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OCC Clears Over 4.9 Billion Contracts In 2019 - Second Highest Ever Annual Cleared Volume - December Volume Down 4.2 Percent From Record-Breaking 2018

Date 02/01/2020

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that 2019 total cleared contract volume was 4,976,978,704 contracts, the industry's second-highest ever annual volume, down 5.1 percent compared to 2018's record-breaking pace of 5.24 billion contracts. Average daily cleared contract volume in 2019 was 19,749,915 contracts. OCC's December 2019 total cleared contract volume reached 418,410,240 contracts, down 4.2 percent compared to last December.

US Justice Department Announces Addendum To Swiss Bank Program Category 2 Non-Prosecution Agreement With Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA - UBP To Pay Additional $14 Million For Undisclosed Accounts

Date 02/01/2020

The Department of Justice announced today that it has signed an addendum to a non-prosecution agreement with Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA (UBP), a private bank headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The original non-prosecution agreement was signed on Jan. 6, 2016. At that time, UBP reported that it held and managed 2,919 U.S. Related Accounts, with assets under management of approximately $4.9 billion, and paid a penalty of $187,767,000. In reaching today’s agreement, UBP acknowledges it should have disclosed additional U.S.-related accounts to the department at the time of the signing of the non-prosecution agreement.

MGEX Reports 2019 As The Second-Best Calendar Year In History

Date 02/01/2020

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports 2019 concluded as the second-best calendar year in history with a total of 2,357,996 contracts traded. Accompanied by this achievement, it was also the second-best calendar year for electronic volume with a total of 2,075,531 contracts.   

EEX Trading Results In December: Successful Open Interest Transfer Boosts Freight Volumes

Date 02/01/2020

In December 2019, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) increased the volume on the Power Derivatives Market by 32% year-on-year to 360.3 TWh (December 2018: 273.7 TWh).

Dubai Mercantile Exchange Approves Direct Access USA As A New Clearing Member

Date 02/01/2020

Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East, today announced the approval of Direct Access USA LLC as a new Clearing Member, to clear and settle trades carried out by its regional and international customers on DME.

The Performance Of Amman Stock Exchange During 2019

Date 02/01/2020

The Chief Executive Officer of the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE), Mr. Mazen Wathaifi, said that the trading value at the ASE decreased during 2019 reaching JD1.6 billion; a decrease of 31.6%, compared with JD2.3 billion for the year 2018. The number of traded shares reached 1.2 billion shares, traded through 503 thousand transactions, compared with 1.2 billion shares traded during 2018 through 512 thousand transactions

The Spanish Exchange Traded 40.64 Bn Euros In December

Date 02/01/2020

• It is 4.8% higher than in December 2018 while the figure for 2019, of 469.62 bn euros, is 18.1% lower year-on-year
• The trading volume in Fixed Income in 2019 grew 66.4% year-on-year
• Trading in Financial Derivatives grows 3.3% in 2019

Deutsche Börse: These Were The Most Traded German Stocks In 2019 - Deutsche Börse’s Annual Cash Market Statistics Published - Trading Volume Of €1.5 Trillion On Venues Xetra, Börse Frankfurt And Tradegate Exchange

Date 02/01/2020

The stocks of SAP, Commerzbank, Aixtron and Flatex were the most traded securities in the German indices DAX, MDAX, SDAX und Scale All Share. This was announced by Deutsche Börse today in publishing its cash market trading statistics for 2019. In total, an order book turnover of €1.50 trillion was achieved last year on the three trading venues Xetra, Börse Frankfurt and Tradegate Exchange (2018: €1.72 billion).

Statistics From Nasdaq Nordic Exchange December 2019

Date 02/01/2020

Monthly statistics including stock and derivative statistics;

• Volumes and Market cap
• Most traded companies
• Most active members
• Listings and members

Saudi Stock Exchange “Tadawul” Announces Its Board Composition

Date 02/01/2020

The Saudi Stock Exchange “Tadawul” is pleased to announce the composition of the fifth term of its Board of Directors at the General Assembly held on Thursday 07/05/1441 Hijri, corresponding to 02/01/2020, for a 3 calendar years term.