Westpac MNI China Consumer Sentiment Indicator Increases To Six-Month High In October - Pickup In Durable Buying Conditions Leads Improvement

Date 26/10/2016

Chinese consumer sentiment edged higher in October, led by a significant improvement in consumers’ willingness to spend, leaving confidence at the highest level since April  2016. 

Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date October 14, 2016

Date 26/10/2016

At the end of the settlement date of October 14, 2016, short interest in 2,334 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 7,496,240,405 shares compared with 7,507,019,393 shares in 2,325 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of September 30, 2016. The mid-October short interest represents 4.83 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.16 days for the prior reporting period.

NYSE, NYSE Arca And NYSE MKT Short Interest Reports

Date 26/10/2016

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of October 14, 2016.

The Latest From The OCC Blog - The Importance Of Risk Management And Internal Controls

Date 25/10/2016

Why A Resilient Risk Management and Internal Control Infrastructure Matters

By Adi Agrawal, Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Executive
October 25, 2016

Enhanced focus on internal controls by corporate boards and regulators sometimes appears to be a post-financial crisis phenomenon. Those tasked with designing, executing and assuring the resiliency of a corporation's internal control infrastructure sometimes struggle with articulating the business case for it as well as defining the business need for internal controls. It is, hence, important to recognize and understand what "controls" are and their value in achieving desired outcomes.

CBOE Launches Smile Index Based On Implied Volatilities Of S&P 500 Options - CBOE Launches Smile Index Based On Implied Volatilities Of S&P 500 Options

Date 25/10/2016

Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) announced today that it has launched the CBOE S&P 500® Smile Index (Ticker: SMILE), a premium-capture strategy benchmark index based on the steepness of the curve of implied volatilities of S&P 500 Index (SPX) options -- often referred to as the "smile."

EEX: BKW AG Discloses Insider Information On Power Production And Natural Gas Consumption For Italy

Date 25/10/2016

Today BKW AG expands the regular publication of insider information regarding the capacity and availability of its natural gas power plant Tamarete in Italy. BKW reports data for power production and gas consumption in accordance with Art. 4 Para. 1 REMIT.

Think Global, Act local - Speech By Minouche Shafik, The Bank Of England’s Deputy Governor For Markets And Banking.

Date 25/10/2016

This speech was delivered at the Bank Of England's joint conference with the International Monetary Fund and Hong Kong Monetary Authority: Monetary, Financial and Prudential Policy Interactions in the Post-Crisis World.

EEX New Participant: E6 SA

Date 25/10/2016

E6 SA has been admitted to exchange trading for Phelix Futures/Options, Nordic Financial Power Futures/Options, French Financial Power Futures/Options, Italian Financial Power Futures/Options, Spanish Financial Power Futures/Options, Swiss Financial Power Futures, Belgian Financial Power Futures, Dutch Financial Power Futures, Greek Financial Power Futures, Romanian Financial Power Futures, German Intraday Cap Futures und Guarantees of Origin Futures.

Bats Welcomes Two Further Deutsche Bank ETFs To The Bats ETF Marketplace - 19 Issuers, 106 Funds Now Listed On Bats In The U.S.

Date 25/10/2016

Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS), the #1 U.S. market for exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading, today welcomed two Deutsche Asset Management ETFs to the Bats ETF Marketplace, bringing the total number of funds listed by the issuer to five.

Mandatory Notification Of Trades - Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA

Date 25/10/2016

In connection with a monthly share savings plan for employees of subsidiaries, Oslo Børs VPS Holding has sold a total of 1943 shares. New holding is 3431 shares. Employees paid a share price of NOK 86,50 per share, but were allowed a discount of 20% on purchases up to NOK 625.