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CFTC Allows Additional UK Multilateral Trading Facilities To Operate Without CFTC Registration As Exempt SEFs

Date 03/12/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an amended order that will allow an additional four multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) authorized within the European Union (EU) to be exempted from the requirement to register with the CFTC as swap execution facilities (SEFs). 

MIAX Options: Contrary Intention Cut-Off Time Is Extended To 10:00 AM Eastern Time For Series Expiring On Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Date 03/12/2018

MIAX Options will be closed on Wednesday, December 5, 2015 for a National Day of Mourning for President George H.W. Bush.
 
MIAX Options will extend the cut-off time for submitting contrary intensions to 10:00 AM Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, for series expiring on December 5, 2018.

Remarks By CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo At The Fourth Annual Conference The Evolving Structure Of The U.S. Treasury Market, New York, New York - “The Complex And Dynamic Liquidity Hierarchy Of The US Treasury Market”

Date 03/12/2018

Thank you.  Good afternoon.

I want to thank John Williams, Nate Wuerfel, and the New York Fed for inviting me to speak to you today.

It is good to be here in New York City.

It is good to be downtown Manhattan, in the financial district, the heart of this great city, the first capital of the United States.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Report Discusses Key Risks For Federal Banking System

Date 03/12/2018

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today reported credit, operational, compliance, and interest rate risks are key themes for the federal banking system in its Semiannual Risk Perspective for Fall 2018.

CFTC Chairman Giancarlo Statement On The Decision In CFTC v. Wilson et al.

Date 03/12/2018

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo issued the following statement regarding the December 3, 2018 decision in CFTC v. Wilson et al., which followed a bench trial that concluded on December 7, 2016.

“We acknowledge the Court’s long-awaited decision in this case, which involves the CFTC’s pre-Dodd Frank legal authority,” said Giancarlo. “We are reviewing the decision and will analyze it carefully in considering next steps.  We will continue to vigorously enforce the Commission’s anti-manipulation provisions and to prosecute cases through trial where necessary.”       

OneChicago Delta1 Closed For Trading On Wednesday December 5th, 2018

Date 03/12/2018

Consistent with US equity markets, futures markets on OneChicago Delta1 will be closed for trading on Wednesday December 5th, 2018. All futures contracts expiring on Wednesday December 5th, 2018 will continue to expire as usual on Wednesday December 5th, 2018.

Federal Reserve Board Offices In Washington, D.C. Will Be Closed On Wednesday, December 5, 2018, In Observance Of The National Day Of Mourning For Former President George H.W. Bush

Date 03/12/2018

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System's offices in Washington, D.C., will be closed on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, in observance of the national day of mourning for former President George H.W. Bush.

MGEX Welcomes November 2018 Into The Record Book

Date 03/12/2018

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports November 2018 as the second best November in Exchange history with a total exchange volume of 246,638 contracts. In addition, this past month is recorded as the 13th best month of all-time at MGEX.  

Remarks Of CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz At The 14th Annual China International Derivatives Forum (CIDF)

Date 03/12/2018

Introduction

Thank you for that very warm welcome.  It is a great honor to join you today at the 14th Annual China International Derivatives Forum (CIDF) in Shenzhen.  I would like to thank Chairman Wang of the China Futures Association for inviting me and am grateful for the very productive dialogue with the China Securities Regulatory Commission Vice Chairman Fang Xinghai.  Before I begin, let me quickly say that the views contained in this speech are my own and do not represent the views of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC).

Sky News Says Don Robert, Experian Chairman, Frontrunner To Replace Donald Brydon As London Stock Exchange Group Chairman

Date 03/12/2018

Sky News has announced that according to market sources, Don Robert, chairman of Experian, is the frontrunner to replace Donald Brydon as the new chairman of the London Stock Exchange Group, replacing Donald Brydon.