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Update On Ontario Securities Commission Operations In Response To COVID-19

Date 24/03/2020

The Government of Ontario has announced an order requiring the mandatory closure of all non-essential workplaces effective Tuesday, March 24th at 11:59 p.m. Under the order, workplaces engaged in capital markets activities are considered to provide essential services and can remain open. As such, Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) staff continue to operate at the level necessary to deliver crucial services to the market and to protect Ontario investors.
Statement Of CFTC Chairman Heath P. Tarbert In Support Of Interpretive Guidance On Actual Delivery For Digital Assets

Date 24/03/2020

I am pleased to support the CFTC’s final interpretive guidance on actual delivery for digital assets used as a medium of exchange. These digital assets are colloquially known as “virtual currencies” or “cryptocurrencies.” Our action provides long-awaited guidance to trading platforms, custodians, and other key market infrastructures and participants regarding those digital assets that are both “commodities” under U.S. law and traded via leverage provided by the counterparty or trading platform. This action also reflects the CFTC’s growing expertise in this space as well as my commitment to continued U.S. fintech leadership and providing our market participants with clarity.
IIROC: Essential Services Update

Date 24/03/2020

Effective tonight at 11:59 p.m., the Ontario and Quebec Governments require mandatory closure of all non-essential businesses, as a measure to flatten the curve for the COVID-19 coronavirus.
CFTC Issues Final Interpretive Guidance On Actual Delivery For Digital Assets

Date 24/03/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the Commission voted unanimously to approve final interpretive guidance concerning retail commodity transactions involving certain digital assets. Specifically, the guidance clarifies the CFTC’s views regarding the “actual delivery” exception to Section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) in the context of digital assets that serve as a medium of exchange, colloquially known as “virtual currencies.”
SEC Awards Over $570,000 To Two Whistleblowers

Date 24/03/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced awards totaling over $570,000 to two whistleblowers who provided significant information and assistance that helped the Commission bring multiple successful enforcement actions. The first whistleblower received an award of approximately $478,000 and the second whistleblower received an award of approximately $94,000.

Statement Of CFTC Chairman Heath P. Tarbert Before The Energy And Environmental Markets Advisory Committee Meeting

Date 24/03/2020

I first want to recognize the hard work of our staff and market participants in the face of immense economic and personal difficulties around the country. Each of us recognizes that we have responsibilities based on our positions, including the responsibility to help the American economy continue to operate. The firms that use U.S. derivatives markets are drivers of the American and global economy. Only with functioning derivatives markets can our country overcome the challenges we are facing and jump start an economic recovery.
Statement On The Passing Of Judge Stanley Sporkin By Stephanie Avakian And Steven Peikin, Co-Directors, SEC Division Of Enforcement, March 24, 2020

Date 24/03/2020

We mourn the passing of Judge Stanley Sporkin, former Director of the Division of Enforcement. Judge Sporkin was an extraordinary leader of the Division and a model for those of us who came after him. He leaves behind a lasting and indelible impact on the SEC and will be sorely missed.
Information on Business Continuity Of EEX

Date 24/03/2020

In the light of the COVID-19 pandemic, EEX has taken comprehensive measures to ensurethe stability of our business critical services to our customers. Our business continuitymeasures are in line with industry standards and regulatory requirements. Therefore, we areable to maintain all processes related to the organisation and operation of EEX markets.
Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Dawn D. Stump Before The CFTC Energy And Environmental Markets Advisory Committee

Date 24/03/2020

The mission of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is to promote the integrity, RESILIENCE, and vibrancy of the U.S. derivatives markets through sound regulation. Today, I want to focus on resilience –not just as it relates to regulating the derivatives markets but, more generally, how it was demonstrated and revered during my upbringing in Texas and how those lessons resonate today. I grew up in an area almost exclusively dependent upon production agriculture and 175 miles (a short distance by Texas standards) from the Permian Basin, the state’s oil producing region. Both industries are critical to the economy of Texas and the nation, but during my childhood in the 1980s the agriculture and energy sectors were in a state of turmoil due to depressed market conditions and credit constraints. While these were extremely difficult times, I can attest that the dedication to produce energy and food was never lost, nor was the respect for innovation and markets. In fact, the resilience of these industries is rooted in a trust that if they do their part to feed, clothe, and power the nation, innovators will develop technologies to improve their efficiencies and markets will operate transparently to help them better manage their risks.
Enhanced Opening Process For MIAX Options

Date 24/03/2020

MIAX Options has amended Exchange Rule 503, Openings on the Exchange, to incorporate a Composite Market into the Exchange’s opening process. The Composite Market considers any quotes from away markets in addition to quotes on MIAX Options when determining whether to open a series. The change to the opening process will be implemented on Monday, March 30, 2020.