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Changes To Standard 3rd Friday Expiration Listings For Equity And ETP Options On BOX

Date 22/11/2019

Effective Thursday, January 16, 2020, BOX Options Exchange (“BOX” or “Exchange”) will begin to list new standard 3rd Friday expiration replacements for Equity and ETP options on the Thursday prior to the near-term standard 3rd Friday expiration. Currently, BOX lists new standard 3rd Friday expiration replacements for Equity and ETP options on the first business day, typically Monday, after the near-term standard 3rd Friday expiration has expired. 

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 22/11/2019

The current reports for the week of November 19th, 2019 are now available.

SIFMA Fixed-Income Market Close Recommendations In The U.S., The U.K. And Japan For Thanksgiving Day

Date 22/11/2019

SIFMA confirmed its previous recommendations for the U.S., the U.K., and Japan in observance of the U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday.

CFTC Commissioner Berkovitz To Participate In A Fireside Chat At FIA Asia 2019

Date 22/11/2019

New Brunswick Introduces Legislation To Strengthen Investor Protection - Province Joins Four Others In Giving IIROC Full Enforcement Toolkit

Date 22/11/2019

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) today applauded the Government of New Brunswick for introducing legislation to strengthen investor protection, and safeguard seniors and vulnerable retail investors.

Nodal Exchange And IncubEx To Launch Three New REC Futures

Date 22/11/2019

Nodal Exchange and IncubEx announced today they will launch three new Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) futures on December 3, 2019, pending regulatory review.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Working Group On Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates - September 2019

Date 22/11/2019

The Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates, which is made up of experts from major sterling swap dealers, discusses the development of sterling risk-free reference rates.

BME: MARF Registers A 30 Million Euro Commercial Paper Programme By Amper

Date 22/11/2019

BME’s Fixed Income Market, MARF, has admitted to trading a 30 million-euro Commercial Paper (CP) Programme by Amper. The programme will allow Amper to issue CPs with nominal per-unit values of 100,000 euros and maturities between 3 and 730 days.

Abacus Group’s Meena Jeenarain Wins “Excellence In FinTech” Award - Achievements Recognized At 5th Annual Markets Media Women In Finance Awards

Date 22/11/2019

Abacus Group, a leading provider of hosted IT solutions and services for alternative investment firms, is pleased to announce that Meena Jeenarain, Director of Project Management, has won the “Excellence in Fintech” award in the 5th Annual Markets Choice Awards: Women in Finance, presented by Markets Media Group.

EBA: Consultation Paper On ITS On Disclosure And Reporting Of MREL And TLAC (EBA-CP-2019-14)

Date 22/11/2019

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on the draft Implementing Technical Standard (ITS) on disclosure and reporting of the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) and the total loss absorbency requirement (TLAC). This is the first time that the EBA introduces harmonised reporting and disclosure requirements for MREL and TLAC. These draft ITS follow an integrated approach and, in the case of disclosures, are aligned with the Basel Pillar 3 standards. By integrating disclosures and reporting, the EBA seeks to maximise efficiency by institutions, and to facilitate the use of information by authorities and market participants. The consultation runs until 22 February 2020.