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CFTC Seeking Public Comment On A Petition By Japan Securities Clearing Corporation For Exemption From DCO Registration

Date 21/09/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) is asking for public comment on a petition by Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC) for exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO).
TMX Group Launches New TSX Alpha Exchange - A Key Milestone In TMX's Initiative To Improve The Canadian Trading Landscape And Reduce Market Complexity

Date 21/09/2015

TMX Group today announced the successful launch of an innovative new trading model on TSX Alpha Exchange ("Alpha"), designed to improve execution quality for natural investors and reduce dealer costs.
SIFMA Statement On SEC Chair Mary Jo White’s Support For A T+2 Settlement Cycle

Date 21/09/2015

SIFMA today released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., president and CEO, in response to Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White’s letter on the move to a two-day settlement cycle for equities, corporate and municipal bonds and unit investment trusts (UITs):
CBOE Wins 'Best Volatility Trading Platform - Global 2015' Award: Capital Finance International Cites CBOE’s Development Of Volatility Product Suite, Volume Growth In VIX Options And Futures And Investor Education Initiatives

Date 21/09/2015

The Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) has been named “Best Volatility Trading Platform - Global 2015” byCapital Finance International magazine. This is the fifth industry award CBOE has received in 2015.
Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Reports Second Quarter Bank Trading Revenue Of $5.5 Billion

Date 21/09/2015

Insured U.S. commercial banks and savings institutions reported trading revenue of $5.5 billion in the second quarter of 2015, $2.2 billion lower (28 percent) than in the first quarter, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported today in the OCC's Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities. Trading revenue in the second quarter was $0.9 billion lower (14 percent) than in the second quarter of 2014.

ESMA Launches Open Call For Candidates For Its Corporate Finance Consultative Working Group

Date 21/09/2015

ESMA today launches an open call for candidates for its Corporate Finance Standing Committee’s Consultative Working Group (CFSC CWG).
BATS Global Markets Announces Successful Launch Of London-Area FX Matching Engine - $1.2bn Traded In First Full Week Of Operation

Date 21/09/2015

Hotspot, a leading institutional foreign exchange (FX) market owned and operated by BATS Global Markets (BATS), today announced the successful launch of its new London-area matching engine on 14 September with $1.2bn traded (single-count) in the first full week of operation.
SEC Charges Two Men In Stock Manipulation Scheme

Date 21/09/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two men behind a scheme that defrauded investors in YaFarm Technologies Inc., a company that purported to provide stem cell therapy.
Moscow Exchange: Timeline And Causes Of Outage On The Derivatives Market

Date 21/09/2015

On 21 September during the routine morning loading a software error occurred when the Derivatives Market trading system core read the system configuration. All tests of the core were completed successfully and the error surfaced after the market had opened. After trading started, market participants began experiencing difficulties withdrawing orders placed earlier and also saw inaccurate order book data for certain derivative instruments. Orders submitted during the evening session on the previous trading day (Friday, 18 September) were also not processed by the system. By 10:25 am Moscow times, the Exchange had determined that the system core must be reloaded to correct the problem, and the decision was taken to halt trading. By 11:06 a.m. the trading system was restarted and member firms were enabled to cancel orders. Trading was resumed at 11:43 a.m. but was then suspended at the request of several market participants that needed more time to synchronize their systems with the Exchange"s systems. Further investigation also showed that one of the subsystems used to generate the order book also needed to be restarted. All market participants" systems were ready to operate by 12:40 p.m., and trading resumed at that time.
MIAX Options - Amended Fee Schedule As Of October 1st For 10G Ultra Low Latency Connectivity

Date 21/09/2015

MIAX has filed to amend the MIAX Options Fee Schedule (the “Fee Schedule”) to (a) establish a new connectivity fee for a 10Gigabit (“Gb”) ultra-low latency (“ULL”) fiber connection; (b) establish a new connectivity testing and certification fee for the 10Gb ULL fiber connection; and (c) establish new criteria under which a subscriber is charged for connectivity as a result of adding or deleting a network connection. The new fee schedule is operative as of October 1, 2015.