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Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Operating Guidelines On Rubber Market Detailed Rules

Date 30/03/2020

We hereby inform you that the Exchange has set the guideline on how to handle matters stipulated in the Rubber Market Detailed Rules as below. Please share this information with those who are involved in the matter related to this guideline. We appreciate your cooperation.

BISON Hits The 100,000 Active Users Mark - Growth Of More Than 40 Percent In 2020 - Bitcoin Is By Far The Most Frequently Traded Cryptocurrency On BISON

Date 30/03/2020

Uncomplicated and secure trading in cryptocurrencies on the smartphone: this is possible with BISON, Boerse Stuttgart Group’s crypto app. BISON has now hit the 100,000 active users mark. “The number of active users of BISON has grown by more than 40 percent since the beginning of 2020. Even in the turbulent market phases of the past few months, we have been able to offer the usual simple and reliable trading in cryptocurrencies. On this basis, we intend to increase our user numbers steadily,” said Dr Ulli Spankowski, CEO of Sowa Labs GmbH, the subsidiary of Boerse Stuttgart Digital Ventures GmbH which developed the BISON app.

China Launches LPG Futures, Options To Bebut Tuesday

Date 30/03/2020

China launched trading of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) futures contracts on the Dalian Commodity Exchange on Monday, and trading of LPG options will debut Tuesday as the country seeks to offer more effective tools for enterprises to hedge risks from drastic price fluctuations.

New Derivatives Exchange To Level The Crypto Playing-Field - The New Digital Derivatives Exchange, ZUBR, Is On A Mission To Provide A Fair And Reliable Gateway To Digital Asset Markets With Its Enterprise-Level Service

Date 30/03/2020

The rapidly expanding community of crypto derivatives traders stands to benefit from an industry-grade trading service with the launch of ZUBR, a new high-performance exchange for digital asset derivatives. The platform has seen a cumulative trading volume of more than US$25million since going live.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Revision Of Good Delivery Material Requirements And Approved Factories List For Rubber Market

Date 30/03/2020

We hereby inform you that TOCOM has decided to review the requirements for good delivery material and the approved factories list as below and will amend the Rubber Delivery Detailed Rules for the purpose or activating the TSR market. The amended rules will be posted on "Rules and Regulations" page in TOCOM website.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0JXT58

Date 30/03/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 30.03.2020, 10-15 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 90.78) and initial margins (up to 10 %) for the security RU000A0JXT58 were changed. New values are available here

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin, March 23-27, 2020 (Issue 6)

Date 30/03/2020

The weekly information feed focuses on reforms and opening-up events in China’s capital market. The SZSE International Services Team will as always stand ready to respond to inquiries about market cooperation and access by international investors. We hope to have your continuous support to help us improve our services.

UAE Securities And Commodities Authority Develops Mechanism To Facilitate Share Buybacks For Listed Companies

Date 30/03/2020

“The measures approved by SCA provide support and flexibility to domestic securities markets and promote investor confidence,” H.E. Sultan Al Mansoori The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) stressed, in a statement, that it has introduced exemptions for public joint-stock companies wanting to buy back their shares.

The World Federation Of Exchanges Warns Against Short-Selling Bans

Date 30/03/2020

The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, has today issued a statement, criticising recent bans on short-selling as damaging to markets and failing to achieve their desired effect. WFE CEO Nandini Sukumar said:

“Banning short-selling interferes with price formation, thereby increasing uncertainty. That can only artificially amplify volatility and probability of default, the opposite effect to that claimed, and hampers the ability of markets to serve the real economy. It is not – and never has been – true that bans have any other, positive effect on market activity or price levels.”

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Base Prices For June 2021 Contracts Of Electricity On The First Trading Day

Date 30/03/2020

The base prices for Immediately Executable Price Range (DCB Level) and Circuit Breaker Trigger Level (SCB Level) for June 2021 contracts of Electricity on the First Trading Day, March 31^th, 2020, shall be as below.