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IIROC Supports Launch Of New Neighbourhood Financial Health Index - National Regulator Kicks Off Financial Literacy Month With Prosper Canada And Financial Consumer Agency Of Canada (FCAC)

Date 01/11/2018

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), today participated in events to mark the launch of Financial Literacy Month – starting with a Financial Empowerment Breakfast to unveil new research on household financial health and vulnerability in Canada.

CME Group Prevails In Antitrust Case Brought By Eurex Subsidiary

Date 01/11/2018

CME Group today released the following statement regarding the dismissal of a 15-year old antitrust lawsuit filed by the United States Futures Exchange, the former U.S. subsidiary of Eurex: 

"We are extremely pleased to be vindicated from these baseless antitrust charges after litigating them for more than a decade.  USFE, which hasn't been in operation for years, by its own admission failed to attract customers and effectively compete in the U.S. market due to its own missteps – offering inferior liquidity on a substandard platform without any economic incentive for clients to trade its product.  With this long-running case now resolved, we continue to focus on providing the products and services that help global market participants effectively manage their risk and pursue opportunities."

BOX Exchange Fall – DST Time Change

Date 01/11/2018

Due to the Daylight Saving Time (DST) change scheduled for this weekend, connection to the BOX Exchange LLC (“BOX”) Trading System will NOT be available Sunday, November 4, 2018.

MGEX Achieves An Increase In Total Monthly Exchange Volume

Date 01/11/2018

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports that the total exchange volume for October came in at 160,100 contracts, which is an increase of 33% compared to October 2017.  

Cboe Global Markets Reports Record Trading Activity

Date 01/11/2018

• Cboe VIX futures set new monthly total volume record
• Cboe SPX options set new monthly total volume record

Barclays: John Mcfarlane To Retire As Chairman In May 2019 - Nigel Higgins Appointed To Succeed Him

Date 01/11/2018

Barclays announces that John McFarlane will retire as Chairman of Barclays in May 2019, and that Nigel Higgins has been appointed to succeed him, subject to regulatory approval by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority.

MATBA And ROFEX Sign Merger Commitment

Date 01/11/2018

Representatives of MATba (Mercado Term of Buenos Aires S.A , the Buenos Aires Futures and Options Exchange) and ROFEX (Rosario Futures Exchange) are pleased to announce they have signed a merger agreement. The two exchanges met at the headquarters of MATba and committed to continue with the merger process, in order to operate as a single integrated exchange. In December, both exchanges will hold a special assembly where the merger will be submitted to the shareholders’ vote.

EEX To Conduct Secondary Market Auction For Emission Allowances On Behalf Of Latvia

Date 01/11/2018

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) will conduct a secondary market auction for European emission allowances (EUAs) on behalf of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development from Latvia. The auction is scheduled for 16thNovember 2018 with the bidding window being open from 09:00 to 11:00 (CET). The auction volume amounts to 3,126,500 EUAs. This is the first auction on behalf of a public auctioneer on the EEX secondary market which means that the certificates have already been allocated to the market, but have not been used for compliance before.

SIX Swiss Stock Exchange - Exchange Services Trading Key Figures: October 2018

Date 01/11/2018

In October, trading turnover on the Swiss stock exchange was up by 30.3% on the prior month to reach CHF 128.2 billion, equating to an average turnover of CHF 5.5 billion per trading day. There was also a rise in the number of transactions by 50.2% to 6,210,713, compared to September. In comparison with the corresponding period last year, trading turnover was up by 1.5% to CHF 1,147.2 billion, while the number of trades rose by 18.7% to 50,707,484.

OCC Clears Record Monthly Volume In October

Date 01/11/2018

• Over 567 million contracts cleared in October, up 48.9 percent compared to 2017
• Fourth-highest single-day volume on October 11 at 37,989,245 contracts
• Cleared futures volume up 17.0 percent, securities lending CCP activity up 25.7 percent