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ASX Group Monthly Activity Report - March 2023

Date 06/04/2023

Trading – Cash Markets (including equities, interest rate and warrant trades)

• In March 2023, the average daily number of trades was down 25% on the pcp. The average daily value traded onmarket of $6.154 billion was down 17% on the pcp. 
• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.7% in March, in line with pcp. 
• Future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) in March was an average of 13.7, down 16% on pcp

Dalian Commodity Exchange Deals With 61 Cases Of Abnormal Trading In March 2023

Date 06/04/2023

Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) continues to investigate and handle abnormal trading activities and violations for the purposes of performing front-line market supervision responsibilities, regulating futures trading activities, preventing and mitigating market risks and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of market participants. In March 2023, 61 cases of abnormal trading and fifteen violation clues were investigated and handled.

Energy Firms to be Engaged Over Readiness Under ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Financing

Date 06/04/2023

Following the release of Version 2 of the ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainability Financing (Version 2) last week, the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) will facilitate regional efforts being made by the ASEAN Taxonomy Board (ATB) to conduct targeted stakeholder consultations. 

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority - Peer-To-Peer And Crowdfunding: Sector Snapshot

Date 06/04/2023

This report is a 'snapshot' of peer-to-peer lending (P2P) and crowdfunding activity in New Zealand for the year ended 30 June 2022.

Montréal Exchange Interest Rate derivative Trading Ceases At 13:30 Today, April 6, 2023 - Exchange's Markets Closed April 7, 2023

Date 06/04/2023

Interest rate derivative trading will cease at 1:30 p.m. today, April 6, 2023. Furthermore, the Exchange's markets will be closed on April 7, 2023.

Nodal Exchange Sets New Records And Achieves Second Highest Quarterly Power Trading Ever In Q1 2023

Date 05/04/2023

Nodal Exchange today announced strong performance in power, environmental, and natural gas trading in the first quarter of 2023.  In power, Nodal posted its second highest quarter ever in Q1 2023 with 833 million MWh power futures volume traded, just shy of Q1 2022’s record 850 million MWh.  In the first quarter of 2023, Nodal saw three of its five highest volume months ever in power futures trading, including a record January.  Nodal continues to be the market leader in North American power futures having the majority of the open interest with 1.213 billion MWh, representing over $106.6 billion of notional value (both sides), at the end of March.  This is roughly equivalent to the electricity usage of 114 million U.S. households for one year.

CFTC Chairman Behnam To Keynote At NCUA’s Capital Markets Summit In NYC

Date 05/04/2023

Cboe Global Markets Reports Trading Volume For March 2023

Date 05/04/2023

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a leading provider of global market infrastructure and tradable products, today reported March monthly trading volume statistics across its global business lines and provided guidance for selected revenue per contract/net revenue capture metrics for the first quarter of 2023.

CFTC Financial Data For Futures Commission Merchants Update

Date 05/04/2023

The latest reports for February 2023 are now available.

ISDA - Under Scrutiny – IQ April 2023

Date 05/04/2023

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank and the acquisition of Credit Suisse by UBS are the latest in a series of shocks to have rattled financial markets. Some, like the failure of SVB, appear to be related to poor risk management combined with a high interest rate environment. Others, like the March 2020 dash for cash and the September 2022 gilt crisis, came about when external shocks triggered extreme price volatility followed by high margin requirements, a liquidity squeeze and widespread selling of assets, amplifying the impact and disrupting the functioning of core markets.