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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.

Deutsche Bank To Repay Misled Customers - Firm And Former Head Trader Settle SEC Charges

Date 12/02/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today instituted an enforcement action against Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., which has agreed to repay more than $3.7 million to customers, which includes $1.48 million that was ordered as disgorgement.

FIA: January 2018 SEF Tracker

Date 12/02/2018

Total trading volume on SEFs averaged $829.6 billion in notional value per day during the month of January, up 77.0% from the previous month and up 52.8% from January 2017. Trading activity in both interest rate and foreign exchange products reached their highest level ever, rising to $745.16 billion and $58.02 billion respectively in average daily notional value traded in January. In the interest rate sector, the increase in trading volume was driven mainly by a rise in on-SEF trading of forward rate agreements, which was up 164.8% from December 2017 and up 44.2% from January 2017.

BCS Americas Announces New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Membership

Date 12/02/2018

BCS Americas, a division of BCS Global Markets, announced today that it has become a registered member firm of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as a Trading Floor broker. By joining the NYSE, the leading US equity exchange both in terms of market share and capitalization, BCS is greatly strengthening its positions in the region and enhancing its value offering to clients in the US and around the world. 

Closure Of Bursa Malaysia Trading And Operations During Chinese New Year 2018

Date 12/02/2018

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or “the Exchange”) will close for trading half day Thursday, 15 February 2018 afternoon, and all day Friday, 16 February 2018, in conjunction with Chinese New Year celebration. The Exchange will resume operations on Monday, 19 February 2018.

Solactive Strikes Twice At The 15th Europe Structured Products & Derivatives Awards - Solactive Awarded Best Index Provider And Best Smart Beta Index Provider

Date 12/02/2018

The 2018 SRP Europe Structured Products & Derivatives Awards, designed to recognize the best businesses in the structured products industry, have awarded Solactive first place in the two categories dedicated to third party index providers. These awards are Best Index Provider and Best Smart Beta Index Provider.

Al Mawared Brokerage's Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report 12 February 2018

Date 12/02/2018

Click here to download Al Mawared Brokerage's weekly report on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The Report is designed to give an overview of developments in the Jordan Capital Markets as well as ASE performance indicators.