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CFTC Adds 71 Names To Its List Of Foreign Entities That Illegally Solicit U.S. Residents To Trade Binary Options And Forex - Registration Deficient (RED) List On CFTC Website Identifies Entities Operating Illegally Without Being Registered

Date 25/04/2017

As part of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) ongoing efforts to help protect Americans from fraud, today the CFTC added 71 new names to the RED List. These 71 new additions bring the total number of foreign entities on the RED List to over 110.

Corrected: OpenDoor Re-Boots U.S. Treasury Market With Dedicated All-To-All Trading Platform

Date 25/04/2017

OpenDoor Securities (“OpenDoor”) is today launching the first trading platform dedicated to improving liquidity in the less liquid segments of the U.S. Treasury bond market. Nearly three dozen firms representing more than $5 trillion of AUM and six sponsor-dealers are already onboarded to participate.

EFSF Raises €8 Billion In Two Bond Deals

Date 25/04/2017

European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) on Tuesday raised €8 billion in a dual-tranche deal, completing its funding needs for the second quarter.

OCC Says Implementation Of SA-CCR Important For Liquid And Orderly Listed Options Markets - By John Fennell, OCC Executive Vice President And Chief Risk Officer, April 25, 2017

Date 25/04/2017

As the agency for all U.S. options exchanges and in our role as a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility, OCC is a strong advocate for our exchanges, clearing firms and all market participants. Our clearing members commit capital and provide a secure environment for the clearance and settlement of transactions originating with direct trading participants in the listed options market, including market makers. These market makers are critical to enhancing the overall resilience of the options markets by providing liquidity and ensuring an orderly market by taking the opposite side of trades from options buyers and sellers, especially during times of market stress. This is evidenced by the fact that registered market makers currently account for one side of approximately 90 percent of all customer originating trades executed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange.

Statement From Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive Of The FCA, On The Decision By The Rt Hon Andrew Tyrie MP To Stand Down From Parliament

Date 25/04/2017

Statement from Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, on the decision by the Rt Hon Andrew Tyrie MP to stand down from Parliament:

"I would like to thank Andrew for his contribution to public policy through the Treasury Select Committee and the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards.  He has played a major role in enhancing the accountability of economic and financial policy at a time of great change."

TFEX Launches New Trading Competition Campaign

Date 25/04/2017

Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX) launches new trading competition campaign, in collaboration with the Thai Futures Industry Club (FI Club) and 16 leading derivatives brokers.

ETFGI Reports ETFs/ETPs Listed Globally Gathered Record Inflows Of 66 Billion US Dollars And Assets Reached A New High Of 3.913 Trillion US Dollars At The End Of Q1 2017

Date 25/04/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today following on from the strong start to the year assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record high of US$3.913 trillion at the end Q1 2017 surpassing the prior record of US$3.844 trillion set at the end of February 2017 according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s Q1 2017 global ETF and ETP industry insights report (click here to view the ETFGI ETFs/ETPs listed globally asset growth chart).

Irish Stock Exchange Publishes Statistics For Q1 2017

Date 25/04/2017

Irish Stock Exchange Quarterly Statistics show ISE attracts over 2,200 new fund and debt securities in Q1 2017

Investoo Group Acquires Leading Financial News Portal Invezz.com

Date 25/04/2017

Investoo Group, one of the world’s biggest FX trading affiliates, has acquired Invezz.com in order to extend its reach into the financial trading the industry.

Mandatory Notification Of Trades - Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA

Date 25/04/2017

In connection with a monthly share savings plan for employees of subsidiaries, Oslo Børs VPS Holding has sold a total of 3386 shares. New holding is 7905 shares. Employees paid a share price of NOK 92,53 per share, but were allowed a discount of 20% on purchases up to NOK 1250.