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SGX Receives Approval From Commodity Futures Trading Commission As Registered Foreign Board Of Trade

Date 23/01/2015

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to receive approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a registered Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT).  The FBOT registration provides legal certainty to U.S. customers  with direct access to SGX’s comprehensive suite of Asian equity derivatives and commodities offerings and trading infrastructure.  SGX was the first in Asia to receive the Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) status from the CFTC in 2013.

CFTC Issues Order Of Registration For Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad

Date 23/01/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) announced today that is has issued an Order of Registration to Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (BMD), a Foreign Board of Trade located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Under the Order, BMD is permitted to provide its identified members or other participants located in the U.S. with direct access to its electronic order entry and trade matching system to trade agricultural commodity, interest rate and security index futures and option contracts.

BGC Partners, Inc.: Glass Lewis Recommends GFI Shareholders Vote Against "Flawed And Conflicted" Merger With CME

Date 22/01/2015

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners," "the Company," or "BGC"), a leading global brokerage company primarily servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that Glass, Lewis & Co., LLC ("Glass Lewis"), a leading independent proxy advisory service, has recommended that shareholders of GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: GFIG) ("GFI Group" or "GFI") vote AGAINST the merger agreement with CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) ("CME") at the special meeting of GFI shareholders scheduled for January 27, 2015. 

ESMA Adds Athens Exchange Clearing House To Its List Of Authorised CCPs

Date 22/01/2015

ESMA has today added Athens Exchange Clearing House to its list of authorised CCPs under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).

ICE Endex Sets Daily Volume Record In TTF Natural Gas

Date 22/01/2015

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that the ICE Endex TTF Natural Gas futures and options contracts achieved a daily volume record of 58,335 contracts (42.3 TWh) on January 21, 2015. This record more than doubles the previous TTF daily volume record, which was set on November 25, 2014 with 27,569 contracts (20.1 TWh) traded.

BATS Successfully Completes Direct Edge Integration - U.S. Market Share Remains 21% - 99% Of Customers Participated Week Of Jan. 12th - Market Share Higher Than December

Date 22/01/2015

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, today reported the successful and complete migration of the legacy Direct Edge stock exchanges, EDGX and EDGA, to the proprietary BATS technology.

Egyptian Exchange Vacation On 25 January 2015 For Police Day And 25th Of January Revolution Day

Date 22/01/2015

Next Sunday 25 January 2015 will be an official vacation for the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) for the occasion of Police yearly day and 25 th of January revolution day. Trading will be resumed effective Monday 26 January 2015.
 

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Weekly Review: 18-22 January 2015

Date 22/01/2015

Trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) during the third week of 2015 was characterized by declines in prices of all the leading share indices led by telecommunications shares that fell by 5.4%

Statement By IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde On ECB Decisions

Date 22/01/2015

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement regarding today’s decisions of the European Central Bank (ECB):

“We welcome the measures announced today that will strongly reinforce the ECB’s accommodative stance. The planned expansion of the ECB’s balance sheet will help lower borrowing cost across the euro area, raise inflation expectations and reduce the risk of a protracted period of low inflation. These measures will also strongly increase the prospects of the ECB achieving its price stability mandate."

Irish Stock Exchange Publishes Statistics For Q4 2014

Date 22/01/2015