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Tradeweb Reports April 2026 Total Trading Volume Of $62.2 Trillion And Average Daily Volume Of $2.9 Trillion

Date 06/05/2026

Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a global leader in electronic trading across asset classes, today reported total trading volume for the month of April 2026 of $62.2 trillion (tn). Average daily volume ("ADV") for the month was $2.9tn, an increase of 7.7 percent (%) year-over-year (YoY).

TS Imagine Connects OpenYield To TradeSmart Platform To Expand Access To Fixed Income Execution Quality - Integration Gives TS Imagine’s Clients Access To All-To-All Fixed Income Liquidity With Third-Party Validated Execution Quality

Date 06/05/2026

TS Imagine, a leading platform for integrated electronic front-office multi-asset trading, portfolio management, prime brokerage, and financial risk management, today announced that OpenYield, an SEC-registered ATS bringing equity-like efficiency to fixed income, is now connected to its TradeSmart platform

ACER Provides Its Opinions On Derogations From EU Gas Network Codes At Third Countries’ Interconnection Points

Date 06/05/2026

ACER publishes its Opinions on requests from seven national regulatory authorities on derogations from applying EU gas network codes and guidelines at interconnection points with third countries.

MarketAxess Announces Trading Volume Statistics For April 2026

Date 06/05/2026

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, today announced trading volume and preliminary variable transaction fees per million (“FPM”) for April 2026.

ADX Welcomes HSBC As Its First International Bank To Act As A General Clearing Member, Broadening Global Access To Abu Dhabi’s Capital Markets

Date 06/05/2026

The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Group, one of the world’s fastest-growing exchanges by market capitalization, welcomes HSBC, one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organizations, as a new General Clearing Member (GCM), widening investors’ access to ADX-listed securities and the emirate’s dynamic capital markets and strengthening the efficiency and resilience of ADX’s post-trade ecosystem.

HKEX Builds Commodities Team With New Appointment

Date 06/05/2026

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce today (Wednesday) the appointment of Frank Zhang as Managing Director, Head of Commodities.

DIFC Solidifies Its Position As A Global (Re)Insurance Hub With 2025 Gross Written Premiums Exceeding USD 4.2bn

Date 06/05/2026

• Gross written premiums advanced to USD 4.2bn in 2025, up 20 per cent from USD 3.5bn in 2024, and doubling since 2022
• Premiums brokered from DIFC crossed USD 3.4bn in 2025, up 14 per cent from USD 3bn in 2024
• Strong ecosystem expansion with 28 insurance and reinsurance new registrations across 2025 and first quarter of 2026
• Establishment of Allianz Trade Middle East, Atradius Trade Credit (Re)Insurance (DIFC) Ltd., Howden Reinsurance Brokers Limited, Manulife Middle East Limited and QIC (DIFC) Limited

Borsa Istanbu: BIST Buyback Index Periodic Review

Date 06/05/2026

The periodic review for determining the stocks to be included in the BIST Buyback Index has been completed in accordance with the BIST Market Cap Weighted Stock Indices Methodology. 

LSEG Extends MCP Connectivity To Amazon Quick

Date 06/05/2026

LSEG today announced that it will make its trusted, licensed data and analytics available in Amazon Quick, via its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, helping customers securely bring high-quality financial intelligence into AI-powered workflows across research, productivity and agentic applications.

BIS: CPMI-IOSCO Publishes For Consultation Updated Guidance And Public Disclosures To Support The Implementation Of Initial Margin Proposals

Date 06/05/2026

• CPMI-IOSCO is seeking input from interested stakeholders on amendments to CCP-related resilience guidance and public quantitative disclosures requirements.
• The proposed amendments incorporate relevant proposals from the BCBS-CPMI-IOSCO final report Transparency and responsiveness of initial margin in centrally cleared markets, published in January 2025.1
• CPMI-IOSCO invite comments on the proposed amendments by 30 June 2026