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NZX Limited (NZX) – Long Term Incentive Plan

Date 25/10/2018

NZX advises that it has issued performance rights to the members of its executive and management teams pursuant to NZX’s Long Term Incentive Plan. Under the plan, holders may be issued performance rights. The performance rights give the holder options to acquire ordinary shares in NZX, which may be exercised if the performance rights vest. The vesting period for the performance rights is 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2020.

Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date October 15, 2018

Date 24/10/2018

At the end of the settlement date of October 15, 2018, short interest in 2,381 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 7,915,728,981 shares compared with 7,693,478,869 shares in 2,374 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of August 31, 2018. The mid-September short interest represents 4.33 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.21 days for the prior reporting period.

NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 24/10/2018

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of October 15, 2018.

Sell-Off In U.S. Stocks Accelerates - Erases 2018 Gains for S&P And Dow Indexes

Date 24/10/2018

U.S. stocks tumbled again on Wednesday, wiping out gains for the year in both the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Deutsche Börse: Unscheduled Adjustment Of Linde AG In DAX - Shares Of Linde AG To Be Replaced - Changes To Be Effective As Of 29 October 2018

Date 24/10/2018

On Wednesday, Deutsche Börse announced an unscheduled change to the DAX index. As a result of the merger of Linde AG and Praxair Inc., the Linde AG tendered shares (ISIN DE000A2E4L75), which are currently in the index, will be replaced with the shares of the new company Linde plc (ISIN IE00BZ12WP82). The merger event will be reflected in the index by a split of 1.54 new share for every old share and by an ISIN change, from DE000A2E4L75 to IE00BZ12WP82. These changes will become effective on 29 October 2018.

Credit Benchmark Plans Expansion Of Consensus Credit Risk Analytics Offerings - Now Publishing Credit Risk Views On 22,000 Entities - Credit Benchmark Raises Capital To Fuel Next Phase Of Growth

Date 24/10/2018

Credit Benchmark, the leader in consensus based credit analytics, has announced plans to expand its offerings and scale its contributed data model, solidifying its standing as the largest source of credit risk data for rated and un-rated entities. The expansion will be fueled by a $7 million investment led by Index Ventures, Balderton Capital, Communitas Capital and a group of private investors that includes former Goldman Sachs Vice Chairman and the co-chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs International Michael Sherwood. Mr. Sherwood will also join the Credit Benchmark Board of Directors.

Nasdaq Files Form 8-K With Financial Results For The Third Quarter Of 2018 And Announcement Of Quarterly Dividend

Date 24/10/2018

On October 24, 2018, Nasdaq filed a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission attaching press releases announcing the (i) financial results for the third quarter of 2018 and (ii) the declaration of a quarterly dividend. The Form 8-K can be accessed on Nasdaq's website at http://ir.nasdaq.com/sec.cfm and on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 24/10/2018

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

Nasdaq Announces Quarterly Dividend Of $0.44 Per Share

Date 24/10/2018

The Board of Directors of Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.44 per share on the company's outstanding common stock.  The dividend is payable on December 28, 2018 to shareowners of record at the close of business on December 14, 2018.  Future declarations of quarterly dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

Update: Report And Concluding Remarks By President Donald Tusk To The European Parliament On October European Council Meetings

Date 24/10/2018

Introductory remarks

I will start my report from the European Council with Brexit.