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Citi Becomes A New Member Of The Spanish Stock Exchange Under The Trading, Non-Settling Status

Date 18/11/2013

Citigroup Global Markets Limited has become a new member of the Spanish Stock Exchange, with the new status of Trading, non-Settling Membership.

CFTC Issues Notice Of Temporary Registration As A Swap Execution Facility To LatAm SEF, LLC

Date 18/11/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved the application of LatAm SEF, LLC (LatAm) for temporary registration as a swap execution facility (SEF). LatAm is a Delaware limited liability company.

Treasury International Capital Data For September

Date 18/11/2013

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for September 2013.  The next release, which will report on data for October 2013, is scheduled for December 16, 2013.

FSB Releases Guidance For More Effective Supervision Of Risk Appetite And Risk Culture At Financial Institutions

Date 18/11/2013

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has today published two papers to assist supervisors in strengthening risk management practices at financial institutions:  

1. Principles for an Effective Risk Appetite Framework - finalised document; and
2. Guidance on Supervisory Interaction with Financial Institutions on Risk Culture - for public consultation. 

EEX Publishes Auction Calendar For 2014 - Dates And Volumes For The Common (EU), German And Polish Auctions Specified

Date 18/11/2013

Upon consultation with the European Commission and the participating Member States, with the German and Polish authorities, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) has determined the 2014 auction calendar for EU allowances (EUA) of the third trading period.

CFTC: Federal Court In New York Orders MF Global Inc. To Pay over $1 Billion In Restitution To Customers Of MF Global Inc. - The Court’s Order Also Imposes A $100 Million Penalty On MF Global

Date 18/11/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a federal court consent Order against Defendant MF Global Inc. (MF Global) requiring it to pay $1.212 billion in restitution to customers of MF Global to ensure customers recover their losses sustained when MF Global failed in 2011.

Vulpes Selects OneTick For Quant Research, Mathematical Modeling, Strategy Development

Date 18/11/2013

OneMarketData, LLC today announced that Vulpes Investment Management, a Singapore-based alternative investment fund, has selected OneTick, a single solution for stream processing and tick data management, for its quantitative research and mathematical modeling needs.

AxiomSL Reporting Platform Meets Basel III Liquidity Requirements - Data-Integrated, Multi-Jurisdictional Calculation Solution Enables Banks To Comply With Regulatory Mandates

Date 18/11/2013

Axiom Software Laboratories, Inc. (AxiomSL), a global provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, announced today its data-integrated reporting platform enables banks to meet Basel III liquidity requirements. 

STOXX Launches EURO STOXX 50 Futures Roll Index

Date 18/11/2013

STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today introduced the EURO STOXX 50 Futures Roll Index. The new index measures the return of a hypothetical, rolling portfolio invested into a series of EURO STOXX 50 futures contracts. It is designed to underlie exchange-traded funds and other investable products, and to act as a benchmark for actively managed funds.

CME Group Announces Record Trading Volume For Coal Futures

Date 18/11/2013

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced a monthly volume record for its coal futures of 171,988 contracts in October compared to 160,496 in September 2013, the last record month for this contract. Within this, Coal (API2) CIF ARA (ARGUS-McCloskey) Futures reached a record of 125,247 contracts traded in October compared to 113,899 in September 2013. The second largest contract within the coal contract complex is the Coal (API4) FOB Richards Bay (ARGUS-McCloskey) Futures which traded 45,891 contracts in October compared to 45,660 in September 2013. Open Interest continued to climb with a 2% increase overall from September.