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ISDA Response To ESMA On Technical Standards For Commodity Derivatives

Date 04/08/2021

On July 23, 2021, ISDA and the Futures Industry Association (FIA) submitted a joint response to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) consultation on technical standards (draft RTS 21 and ITS 4) for commodity derivatives, following announced changes to the position limits regime as part of the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive’s ‘quick fix’, which will apply from February 28, 2022.

Neo & Partners Global Named Best Capital Markets FinTech Company - Asia In Wealth & Finance International’s 2021 FinTech Awards

Date 04/08/2021

Neo & Partners Global, a certified FinTech Company by Singapore FinTech Association and recognized by the Monetary Authority of Singapore serving the Capital Markets sector buy-side community of commodity trading advisors, family offices, fund management companies and proprietary trading firms, has been named the Best Capital Markets FinTech Company - Asia in the 2021 FinTech Awards by Wealth & Finance International.

BIS: Quantifying The High-Frequency Trading "Arms Race"

Date 04/08/2021

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We use stock exchange message data to quantify the negative aspect of high-frequency trading, known as "latency arbitrage". This means arbitrage opportunities that are sufficiently mechanical and obvious that capturing them is primarily a contest in speed.

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

Date 04/08/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 04.08.2021, 18-03 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 34197) and initial margins (up to 52.5 %) for the security MRNA-RM were changed. New values are available here

Remarks By U.S. Department Of The Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen On The State Of The U.S. Economy In Atlanta, Georgia

Date 04/08/2021

I want to thank Mayor Bottoms, Congresswoman Williams, Dr. Klementich, and, of course, Jamine. Thank you for sharing your story.

Outlooks, Outcomes, And Prospects For U.S. Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida, At The Peterson Institute For International Economics, Washington, D.C. (Via Webcast)

Date 04/08/2021

Outlooks and Outcomes for the U.S. Economy
With the release of the gross domestic product (GDP) data last week, we learned that the U.S. economy in the second quarter of this year transitioned from economic recovery to economic expansion.

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

Date 04/08/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 04.08.2021, 16-48 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 3698) and initial margins (up to 20 %) for the security GM-RM were changed. New values are available here

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Wholesale Distribution Steering Group – July 2021

Date 04/08/2021

The Wholesale Distribution Steering Group have the objective of overseeing the design of a new end-state model for wholesale cash distribution. This is to support the UK in an environment of declining cash volumes.

Omer S.p.A. Lists On AIM Italia

Date 04/08/2021

• Twenty-first listing of 2021 on Borsa Italiana’s AIM Italia

• Omer S.p.A. brings the total number of companies listed on Borsa Italiana’s AIM Italia to 152

• Total placement volume of the offering equal to €25.4 million with listing

UK Financial Conduct Authority Response To Provident’s Scheme Being Approved By The High Court

Date 04/08/2021

Today the Court sanctioned Provident’s scheme of arrangement (the scheme).