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Cboe To List Mini-SPX Index (XSP) Wednesday-Expiring Weekly Options

Date 27/01/2018

• Mini-SPX Wednesday Weeklys provides investors with additional tool for hedging risk 
• Cboe adds to expanding suite of products tied to S&P 500 Index

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 26/01/2018

The current reports for the week of  January 23, 2018 are now available.

B3: Ibovespa Breaks New Record And Reaches 85,530 Points

Date 26/01/2018

B3’s main stock market performance index – Ibovespa – hit a record high today ending the day at 85,530  points, up 2.21%  from last trading session. The previous Ibovespa record of 83,680 points was recorded on January 24, 2018.

Sarcasm As Best Precaution Against Crisis, By Kelvin To, Founder And President Of Data Boiler Technologies

Date 26/01/2018

Central bankers around the world shifted priorities in a last minute notice. They postponed deadlines for FRTB revised market risk framework, CVA, IRB, operational risk SMA and others to 2022 and beyond. I have mixed feeling about this because they are rightfully suspicious about the usefulness of risk models or any central risk book. Irony is – risks are likely to be heightened to an unprecedented level in 2018. Let’s plan ahead for 2018’s “irrational exuberance” factors in a sarcastic manner. Who knows, my “sarcasm” may indeed be the best precaution against the next financial crisis!

Ontario Securities Commission Announces New Commissioner Appointments

Date 26/01/2018

Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Chair and CEO Maureen Jensen announced today the following appointments to the Commission. These Commissioners will each serve a two-year term.

US Department Of Justice: BNP Paribas USA Inc. Pleads Guilty To Antitrust Conspiracy - Sixth Major Bank To Plead Guilty In Ongoing Foreign Currency Exchange Investigation Agrees To Pay $90 Million Criminal Fine

Date 26/01/2018

BNP Paribas USA Inc. (BNPP USA), a subsidiary of BNP Paribas S.A., pleaded guilty yesterday to participating in a price-fixing conspiracy in the foreign currency exchange (FX) market, the Justice Department announced.  

BOX Options Exchange February Fee Change

Date 26/01/2018

Effective February 1, 2018, BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) is making the following changes to the BOX Fee Schedule:

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For January 26th 2018

Date 26/01/2018

A total turnover of 7.157 billion shares worth N42.545 billion in 39,037 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 5.011 billion shares valued at N45.816 billion that exchanged hands last week in 44,569 deals.

Solactive Launches Electric Vehicles And Future Mobility Index Used As The Underlying Index For KraneShares Electric Vehicles And Future Mobility ETF

Date 26/01/2018

Solactive is pleased to announce the launch of the Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index, a smart beta thematic index tracked by KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility ETF (Ticker: KARS) listed on the NYSE. The index aims to mirror the performance of companies that are actively engaged in the development of future mobility solutions with a minimum market capitalization of USD 500 million.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange’s Amended Par Value And Pricing Methodology Rules Become Effective On Monday, 29 January 2018

Date 26/01/2018

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (“NSE” or “The Exchange”), hereby restates that the amendments to Pricing Methodology and Par Value Rules, which can be found in Rules