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Dalian Commodity Exchange: First Anniversary Of Iron Ore Futures’ Internationalization

Date 14/05/2019

May 4 is the first anniversary of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) ushering in overseas traders for its iron ore futures. DCE’s iron ore derivatives market is the only one of the largest scale in the world that adopts the singular physical delivery. Over the past one year of iron ore futures internationalization, the trading scale of overseas clients has increased rapidly, the market structure has been further improved, and the price influence has kept strengthening, providing global clients with an effective price signal and risk-avoiding instrument and handing in a satisfactory annual result.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Investigation And Penalties For Violations Of Relevant Rules And Regulations In 2019

Date 14/05/2019

To strengthen risk management and frontline regulation of the futures market, well regulate futures trading behaviors and protect the legitimate interests of the market participants, Shanghai Futures Exchange(hereinafter referred to as “The Exchange”) has made continuous efforts to investigate and penalize violations of relevant rules and regulations.

Samsung Futures Signs Agreement To Provide Connectivity To Korea Exchange (KRX), Expanding The TT® Platform Into Korea

Date 14/05/2019

Samsung Futures, a leading Korean institutional futures commission merchant (FCM), and Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, infrastructure and data solutions, today announced that Samsung has signed an agreement to offer connectivity to the Korea Exchange (KRX) via the TT platform. In doing so, Samsung will be the first FCM to connect to KRX on the TT platform, extending TT’s connectivity into Korea for the first time.

Nadex Reverts Settlement Procedure For Crude Oil And Natural Gas Contracts

Date 13/05/2019

On April 26, 2019 Nadex submitted a self-certification to the CFTC providing notice that it planned to amend its expiration value calculation procedures beginning on May 13, 2019 for its Crude Oil and Natural Gas Binary and Variable Payout contracts, whereby a different calculation method would apply depending on whether the underlying market conditions were “normal” or “highly active”.  It was discovered on May 13, 2019 that all expiration value calculations in these contracts used the “normal” market conditions calculation method.  Until a determination is made as to why the “highly active” market conditions calculation method was not applied, Nadex has decided to revert to calculating the expiration value for these contracts using only the “normal” conditions method until further notice.  A notice will be posted on the Nadex website when it relaunches the “highly active” market conditions expiration calculation method for the Crude Oil and Natural Gas contracts.

Bahamas International Securities Exchange Publishes Proposed Rules And Fee Schedule Ammendments

Date 13/05/2019

The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) is pleased to announce an improvement to the BISX Website with the addition of a new section dedicated to Proposed Rule and Fee Amendments.  The new section is located under the Market Regulation menu item on the BISX Website and provides a location where BISX can introduce and publish proposed amendments to Rules and Fee Schedules.   

IMF Executive Board Reviews Proposal To Update The Monetary And Financial Policies Transparency Code

Date 13/05/2019

On April 29, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussed a paper proposing an update of the Monetary and Financial Policies Transparency Code (MFPT), by means of replacing it by a new Central Bank Transparency Code (CBT). The update is in line with the recommendations of the 2017 Joint Review of the Standards and Codes Initiative, indicating the need for risk-based assessments to support policy effectiveness and address macroeconomic risks.

FINRA Arbitration Rule Change Notice: Approved Rule Change To Expand Time For Non-Parties To Respond To Arbitration Subpoenas And Orders Of Appearance Of Witnesses Or Production Of Documents

Date 13/05/2019

FINRA has received approval to amend the FINRA Code of Arbitration Procedure for Participant and Industry Disputes to expand the time for non-parties to respond to arbitration subpoenas and orders of appearance of witnesses or production of documents, and to make related changes to enhance the discovery process for forum users.

CalPERS Names Greg Ruiz To Lead Private Equity Program

Date 13/05/2019

The California Public Employees' Retirement System announced today that Greg Ruiz will join the pension fund as its new managing investment director for private equity.

Nasdaq CFO Michael Ptasznik To Present At Deutsche Bank Global Financial Services Conference

Date 13/05/2019

Cboe Global Markets Welcomes 16 Barclays iPath® ETNs To Its Listings Marketplace

Date 13/05/2019

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, today welcomed 16 iPath® Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) from Barclays to the Cboe Listed Marketplace – one of the single largest transfers the exchange has handled to date.