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Dalian Commodity Exchange: First Dominant Soybean Meal Options Series Reached Expiration

Date 11/08/2017

August 7 was the expiry date for the soybean meal M1709 option series on Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE). On the day, 32 contracts in the series were smoothly delisted. A market participant said that the expiry of the contracts in the M1709 option series, the first options contract series on a dominant futures contract, served as a comprehensive and effective test for DCE’s designing of the rules, the technical system implementation and all the market participants.

CBOE: VIX Options And Futures Set New Daily Volume Records

Date 11/08/2017

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (BATS: CBOE | NASDAQ: CBOE) said today that trading volume in options and futures on the CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX®) each reached new all-time highs on Thursday, August 10.   

Intercontinental Exchange Prices $1,000,000,000 In Senior Notes And Issues Notice Of Redemption Of NYSE USD Notes

Date 11/08/2017

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, announced today that it priced an underwritten public offering of $1.0 billion in new senior notes.

Reuters Launches Scholarship Programs At Columbia Graduate School Of Journalism And New York University’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, In Partnership With The National Association Of Black Journalists

Date 10/08/2017

Reuters, the world’s largest international multimedia news provider, announced today the launch of two new scholarships in partnership with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), for graduate journalism programs at Columbia University and New York University. Each scholarship, funded by Reuters and the universities and valued at more than $40,000 in tuition and credits, will be open to all NABJ members applying to Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and NYU’s Business and Economic Reporting graduate program. The scholarship program will begin with applications for the 2018-2019 school year.

CFTC Staff Grants Relief To Market Participants From Certain Position Aggregation Requirements

Date 10/08/2017

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) today granted relief to market participants in complying with certain position aggregation requirements. This relief is being provided until August 12, 2019.  Previous relief was set to expire on August 14, 2017.

SIFMA Submits Comments And New Evidence Of The DOL Fiduciary Rule's Negative Impact On Retirement Savers

Date 10/08/2017

SIFMA submitted a comment letter and study to the Department of Labor (DOL) in response to the Department's July 6, 2017 "Request for Information Regarding the Fiduciary Rule and Prohibited Transaction Exemptions." SIFMA provides the DOL with new data on the rule's potentially negative impact on retirement savers, reiterates the need to delay the January 1, 2018 applicability date and stresses the need for a workable standard to protect investors. 

ESMA Agrees First Position Limits Under MiFID II

Date 10/08/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today its first three opinions on position limits regarding commodity derivatives under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/MIFIR).  

WFE Report Confirms BSX Is Right On Track

Date 10/08/2017

Building on the successful launch of their ‘Own Your Share of Bermuda’ Investor Education programme earlier this year, the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) has received a strong endorsement from the World Federation of Exchange’s (WFE).

LendInvest Joins London Stock Exchange’s ORB

Date 10/08/2017

• Property investment platform LendInvest launches first retail bond on the Order Book for Retail Bonds
• 5 year dated retail bond raises £50m, paying 5.25% coupon
• First ELITE UK company to access UK debt capital markets
• Demonstrates LSEG’s ability to support fast growing businesses access a range of funding options

EGX Requests From The Brokerage Firms To Periodically Submit The Available Percentages For Margin Trading

Date 10/08/2017

EGX Membership Committee held yesterday its first meeting under the chairmanship of Mr. Mohamed Farid, EGX Chairman and the membership of his deputy Mr. Mohsen Adel, also the Committee had other members of the Board of Directors, Mr. Ahmed Abu El Saad and Shoukat El Maraghi.