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Miami International Holdings Executive Thomas P. Gallagher Elected Chairman Of Bermuda Stock Exchange

Date 26/02/2020

Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH), the parent holding company of the MIAX Exchange Group™ and majority stock owner of the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX), on February 20 announced that its Chairman and CEO Thomas P. Gallagher has been elected Chairman of the Council (Board of Directors) of the BSX. Outgoing Chairman David A. Brown will remain on the Council as Deputy Chairman, replacing Jeff Conyers.

Speech By Michel Barnier To The Students At ESCP Europe: Cooperation In The Age Of Brexit

Date 26/02/2020

Ladies and gentlemen,

Dear ESCP students,

For many reasons, I am happy to be here before you today in this chamber that is the heart of European democracy.

Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz Before The CFTC Technology Advisory Committee

Date 26/02/2020

Good morning and welcome to our fifth meeting of the Technology Advisory Committee (TAC or Committee).  Before we begin, I would like extend a warm welcome to all of our guest presenters, as well as express my gratitude to all of the Committee and subcommittee members for so generously giving their time to participate today.

QuantConnect Launches Free Trial Periods For Alpha Streams Marketplace Strategies - For The First Time Ever, Institutions Will Be Able To Utilize Powerful Alpha Trading Algorithms On A Trial Basis

Date 26/02/2020

QuantConnect, creator of the world’s first alpha marketplace, Alpha Streams, today announced the launch of free trial periods for all algorithms listed on Alpha Streams. Starting today, institutional clients can leverage a free trial period to try out algorithms on Alpha Streams and prove their theories before paying to license them for a longer period. 

New CCP 12 Report On “Progress And Initiatives In OTC Derivatives“ Published

Date 26/02/2020

CCP12 - The Global Association of Central Counterparties – of which Eurex Clearing is a member, has published its second report exploring the current and future ecosystem of OTC derivatives. It complements public sector analysis of the OTC derivatives market in terms of its current state, the trends observed from the data, the impacts of regulation, and the inherent efficiencies and security of the cleared ecosystem.

Lloyd’s Ready To Deliver First Phase Of Transformation, With Major Investment In PPL And First Risk Exchange Pilot

Date 26/02/2020

Lloyd’s has today published its execution plans for the first phase of the Future at Lloyd’s in an online update to Blueprint One. The Blueprint One: Update includes confirmation of Lloyd’s 2020 priorities as well as detailed plans for Phase 1 of the Future at Lloyd’s, which begins in March.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change On Securities Market

Date 26/02/2020

CCP NCC is changing the following risk parameters on Securities market starting from March 5, 2020:

1. Market risk rates for the following bonds.

1. Scenarios for stress collateral requirement calculation for the following bonds.

Trading Technologies’s TT® Platform Named Blocksize Capital’s Preferred Front-End Execution Platform - Blocksize Capital’s Cryptocurrency Market Data Technology To Be Made Available On TT

Date 26/02/2020

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, infrastructure and data solutions, and Blocksize Capital, a provider of digital asset services for financial institutions, today announced Trading Technologies’ TT trading platform has been named Blocksize Capital’s preferred front-end execution platform. Additionally, TT will offer access to Blocksize Capital’s cryptocurrency market data technology starting in Q4 2020. 

Commodity Prices Rose Last Week Before News Of Covid-19 Spread, Material Prices Increase For Second Consecutive Week; Freight Remains A Weak Spot, Thomas Mccartin, Senior Economist, IHS Markit

Date 26/02/2020

Commodity prices strengthened for a second consecutive week, however, recent gains have not come close to offsetting recent losses. The IHS Markit Materials Price Index (MPI) rose 1.1% last week with seven of the MPI’s ten subcomponents recording increases. A slowing rate of new coronavirus cases reported in China last week provided support to markets, which seemed to calm as the week progressed. However, the mood changed dramatically over the weekend with the reported jump in confirmed coronavirus cases in South Korea, Italy and Iran.

Joining Forces: Stepping Up Coordination On Risks In Central Clearing - Introductory Remarks By Fabio Panetta, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, At The Second Joint Bundesbank/ECB/Federal Reserve Bank Of Chicago Conference On CCP Risk Management

Date 26/02/2020

I am pleased to welcome you to the second conference on central counterparty (CCP) risk management organised by the ECB together with the Deutsche Bundesbank and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. We are pleased that such a wide range of public and private sector stakeholders have joined us today to discuss the key risk management challenges in central clearing.