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Dalian Commodity Exchange, China Beijing International Mining Exchange Ink Cooperative Agreement- Benefiting Cultivation And Development Of Iron Ore Futures And Spot Markets

Date 14/08/2013

To push forward the building of the domestic platforms for the futures and spot trading of mineral products and promote the sound integration of the futures market and spot market, on August 7, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) and the China Beijing International Mining Exchange (CBMX) signed an agreement of strategic cooperation in Dalian in a bid to deepen the partnership of the two sides.
HKEx: No Trading Today In Securities And Derivatives Markets Due To Issuance Of Typhoon Signal No. 8

Date 14/08/2013

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced that today's trading sessions in the securities and derivatives markets, including After-Hours Futures Trading, have been cancelled due to the issuance of Typhoon Signal No. 8.
Rescheduled Media/Analysts Briefing On HKEx's 2013 Interim Results

Date 14/08/2013

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has rescheduled the announcement of its 2013 interim results and its media/analysts briefing on the results to Thursday, 15 August 2013 after today's (Wednesday's) Board meeting to approve the announcement of the interim results was postponed due to the issuance of Typhoon Signal No. 8 by the Hong Kong Observatory. HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li will host the briefing and other senior executives of HKEx will attend the briefing.
HKEx: Securities And Derivatives Markets Delay Open Due To Issuance Of Typhoon Signal No. 8

Date 14/08/2013

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced that the morning trading sessions of both the securities and derivatives markets have been delayed due to the issuance of Typhoon Signal No. 8.
CFTC Charges Florida-Based Worth Group Inc. And Its Principals, Andrew Wilshire And Eugenia Mildner, In Multi-Million Dollar Fraudulent Precious Metals Scheme - CFTC Alleges That Defendants, Who Took In More Than $73 Million, Defrauded Customers In Connection With Precious Metals Transactions And Engaged In Illegal Off-Exchange Commodity Transactions

Date 13/08/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that on August 13, 2013, it filed a civil injunctive enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Worth Group Inc. (Worth), as well as its owner, Andrew Wilshire, and its sole officer and director,Eugenia Mildner, all of Jupiter, Florida. The CFTC’s Complaint charges that Defendants defrauded retail precious metals customers and engaged in illegal, off-exchange retail commodity transactions from July 16, 2011, through the present.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia

Date 13/08/2013

Today, after obtaining permission from the Commission’s Office of the General Counsel, I am releasing my dissent in a redacted form to the request by the Division of Enforcement (DOE) to issue an omnibus order of investigation that, through an “absent objection” process, could potentially be extended continuously without the opportunity for a Commission vote. I believe three steps must be taken to ensure that the Commission is executing its enforcement authority in a transparent and legally sound manner.
Dissenting Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia To The Division Of Enforcement’s Request That The Commission Issue The Omnibus Order Designating Officers Of The Division Of Enforcement With The Authority To Issue Subpoena And Take Testimony

Date 13/08/2013

I decline to authorize issuance of the omnibus Investigation Order, delegating to the Division of Enforcement sweeping subpoena power to investigate possible [redacted] activities [redacted]. I objected to the issuance of a similar omnibus order, which expired on May 20, 2013. While I strongly support a robust enforcement regime, I object to the process of waving the Commission’s power to authorize an investigation, especially in the post Dodd-Frank environment.
CFTC Approves Final Regulations For Exemption From Required Clearing For Swaps Entered Into By Certain Cooperatives; Division Of Clearing And Risk Issues Time-Limited No-Action Relief

Date 13/08/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today issued a final rule to exempt swaps entered into by qualified cooperatives from the clearing requirement under section 2(h)(1)(A) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and part 50 of the Commission’s regulations, subject to certain conditions.
CFTC Issues Proposed Rules For Derivatives Clearing Organizations To Align With International Standards

Date 13/08/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed rules to establish additional standards for systemically important derivatives clearing organizations (SIDCOs) that are consistent with the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures (PFMIs) and address all of the remaining gaps between part 39 of the Commission’s regulations and the PFMIs.
CME Group Announces NYMEX Brent (BZ) Trading Volume Surpasses 100k

Date 13/08/2013

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it reached a trading volume record for its NYMEX Brent (BZ) crude oil futures contract yesterday,August 12, 2013. Trading volume for NYMEX Brent reached 104,839, compared to August 8, the last record day, when volume reached 90,390 contracts.