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smartTrade Appoints Michael Henssler As President And Chief Operating Officer

Date 02/06/2022

smartTrade Technologies has appointed Michael Henssler as its London-based President and Chief Operating Officer.

CME Group Reports May 2022 Monthly Market Statistics

Date 02/06/2022

• Highest-ever May ADV
• 18% increase in ADV year-over-year
• 49% growth in Equity Index ADV, driven by record Micro E-mini S&P 500 futures volume
• Record SOFR options ADV and OI, and record SOFR futures OI

Bitfinex Hosts Trading Pairs For Tether Mexican Peso (MXNt), The Fourth Version Of World’s Biggest Stablecoin, First For Latin America

Date 02/06/2022

Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, has launched a suite of new trading pairs for Tether Mexican Peso (MXNt), a stablecoin pegged to the Mexican peso and the fourth version of the world’s biggest stablecoin.

BME Admits A New 500 Million Euro Green Bond From ICO

Date 02/06/2022

• The issue, with a coupon of 1.30% and maturity in October 2026, will be used to finance sustainable projects from Spanish companies driving ecological transition
• This placement brings the volume of ESG bond issues in BME's fixed-income markets to near 100 billion euros

HKEX Publishes Consultation Paper On Revising Position Limits And LOP Reporting Requirements

Date 02/06/2022

• HKEX proposes new 5-tier position limit regime for single stock options and futures markets, with higher maximum position limit for single stock options
• HKEX also proposes to remove additional position limits, and revise Large Open Position reporting requirements for flagship-minis
• Consultation period open through to 30 June 2022

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Semi-Annual Review

Date 02/06/2022

• No change to the constituents of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI 
• Eight constituent changes to FTSE Bursa Malaysia Mid 70 Index 
• Two constituent changes to FTSE Bursa Malaysia Hijrah Sh

Deutsche Börse Cash Market Trading Volumes In May

Date 02/06/2022

Deutsche Börse’s cash markets generated a turnover of €161.6 billion in May (previous year: €157.6 billion).

Japan Financial Services Agency: Preparation For Permanent Cessation Of LIBOR

Date 02/06/2022

The publication of London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) based on the methodology referencing rates provided by panel banks (panel-based LIBOR) was ceased at the end of December 2021 except for certain USD LIBOR settings.(note) ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) has announced that it intends to cease the publication of remaining tenors of USD LIBOR at the end of June 2023

Dalian Commodity Exchange Deals With 43 Cases Of Abnormal Trading In May 2022

Date 02/06/2022

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 May 2022, a total of 43 cases of abnormal trading and two violation clues were investigated and handled.

BME Clearing To Be Connected To The Swiss Central Securities Depository

Date 02/06/2022

• BME Clearing opens an account with the Swiss Central Securities Depository, another step forward in the integration of BME into SIX
• From now on, BME Clearing members who are SIX SIS participants can post securities collateral through this platform