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CFTC Staff Provides No-Action Letter To Korea Exchange, Inc. Concerning The Offer Or Sale Of KOSPI And Mini KOSPI 200 Futures Contracts

Date 23/11/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) announced today that it will not recommend that the Commission take enforcement action against Korea Exchange, Inc. (KRX) with respect to the offer or sale of Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) 200 Futures Contracts and Mini KOSPI 200 Futures Contracts (collectively, the Contracts) to persons located within the U.S. while the Commission’s review of KRX’s forthcoming request for certification of the Contracts under CFTC Regulation 30.13 is pending. The letter will be effective on December 1, 2021.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Changes For The Securities ADSK-RM, DLTR-RM, NOW-RM And TYL-RM

Date 23/11/2021

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Risk parameters change for the security ADSK-RM
Risk parameters change for the security DLTR-RM
Risk parameters change for the security NOW-RM
Risk parameters change for the security TYL-RM

American Financial Exchange® Announces Combined Volume Records In The AMERIBOR® Futures Complex Of 1,027 Contracts Equaling $12.3 Billion

Date 23/11/2021

The American Financial Exchange (AFX), electronic exchange for direct interbank lending and borrowing for American financial institutions, announced record volume trading on Friday, November 19 in the AMERIBOR futures complex.  A record 1,027 contracts were traded, which represents more than $12.3 billion in notional value. Additionally, open interest reached a record high of 1,017 contracts across all products. 

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

Date 23/11/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 23.11.2021, 21-45 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 71671) and initial margins (up to 32.5 %) for the security TSLA-RM were changed. New values are available here

The Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency (OCC) Clarifies Bank Authority To Engage In Certain Cryptocurrency Activities And Authority Of OCC To Charter National Trust Banks

Date 23/11/2021

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today published a letter confirming that national banks and federal savings associations must demonstrate that they have adequate controls in place before they can engage in certain cryptocurrency, distributed ledger, and stablecoin activities.

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

Date 23/11/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 23.11.2021, 21-42 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 29452) and initial margins (up to 23.75 %) for the security GNRC-RM were changed. New values are available here

ISDA: Industry Urges EU To Extend Relief For Cross-Border Intragroup Transactions

Date 23/11/2021

On November 17, 2021, ISDA and five other trade bodies (the European Association of Co-operative Banks, the European Banking Federation, Futures Industry Association, the Global Financial Markets Association and the Nordic Securities Association) wrote to the European Commission and European Supervisory Authorities to request they extend the current temporary derogations from clearing and margining requirements for intragroup transactions where at least one group entity is in a non-EU jurisdiction.

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

Date 23/11/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 23.11.2021, 21-13 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 23840) and initial margins (up to 18.75 %) for the security SNPS-RM were changed. New values are available here

FTSE UK Index Series – Indicative Quarterly Review Changes December 2021

Date 23/11/2021

FTSE Russell, the global index provider, advises of the following indicative changes to the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250, based on data as at Friday 19 November 2021. 

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

Date 23/11/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 23.11.2021, 21-09 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 12787) and initial margins (up to 17.5 %) for the security ADI-RM were changed. New values are available here