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CFTC Commitments Of Traders Update

Date 04/09/2020

The current reports for the week of September 01, 2020 are now available.

Nadex Refrains From Listing Certain Contracts

Date 04/09/2020

CFTC Awards Whistleblower For Exposing Ongoing Fraud

Date 04/09/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it has issued a whistleblower award to an individual whose information led the Commission to open an investigation into ongoing fraudulent activity and successfully bring an enforcement action. In addition to the initial tip, the whistleblower also provided extensive assistance, including documents that were essential to establishing wrongdoing. This additional support enabled the CFTC to take action more quickly and conserve resources.

Nadex Temporarily Amends Binary Contracts Strike Width

Date 04/09/2020

Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), and Section 40.6(d) of the regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “Commission”) under the Act (the “Regulations”), North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (“Nadex”, the “Exchange”) hereby provides notice that due to increased volatility in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based, Nadex made changes to the strike widths of various contracts during the week of August 31, 2020 as indicated in the Weekly Notice. 

Intercontinental Exchange Completes Acquisition Of Ellie Mae From Thoma Bravo

Date 04/09/2020

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of mortgage technology, data and listing services, today announced that it has received regulatory approval and fully completed its $11 billion acquisition of Ellie Mae from leading private equity firm Thoma Bravo.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For September 4th 2020

Date 04/09/2020

A total turnover of 2.209 billion shares worth N10.957 billion in 18,013 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 1.072 billion shares valued at N7.384 billion that exchanged hands last week in 16,684 deals.

BIS: Inflation At Risk In Advanced And Emerging Market Economies

Date 04/09/2020

Focus

Discussion of inflation risks, especially whether risks to future inflation are balanced or tilted to the upside or downside, often take centre stage in central bank policy meetings and communication. Policymakers often consider not only the most likely future path of inflation but also the full range of possible outcomes around that path. However, there is limited research on inflation risks and the factors that drive them, even for emerging market economies (EMEs) where inflation has generally been higher and more volatile.

Miami International Holdings Reports August 2020 Trading Results For MIAX Exchange Group; Year-To-Date Market Share Up Approximately 19% From 2019

Date 04/09/2020

Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH) today reported August 2020 trading results for its three options exchanges – MIAX®, MIAX PEARL® and MIAX Emerald™ (together, the MIAX Exchange Group™). The MIAX Exchange Group collectively executed over 70.9 million equity option contracts in August for a combined average daily volume (ADV) of 3,380,801 contracts, representing a total U.S. equity options market share of 12.19%.

ACER Consults To Decide On Coordination Of Operational Security In Power Systems Of 13 Member States

Date 04/09/2020

The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) launches today a public consultation on two methodologies aiming to establish coordination of operational security and remedial actions in the so called Core capacity calculation region for electricity formed by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

Federal Reserve Board Releases Corrected Stress Test Results Stemming From An Error In Projected Trading Losses And As A Result, Revised The Capital Requirements For Two Banks

Date 04/09/2020

The Federal Reserve Board on Friday released corrected stress test results stemming from an error in projected trading losses and as a result, revised the capital requirements for two banks. The Board identified the error and all results affected by it, corrected those results, and implemented changes to prevent similar errors in the future.