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Wematch.live LLC Receives SEC Approval For SBSEF Registration, Advancing Market Transparency And Efficiency

Date 03/02/2025

Wematch.live LLC, a fintech leader transforming the securities finance market by digitizing execution and trade lifecycle for buy- and sell-side firms, is pleased to announce that its registration for a Security-Based Swap Execution Facility (SBSEF) has received approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This milestone reinforces Wematch.live LLC's commitment to enhancing transparency, efficiency, and compliance in the trading of Total Return Swaps (TRS).

ESMA Publishes The Results Of The Survey On Legal Entities Identifiers

Date 03/02/2025

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, today published the results of the survey conducted last October on legal entities identifiers.

Statistics From Nasdaq Nordic Exchange January 2025

Date 03/02/2025

Monthly statistics including stock and derivative statistics;

• Volumes and Market cap
• Most traded companies
• Most active members
• Listings and member

ICE Mortgage Monitor: 2024 Saw Softest Home Price Growth Of Any Year Since 2011 - Mortgage Delinquencies Gradually Trending Higher

Date 03/02/2025

• Annual home price growth edged slightly higher in December to finish the year at +3.4%, the softest growth since 2011, when the market was recovering following the financial crisis
• The number of homes for sale in 2024 increased 22% leaving for-sale inventory at its best level since mid-2020, with a quarter of markets – primarily in southern states – back above pre-pandemic levels
• Climate events are a focal point for the market entering 2025; ICE data shows 17,000 homes and condos were in the path of the L.A. fires, with broad implications for both households and municipalities
• ICE daily mortgage data is already showing the financial stresses facing fire-affected homeowners, with nearly 5% fewer mortgage holders making payments by mid-January when compared to December
• Nationally, mortgage delinquencies have gradually been on the rise over the back half of 2024, especially among FHA and VA loans, suggesting performance will become a growing focal point in 2025

Nasdaq Nordic And Baltic Markets Trading Statistics January 2025

Date 03/02/2025

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic¹ and Baltic² markets. Below follows a summary of the statistics for January 2025:

The share trading increased by 4.5% to a daily average of 3.013bn EUR, compared to 2.884bn EUR in January 2024. Compared to the previous month, December 2024, the daily average decreased by 2.8%.

MIAX Options And MIAX Emerald Options - Effective For Trade Date February 3, 2025, 2X OPENING And INTRADAY Valid And Priority Quote Spread Relief In All Symbols

Date 03/02/2025

Multiplier: 2X
Reason: In maintenance of a fair and orderly market.
Time: OPENING and INTRADAY
Subject Summary: Please be advised, effective for trade date February 3, 2025, the MIAX Regulatory Department has granted 2 times OPENING and INTRADAY quote parameter relief for all symbols on MIAX Options and MIAX Emerald Options. 

ICE Swap Trade Offers Single-Name Credit Default Swap (CDS) Trading Following SEC Approval For SBSEF Registration

Date 03/02/2025

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, today announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved ICE Swap Trade’s application for registration as a security-based swap execution facility (SBSEF) pursuant to the requirements of Regulation SE. With this approval, ICE Swap Trade can now offer single-name credit default swaps (CDS) trading for its dealer and institutional customers on its SBSEF, adding to ICE’s suite of execution solutions within fixed income.

Fiserv Small Business Index® For January 2025: Small Business Sales Continue To Rise In The New Year

Date 03/02/2025

• Fiserv Small Business Index rose to 147
• Small business sales grew +5.1% year over year and +0.5% month over month

Cboe Announces Plans To Launch 24x5 U.S. Equities Trading

Date 03/02/2025

Cboe Global Markets (Cboe), the world's leading derivatives and securities exchange network, today announced plans to offer 24-hour, five-days-a-week (24x5) trading for U.S. equities on its Cboe EDGX Equities Exchange (EDGX), subject to regulatory review and industry developments. The proposed expansion aims to meet growing global customer demand for expanded access to U.S. equities markets.

SIX Exchanges Figures January 2025

Date 03/02/2025

SIX publishes the monthly key figures of SIX Swiss Exchange and BME Exchange on trading and listing activities in Switzerland and Spain.