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BM&FBOVESPA Market Holiday - All Souls Day

Date 02/11/2016

There will be no trading or settlement on BM&FBOVESPA’s markets on November 2th

SEC Staff Provides Additional Economic Analysis On Proposed Derivatives Rule

Date 01/11/2016

Securities and Exchange Commission staff today made available additional economic analysis related to the Commission’s proposed rule regarding the use of derivatives by registered funds and business development companies.

CFTC Further Implements Trade Execution Requirement

Date 01/11/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (Division) today further extended the time-limited no-action relief for swaps executed as part of a package transaction in the categories, described below, that currently receive relief under CFTC Letter 15-55. This extension, announced in CFTC Letter 16-76, will enable the Division to continue assessing the appropriate response for applying the trade execution requirement to swaps in certain types of package transactions.

Intercontinental Exchange Board Approves Fourth Quarter $0.85 Dividend; And Following 5-for-1 Stock Split $0.17 Dividend Per Share

Date 01/11/2016

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, announced today a $0.85 per share dividend for the fourth quarter of 2016. ICE previously announced a five-for-one stock split, with additional shares of stock to be distributed by dividend at the close of market on Thursday, November 3, 2016. 

Nasdaq Announces Launch Of The “Nasdaq Trading Insights” Product Suite

Date 01/11/2016

• First Product Suite to Debut from the Global Information Services (GIS) Innovation Lab            
• Powers Proprietary Data with Advanced Analytics and Machine Learning Techniques to Deliver Unprecedented Trading Intelligence 

MGEX Reports October Volume

Date 01/11/2016

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports its fourth-highest volume during the month of October, coming in at 153,358 contracts traded.

CBOE Risk Management Conference Asia 2016

Date 01/11/2016

• CBOE to Host 2nd Annual CBOE RMC Asia November 30 through December 1, in Hong Kong

The Saudi Stock Exchange Performance Report – October 2016

Date 01/11/2016

At the end of October 2016 Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) closed at 6,012.22 points, increased by 388.88 points 6.92% over the close of  the  previous  month.

OCC Cleared Contract Volume Down 13 Percent In October - Securities Lending Activity Up 33 Percent In October And 38 Percent Year-To-Date

Date 01/11/2016

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that cleared contract volume in October was 318,439,491 contracts, a 13 percent decrease from October 2015 monthly volume of 367,647,983 contracts. Average daily volume at OCC is down three percent year-to-date in 2016 with 16,367,412 contracts. OCC's stock loan program reported that securities lending activity was up 33 percent in October and 38 percent year-to-date.

Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority Announces The Referral Of A Suspicion Of Violating Article (49) Of The Capital Market Law And Article (2) Of The Market Conduct Regulations To The Bureau Of Investigation And Public Prosecution

Date 01/11/2016

As part of the Capital Market Authority’s responsibilities to protect  the market   from unfair and unsound practices involving cheating, fraud and manipulation. In addition, to ensure fairness, efficiency and transparency in securities transactions, and based on Article (17) of the Capital Market Law, the CMA would like to inform the investors and participants in the capital market that a CMA Board resolution was issued to refer a suspicion of a violation to the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution. (8) investors  were suspected of violating Article (49) of the Capital Market Law and Article (2) of the Market Conduct Regulations while trading the shares of a number of companies listed on the Saudi Stock Exchange.