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Turkey-UK Partnership In Financial Services Conference To Be Organized On Feb 18-19, 2016

Date 18/02/2016

In line with “Turkey-UK Partnership in Financial Services” project undertaken by UK Government a conference will be organized in İstanbul on February 18-19, 2016.  Borsa İstanbul CEO Tuncay Dinç will deliver a speech at the conference.

CFTC Staff Extends Request For Comment Period On Draft Technical Specifications For Certain Swap Data Elements

Date 18/02/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight and Office of Data and Technology staff today extended the request for comment period on the draft technical specifications for certain prioritized swap data elements and associated questions. The comment period will be extended to March 7, 2016. This extension will allow the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee and other interested parties to discuss the request for comment at a public meeting on February 23, 2016.

SGX Consults On Changes To Derivatives Rules And Contract Specifications

Date 18/02/2016

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is seeking public feedback on proposed amendments to the Futures Trading Rule, SGX-Derivatives Clearing (SGX-DC) Rules and various contract specifications.

Operators Of Bitcoin Mining Operation Butterfly Labs Agree To Settle FTC Charges They Deceived Consumers - Defendants Will Be Prohibited from Misleading Consumers, Taking Up-Front Payments For Bitcoin Machines

Date 18/02/2016

Butterfly Labs and two of its operators have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived thousands of consumers about the availability, profitability, and newness of machines designed to mine the virtual currency known as Bitcoin, and that they unfairly kept consumers’ up-front payments despite failing to deliver the machines as promised.

The MiG Report January 2016 - TSX, TSX Venture Exchange

Date 18/02/2016

Please click here for the January 2016 MiG Report. 

CFTC’s Division Of Market Oversight Provides Time-Limited No-Action Relief For End Users From The Form TO Filing Requirement

Date 18/02/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) today issued a no-action letter providing time-limited relief for end users from the Form TO filing requirement under CFTC regulations.

Deutsche Börse Cash Market:SPDR With Eleven New ETFs On Government And Corporate Bonds Denominated In Euros And US Dollars Launched On Xetra - ETFs Track Investment-Grade Bonds With Medium To Long-Term Residual Maturities

Date 18/02/2016

London Metal Exchange Unveils New Ring

Date 18/02/2016

The London Metal Exchange (LME) today unveils the newly built Ring, the Exchange’s open-outcry trading floor, after successfully relocating to 10 Finsbury Square in London on 1 February 2016.

CME Group Announces Launch Of E-mini IPOX 100 U.S. Index Futures

Date 18/02/2016

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of E-mini IPOX 100 U.S. Index Futures. The futures contract will be available for trading on the CME Globex electronic trading platform effective March 7, 2016, pending all relevant regulatory review periods. This contract will be listed with and subject to the rules and regulations of Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Industry Veteran Tom O’Mara Joins AX Trading Advisory Board

Date 18/02/2016

AX Trading LLC, the first Electronic Trading Network, today announced that industry veteran Tom O’Mara has joined the firm’s Advisory Board. The announcement is the latest in a series of initiatives recently made public.