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FTSE Russell Begins 34th Annual Russell US Indexes Reconstitution

Date 03/06/2022

• Total US equity market capitalization of the broad market Russell 3000 Index down 5.9% to $44.9 trillion as of May 6th rank day.
• Market cap breakpoints separating small caps (Russell 2000 Index) and large caps (Russell 1000 Index) decreased by 11.5% to $4.6 billion.
• For the first time since 2019, the largest five companies reshuffled with Alphabet overtaking Amazon.com for third and Tesla replacing Meta as fifth largest. 
• Microsoft joins Apple in exceeding $2 trillion in total market cap, marking the first time ever that multiple companies have broken the $2 trillion market cap level. 
• Energy and Consumer Discretionary industries dominate companies moving up from the Russell 2000 Index.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 03/06/2022

The current reports for the week of May 31, 2022 are now available.

Nadex Temporarily Amends Binary Contracts Strike Width

Date 03/06/2022

Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), and Section 40.6(d) of the regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “Commission”) under the Act (the “Regulations”), North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (“Nadex”, the “Exchange”) hereby provides notice that due to increased or decreased volatility, as the case may be, in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based, Nadex made changes to the strike widths of various contracts during the week of May 30, 2022 as indicated in the Weekly Notice.

CFTC Commissioner Caroline D. Pham Seeks Nominations for Global Markets Advisory Committee Membership and Public Comment on Committee Priorities by June 17

Date 03/06/2022

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Caroline D. Pham, sponsor of the CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC), is seeking nominations for GMAC membership and public input on the GMAC’s priorities and potential subcommittees through a formal request for submissions in the Federal Register. The deadline for submissions is June 17, 2022.

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics – May 2022

Date 03/06/2022

TMX Group Limited today announced May 2022 trading statistics for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange and Montréal Exchange.

Market For Underlying Security Used For Openings On MIAX Options, MIAX Pearl Options And MIAX Emerald Options For Newly Listed Symbols Effective Monday, June 6, 2022

Date 03/06/2022

Please refer to the Regulatory Circulars listed below for newly added symbols and the corresponding market for the underlying security used for openings on the MIAX Exchanges. The newly listed symbols will be available for trading beginning Monday, June 6, 2022.

Nigerian Exchange Weekly Market Report For June 3rd, 2022

Date 03/06/2022

A total turnover of 28.736 billion shares worth N209.060 billion in 23,688 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 1.840 billion shares valued at N27.286 billion that exchanged hands last week in 27,273 deals.

Nadex Refrains From Listing Certain Contracts

Date 03/06/2022

Due to activity in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based and pursuant to the authority granted in Nadex Rule 12.1(i), Nadex took the following actions:

Risk In The Crypto Markets, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher J. Waller, At The SNB-CIF Conference On Cryptoassets And Financial Innovation, Zürich, Switzerland

Date 03/06/2022

Thank you for the chance to be part of this interesting discussion. It's a pleasure to speak with such a good mix of academic, industry, and official-sector experts about a topic with real importance to the future of the financial system. I know my remarks are coming after a long day, and I plan to keep them short. My goal tonight is not to weigh in on whether and how crypto-asset markets should be regulated. Instead, I want to make some observations that I hope will help focus discussion of that question in the right place. The main issue in crypto-asset regulation isn't how to protect sophisticated crypto-investors; it's how to protect the rest of us.

Statement On Final Rule Amendments To Electronic Filing Requirements, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, June 3, 2022

Date 03/06/2022

The Commission voted unanimously to finalize rule amendments that require several additional issuer (and certain affiliate) filings to be submitted electronically to our Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) system. I was pleased to support these amendments because they will modernize and increase the efficiency of the filing process — for filers, investors, and the SEC.