023

Credit default swaps (CDS) are an important hedging tool for lenders and investors. ISDA’s latest review of the single-name CDS market reveals some interesting dynamics about trading activity over the past five years.

SEC Charges Advisory Firm And Part-Owner For Breach Of Fiduciary Duty In Connection With Use Of Leveraged ETFs

Date 04/05/2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Fargo, North Dakota-based investment adviser Classic Asset Management LLC (CAM) and indirect part-owner and investment adviser representative Douglas G. Schmitz for breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the use of leveraged exchange traded funds (ETFs) in discretionary client accounts.

Nodal Exchange Achieves Records In Power And Environmental Futures With 25% And 179% Growth Respectively In Trading Volume In April

Date 04/05/2023

Nodal Exchange today announced new records in power and environmental futures.  In power, Nodal set a calendar month record for April with traded power futures volume of 306 million MWh, up 25% from 244 million MWh in April 2022.  Nodal continues to be the market leader in North American power futures with a record 52.4% share of open interest at the end of April with 1.269 billion MWh open interest representing $117 Billion of notional value based on both sides.

EBA Notes EU Wide Consistent Implementation Of 2022 Priorities In Supervisory Work Programmes And Further Improvements In The Functioning Of Supervisory Colleges But Calls For More Attention In Some Areas

Date 04/05/2023

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its annual Report on convergence of supervisory practices for 2022. The common supervisory impetus across the EU met its goal for most of the supervisory priorities set in the EBA European Supervisory Examination Programme for 2022 (ESEP), although competent authorities are still in the process of building up their capacity to review the risks associated with the digital transformation and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG). Competent authorities also showed ability to react to macro events that affected the financial situation of institutions under their supervision, though timely information exchange and cooperation should be enhanced. Lastly, supervisors consciously applied proportionality in their supervisory practices.

CFTC Commissioner Pham To Speak At The HLS-PIFS 21st Annual Europe-U.S. Symposium

Date 04/05/2023

SEC Announces New Members Of Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee

Date 04/05/2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced 14 new members of the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. The new members were appointed to four-year terms to fill vacancies arising primarily from the expiration of prior members’ terms.

Reserve Bank Of India And Bank For International Settlements Invite Cross-Border Payments Solutions For G20 Techsprint

Date 04/05/2023

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) are launching the fourth G20 TechSprint hackathon for global innovators.
• The 2023 global competition is seeking solutions to improve cross-border payments.
• Open to developers worldwide, competition will conclude in Q3 2023.

The State Of Crypto Derivatives - Kaiko Research: Deep Dive

Date 04/05/2023

Derivatives markets in crypto are not only where the most speculation occurs, but also where many sophisticated investors place their bets, hedged or conviction-based. The directionality of these bets: long/shorts or puts/calls can give us great insight into investor sentiment in crypto markets particularly before and after big market events, such as a Fed meeting or the Merge. In this article, I’ll walk through the state of derivative markets in crypto right now, looking closely at Bitcoin and Ethereum first, before exploring some altcoins that are getting attention in futures markets, and finally looking at the exchange landscape in the derivatives market.