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CFTC Issues Order Of Registration To ICE Futures Singapore To Permit Trading By Direct Access From The U.S.

Date 12/02/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the issuance of an Order of Registration (Order) to ICE Futures Singapore Pte. Ltd. (ICEFS), a Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT) located in Singapore. Under the Order, ICEFS is permitted to provide its identified members or other participants located in the U.S. with direct access to its electronic order entry and trade matching system.

Investor Protection, Capital Formation And Market Integrity Are Top Priorities In SEC Budget Request

Date 12/02/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a $1.658 billion budget request for fiscal year 2019 to support its core mission and expand oversight and enforcement in emerging areas such as financial innovation, market structure and cybersecurity. The SEC’s funding is offset by matching collections of fees on securities transactions and is budget and deficit neutral.

Saudi Arabia Capital Market Authority Warns Investors Against Digital Currency Investment And Its Involvement Of High Monitoring, Security And Market Risks

Date 12/02/2018

The Capital Market Authority (CMA) affirmed that investment, speculation and participation in the digital currency initial offers involve high risk, including risk of capital loss and fraud, as well as market risks associated with high volatility in digital currency prices, and uncertainty about its valuation, in addition to the difficulty of protecting investors as it being out of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's scope of control.

MOU Signing Ceremony Between The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) And The Junior Businessmen Association (EJB)

Date 12/02/2018

Mr. Mohamed Farid, The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Chairman, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mr. Amr El Sejini, The Egyptian Junior Business Association (EJB) Chairman, to sustain EGX efforts in introducing the investment opportunities of the stock market to the business community.

Eurex: MSCI Offering Expanded To Include Exposure To Korea

Date 12/02/2018

January saw Eurex MSCI products get off to a great start in 2018. Due to the advancing roll period, open interest in many established products and several new ones have gained traction, most notably in the MSCI U.S. products. 

EEX: New Daily Record in Phelix-DE Futures

Date 12/02/2018

On 9th February, EEX achieved a new daily record in Phelix-DE Futures with a total volume of 11.3 TWh (previous record: 10.8 TWh on 19th December 2017).

CFTC Orders AMP Global Clearing LLC To Pay $100,000 For Supervision Failures Related To Cybersecurity Of Its Customers’ Records And Information

Date 12/02/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against AMP Global Clearing LLC (AMP), a registered Futures Commission Merchant since 2010, for its failure between June 21, 2016 and April 17, 2017 to supervise diligently the implementation of critical provisions in AMP’s information systems security program (ISSP). As a result of this failure, a significant amount of AMP’s customers’ records and information were left unprotected for nearly ten months. In April 2017, as a result of this failure, a third party unaffiliated with AMP (Third Party) accessed AMP’s information technology network and copied approximately 97,000 files, which included customers’ records and information, including personally identifiable information. The Third Party thereafter contacted federal authorities about securing the copied information, and subsequently informed AMP that the copied information had been secured and was no longer in the Third Party’s possession. After becoming aware of the vulnerability and unauthorized access, AMP cooperated with the CFTC and worked diligently to remediate the issue.

MIAX Options And MIAX PEARL Holiday Schedule - Presidents' Day 2018

Date 12/02/2018

Please be advised the MIAX Options and MIAX PEARL Exchanges will be closed on Monday, February 19, 2018 in observance of Presidents' Day.

Invest Global – Buy Local: Belgian Stocks Now Available for Trading On Vienna Stock Exchange

Date 12/02/2018

• Including 17 new Belgian stocks, 469 securities are now tradable on Vienna's global market
• ams, Fabasoft and Petro Welt Technologies (formerly Cat Oil) added to quotation list

Remarks Of CFTC Chief Of Staff Michael Gill At The National Press Club, CFTC Kiss Policy Forum, Washington, D.C.

Date 12/02/2018

Thank you. And, I want to thank The Risk Desk for hosting this forum.

The National Press Club has a long and distinguished history. It is an honor to speak here. The past is present in these rooms.

There have been many presentations over the last four decades here on the topic of the proper way to review regulations. You may know, thirty-seven years ago, almost to the day, there was much comment about President Reagan’s executive order on federal regulation (Executive Order 12291 dated February 17, 1981). The President wanted to streamline government by assessing the cost and the burden of regulations, to enhance agency accountability, to eliminate duplication, and to reconsider the reasoning behind specific regulations.