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ESMA Consults On Future MAR List Of Information Regarding Commodity And Spot Markets

Date 30/03/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has opened today a public consultation on draft guidelines under the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).

New FTSE Russell Index Is First To Combine China A Shares And H Shares

Date 30/03/2016

• FTSE China A-H 50 Index represents the largest Chinese companies listed in mainland China and/or Hong Kong
• Index licensed by Deutsche Bank for ETFs in London and Frankfurt
• Underlines FTSE Russell’s leading position in China

Nasdaq Rebrands Canadian ATS - Recently Acquired Platforms Undergoing INET Migration

Date 30/03/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the rebrand of its two Canadian Alternative Trading Systems (ATS), and will begin operating under the names Nasdaq CX and Nasdaq CX2, effective immediately.

EEX New Participant: Watt And Volt S.A.

Date 30/03/2016

Watt and Volt S.A. has been admitted to exchange trading for Phelix Futures/Options, French Financial Power Futures/Options, Italian Financial Power Futures/Options and Greek Financial Power Futures.

Two New Nordic banks List On Irish Stock Exchange Bond Markets

Date 30/03/2016

The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) welcomes two new Nordic issuers to its international bond markets, Norwegian savings bank Sparebanken, and Danish mortgage credit institution BRFkredit, a subsidiary of Jyske Bank.

EEX New Participant: Utilità S.p.A.

Date 30/03/2016

Utilità S.p.A. has been admitted to exchange trading for Phelix Futures/Options, French Financial Power Futures and Italian Financial Power Futures.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Trading Volume Ranks 8th Among Derivatives Exchanges Globally

Date 30/03/2016

According to the 2015 Volume Survey recently released by the Futures Industry Association (FIA) for futures and options in 78 derivatives exchanges worldwide, in 2015，all three commodity futures exchanges in China’s mainland ranked amongst the top 10 in terms of number of contracts traded, with Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE)’s position up from the 10th in 2014 to the 8th. DCE’s trading volume was 1.116 billion contracts in 2015. 

OCC 2015 Annual Report

Date 30/03/2016

Click here to view the HTML version of the OCC 2015 annual report. The report includes video interviews with OCC's partners at ABN AMRO Chicago, CalPERS, and SIFMA talking about the benefits OCC brings to the financial markets and to market participants.

Borsa İstanbul Announces Constituent Changes To The BIST-KYD Fund Indices For The Second Quarter Of 2016

Date 30/03/2016

Referring to 3.3. article of the BIST-KYD Indices Ground Rules, constituent changes to the BIST-KYD Fixed Income Fund Index and BIST-KYD Equity Fund Index for the second quarter of 2016 are determined. All changes will be effective on Friday, April 1, 2016.

Amman Stock Exchange: The ASE Index Quarterly Review

Date 30/03/2016

Mr. Nader Azar the CEO of the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) said that the ASE has conducted the periodic quarterly review of the ASE index constituents in purpose of ensuring that the ASE General Price Index reflects the market performance and the trading activity of the listed companies. By this rebalancing, the activity of listed companies in regard to trading during the last quarter has been reviewed. After that, the ASE has conducted its screening process for all listed companies using the full market capitalization of the companies and the number of trading days during last quarter. It is worth mentioning that the criteria adopted by the ASE are similar to the international practices applied in this field. These criteria are applied by many leading international index providers.