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SIX – As Solid As A Rock: It Is Essential For Six That It Operates Its Systems With High Levels Of Stability, Reliability And Security

Date 03/10/2018

Any outages or attacks would have disastrous consequences for the Swiss financial center. However, this does not mean that SIX can stand still and rest on its laurels: Innovation is required more than ever!

Get It Done, While You Still Can: Christian Voigt's (Fidessa) Blog On The Double Volume Caps

Date 03/10/2018

Posted by Christian Voigt on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 · Leave a Comment 

When the double volume cap (DVC) was first enacted on 12th March it cut nearly half of dark turnover in Europe. After a 6-month mandatory break all of the suspended stocks have now been allowed to re-join the general population. Early evidence suggests that overall dark trading has now resumed at roughly pre-suspension levels.

EPEX SPOT Launches Two New Intraday Auctions In Great Britain, Both Coupled With The Irish Market

Date 03/10/2018

The European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT successfully launched two new Intraday auctions in Great Britain on 30 September (first trading day). Both auctions are coupled with the Integrated Single Electricity Market in Ireland, I-SEM, launched on 01 October as well. Clearing and settlement is conducted by European Commodity Clearing (ECC) which also includes the cross-border settlement between Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Ireland.

CFTC Commissioner Behnam Announces The Establishment Of New Subcommittee Of The Market Risk Advisory Committee And Seeks Nominations For Membership

Date 03/10/2018

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) Commissioner Rostin Behnam announced today that the Commission has voted to establish the Interest Rate Benchmark Reform Subcommittee (Subcommittee) under the CFTC’s Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC).  Commissioner Behnam, sponsor of the MRAC, is seeking nominations for membership on the Subcommittee through a formal request in the Federal Register.  The deadline for submissions is October 16, 2018.

trueDigital To List First Margined, Physically-Delivered Bitcoin Swaps - Contracts Clear Path For Greater Institutional Investment In Digital Assets

Date 03/10/2018

trueDigital will launch the first margined, physically-delivered Bitcoin swap contracts, enabling institutional investors to manage exposure to Bitcoin in a similar way to how they currently trade and hedge interest rates, foreign exchange (FX) and commodities.

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics – September 2018

Date 03/10/2018

TMX Group Limited today announced September 2018 trading statistics for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange (Alpha) and Montréal Exchange (MX).

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – September 2018 - Trading On GPW Group Markets

Date 03/10/2018

• Increase of the value of trade in equities on the Electronic Order Book on the GPW Main Market by 20.0% YoY to PLN 21.9 billion in September 2018
• Decrease of the total volume of trade in futures by 1.7% YoY to 720.3 thousand contracts in September 2018
• Increase of the total volume of trade in electricity by 145.7% to 30.8 TWh in September 2018
• Increase of the total volume of trade in natural gas by 39.6% YoY to 19.4 TWh in September 2018
• Increase of the volume of spot trade in property rights to certificates of origin by 9.3% to 4.1 TWh in September 2018

Intercontinental Exchange Reports September And Third Quarter 2018 Statistics

Date 03/10/2018

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today reported September and Third Quarter 2018 trading volume and related revenue statistics, which can be viewed on the company’s investor relations website at http://ir.theice.com/ir-resources/supplemental-information in the Monthly Statistics Tracking spreadsheet.

ESMA Updates Q&As On MiFID II And MiFIR Investor Protection And Intermediaries

Date 03/10/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers on the implementation of investor protection topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR).

ErisX Announces New Exchange For Digital Asset Investors And Traders

Date 03/10/2018

ErisX today announced plans to launch a derivatives exchange (DCM) and clearing organization (DCO) that will include fully regulated digital asset futures and spot contracts on one platform.