News Centre

Dalian Commodity Exchange And Postal Savings Bank Of China Ink Strategic Cooperation Agreement

Date 03/01/2020

Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) and the Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) sign a strategic cooperation framework agreement in Beijing on the morning of December 20. DCE Chairman and Party Chief Li Zhengqiang, DCE Vice President Wang Yufei, PSBC Head Office Chairman Zhang Jinliang, and PSBC Vice President Xu Xueming attend the signing ceremony.

Promote Open And Transparent Regulation And Jointly Build A Good Market Ecology - Shenzhen Stock Exchange Holds The “Media Visiting SZSE” Exchange Meeting On Regulation Of Listed Companies

Date 03/01/2020

SZSE recently held a “Media Visiting SZSE” Exchange Meeting on Regulation of Listed Companies. Relevant heads and reporter representatives from nine media including CCTV and the Xinhua News Agency participated in the exchange. It’s a specific measure of SZSE to implement CSRC’s work requirements of the “four awes (stand in awe of the market, rule of law, professionalism and risks) and one joint force (The capital market’s development needs all the efforts made by all sides)”, deepen communication with media, promote the public disclosure of its company regulation business, help improve the quality of listed companies and strive to build a transparent exchange.

SEC Charges Six Individuals In International Microcap Fraud Schemes

Date 02/01/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged six individuals and their companies with participating in schemes that allegedly generated more than $35 million of illegal sales of stock in at least 45 microcap companies. The charges contained in two complaints reflect investigations by staff in the SEC’s New York and Boston offices, and assistance from multiple regulators outside the U.S.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 02/01/2020

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

S&P Europe 350 Factor Dashboard

Date 02/01/2020

• Despite slowing growth and Britain’s ongoing struggles to map an exit from the E.U., central banks stimulus and falling yields helped European equities to mark their best year since 2009.
• The S&P Europe 350 Enhanced Value gained the most among European factor indices in the final quarter, while Quality maintained its place at the top of the table for the full year, marking a third consecutive year of outperformance.
• Overall, size didn’t matter in European equities, with the S&P Europe 350 Equal Weight narrowly edging out the benchmark’s yearly return.  Dividend strategies struggled, though the S&P Europe 350 Dividend Aristocrats was an exception.

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.