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CryptoCompare Research: Spot And Derivatives Volumes Double In January To All-Time Highs & Institutional Interest Peaks

Date 09/02/2021

January was another record month for crypto – spot and derivatives volumes doubled to all-time monthly highs of $2.34tn and $2.89tn respectively, CME reached its highest ever BTC futures contract volume at over $50bn, and Binance topped the charts in terms of aggregate open interest across all derivative products with $2.6bn on average.

Safer Internet Day: Comment From Alan Brill, Senior Managing Director, Cyber Risk, Kroll

Date 09/02/2021

Security and vigilance online has never been more important.

Texture Capital And Vertalo To Expand Digital Securities Ecosystem

Date 09/02/2021

Texture Capital Inc., the institutional marketplace for private capital, today announced a partnership with Vertalo, the digital asset data management platform and SEC-registered transfer agent, to collaborate on solutions to develop the digital securities ecosystem.

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

Date 09/02/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 09.02.2021, 18-00 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 23062) and initial margins (up to 21.25 %) for the security BIDU-RM were changed. New values are available here

CME Group Expands CVOL Suite Of Implied Volatility Indexes To Include Energy, Metals And Agricultural Benchmarks, Adds Additional Fixed Income Indexes

Date 09/02/2021

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the publication of 11 additional implied volatility benchmark indexes to its suite of CME Group Volatility Indexes (CVOL™). Clients can now access two years of historical implied volatility data on CME Group's CVOL indexes on WTI Light Sweet Crude Oil, Henry Hub Natural Gas, Gold, Silver, Corn, Soybeans and Wheat, along with the addition of both 5-Year and 30-Year Treasuries.

Siepe Appoints Charles Chien As Chief Revenue Officer

Date 09/02/2021

Siepe, a trusted provider of technology, data and analytics, has appointed Charles Chien as Chief Revenue Officer. An accomplished and well-respected senior executive with a 20-year track record of delivering transformational business and technical solutions in the capital markets industry, Charles will be responsible for Siepe’s go-to-market strategy and overseeing the sales and product teams on the software side of the business.

Tier1 Expands Relationship With Jefferies Bolstering The Firm’s ‘Client-First’ Service Model

Date 09/02/2021

Tier1 Financial Solutions announced today that Jefferies Financial Group has signed an expanded five-year renewal contract with Tier1 Financial Solutions (“Tier1”), a leading client relationship management (“CRM”) technology provider for capital markets and banking. The multi-thousand seat agreement increases Jefferies’ licenses by 50 percent, demonstrating the firm’s client-first approach and commitment to providing premium relationship management tools to their organization to meaningfully engage clients amidst a shifting industry landscape.

15 February Is Non-Trading Day For US Securities On MOEX

Date 09/02/2021

On 15 February 2021, Moscow Exchange markets will be closed for trading of shares of US companies through MOEXs central T+ order books.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Launches High Court Proceedings Against Paul Steel And Jacqueline Foster

Date 09/02/2021

First New York Chooses Eventus Systems For Trade Surveillance - Multi-Asset Class Investment Firm Deploys Validus Platform To Meet Complex Needs

Date 09/02/2021

Eventus Systems, Inc.<http://www.eventussystems.com>, an award-winning global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced today that First New York, a multi-asset class investment firm, has deployed the Validus platform to meet its global trade surveillance needs. The firm has begun using the cloud-based version of the platform for futures and will soon leverage Validus to surveil all of its equities and equity options trading activity as well.