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Dubai Financial Market Achieves 96% Compliance In Preliminary Annual Results Disclosure Of UAE Companies

Date 17/02/2019

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that its UAE listed companies have showed a 96% compliance to disclose their preliminary results for the financial year 2018 within the deadline of 45 days from the end of the year in line with the regulations of the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA).

The Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Weekly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report (By Nationality And Investor Type)

Date 17/02/2019

To view the detailed Weekly Stock Market Ownership and Trading Activity Report (by Nationality and Investor Type) for Main Market and Nomu-Parallel Market please Click Here

The Managements Of Energean Oil & Gas And Shapir Engineering Opened The Trading On TASE On The Occasion Of Their Joining The TA-35 Index

Date 17/02/2019

The managements of Energean Oil & Gas and Shapir Engineering opened the trading on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) this morning on the occasion of their joining the TA-35 Index.

Constantly Updated Every Two Minutes During The Trading Session: Dubai Financial Market Releases Real Time Info Of Listed Companies’ Foreign Ownership Limits (FOL)

Date 17/02/2019

• The enhanced FOL webpage includes; “Permitted”, “Actual” and “Available” ownership limits
• Reclassification of investors’ categories comprising three nationality ownership types: ‘Nationals’, ‘GCC’ and ‘Foreign’; as such the ‘Arab’ category is now included within the ‘Foreign’

Tehran Stock Exchange Hosts A New IPO, Industry

Date 16/02/2019

On Saturday 16 February 2019, 50 million equity shares (5 percent) of Ofogh Kourosh, an Iranian chain store, were floated at Tehran Stock Exchange via book building method.

MIAX Options - February 15, 2019 Fee Changes

Date 15/02/2019

Effective February 15, 2019, pending SEC approval, the MIAX Options Fee Schedule will be amended.  

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 15/02/2019

The current reports for the week of February 15, 2019 are now available.

US Federal Banking Agencies Extend Comment Period On Proposed Standardized Approach For Calculating The Exposure Amount Of Derivative Contracts

Date 15/02/2019

Three federal banking agencies on Friday extended until March 18, 2019, the comment period for a proposed rule to update their standards for how firms measure counterparty credit risk posed by derivative contracts.

Statement Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo On Passage Of FY2019 Appropriations

Date 15/02/2019

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo released the following statement regarding the funding increase for the agency contained in the FY2019 appropriations legislation:

“I am grateful to members of the House and Senate Appropriations and Agriculture Committees, especially the House Agriculture and Senate Financial Services Appropriations Subcommittees for their support for the CFTC and its increased funding.  I am also thankful to the Administration for recognizing the agency’s critical oversight of America’s financial and commodity derivatives markets."

Federal Reserve Board Extends Comment Period For Proposed Role That Would Modify Company-Run Stress Testing Requirements To Conform With The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, And Consumer Protection Act Until March 21

Date 15/02/2019

The Federal Reserve Board on Friday extended until March 21 the comment period for its proposed rule that would modify company-run stress testing requirements to conform with the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.