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BIS General Manager Agustín Carstens Statement On The French Parliament's Approval Of Benoît Cœuré As President Of France's Competition Authority

Date 12/01/2022

Bank for International Settlements General Manager Agustín Carstens made the following statement today on French parliament's approval of Benoît Cœuré as President of France's Competition Authority.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Changes For The Securities SCCO-RM And TTWO-RM

Date 12/01/2022

Please follow the links below to access the information:

Risk parameters change for the security SCCO-RM
Risk parameters change for the security TTWO-RM

Deutsche Börse Group: Business Indicators For December 2021

Date 12/01/2022

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security JEF-RM

Date 12/01/2022

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 12.01.2022, 17-36 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 2684) and initial margins (up to 20 %) for the security JEF-RM were changed. New values are available here

Coinbase’s Path To Creating A Robust And Regulated Crypto Derivatives Market

Date 12/01/2022

• Coinbase is acquiring FairX, a CFTC-regulated derivatives exchange
• The acquisition is a key stepping stone on Coinbase’s path to offer crypto derivatives to retail and institutional customers in the US
• This is an important step toward Coinbase ultimately making the derivatives market accessible to our millions of customers through an industry-leading, simplified user experience

NinjaTrader Acquires Tradovate - Acquisition Of Cloud-Based Trading Infrastructure Further Strengthens Leadership Position In Retail Futures Industry

Date 12/01/2022

NinjaTrader Group, LLC, a leading provider of trading software and brokerage services to active traders, today announced that it has acquired Tradovate Holdings, LLC, a leading online futures brokerage firm and trading technology provider, for $115 million.

Checkout.com Raises $1 Billion In Series D Amid Major US Market Push

Date 12/01/2022

• Global payments processor reaches $40 billion valuation, raising total of $1.8 billion to date
• Primary investors include Altimeter, Dragoneer, Franklin Templeton, GIC, Insight Partners, the Qatar Investment Authority, Tiger Global, the Oxford Endowment Fund and another large west coast mutual fund manager
• Funds will be used in three key areas: US market growth, marketplaces solution launch, and to strengthen leadership in Web3

LiquidityBook Completes Banner Year With Record Hiring Push And Key Wins For Sell-Side And Post-Trade Product

Date 12/01/2022

LiquidityBook, a leading provider of cloud-native buy- and sell-side trading solutions, today announced the results of a banner year in 2021, including further worldwide expansion and growth, substantial new business and additional client-centric product updates.

FIA: December 2021 SEF Trading Activity

Date 12/01/2022

Trading volume on swap execution facilities reached $552.5 billion in average notional value per day during December 2021. This was down 38.8% from the previous month but up 24.8% from the same month of the previous year. Trading in every sector was down, which is typical in every December.

SEBA Bank Raises CHF 110 Million In Series C Funding To Fuel International Growth And Drive Institutional Business

Date 12/01/2022

• Successful financing round is co-led by a consortium of specialized blockchain and fintech investors, including Altive, Ordway Selections, and Summer Capital, as well as DeFi Technologies, a NEO listed leader in decentralized finance. Alameda Research, a global cryptocurrency quantitative trading firm and liquidity provider, as well as core partner of FTX, also participated in the round
• Funding to fuel expansion in APAC and the Middle East and to drive institutional business growth through investment in product offering and technology
• Round was significantly oversubscribed, with existing investors, including Julius Baer, increasing their investment, reinforcing the future-proof business model of SEBA as bank of the new economy