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Daily Guidance For US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen, Thursday, February 4, 2021

Date 04/02/2021

Secretary Yellen will convene a meeting with the heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and Commodity Futures Trading Commission to discuss recent volatility in financial markets.

ASX Group Monthly Activity Report - January 2021

Date 03/02/2021

Trading – Cash Markets (including equities, interest rate and warrant trades)

• In January 2021, the average daily number of trades was 8% lower than the pcp. The average daily value traded onmarket of $5.4 billion was up 21% on the pcp. 
• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.7% in January (compared to 0.6% in the pcp). 
• Expected future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) in January was an average of 14.4 (compared to 12.4 in the pcp).

Cboe Global Markets Reports January 2021 Trading Volume

Date 03/02/2021

•  Options ADV up 48 percent, U.S. Equities - Exchange ADV up 85 percent and Global FX ADNV up 5 percent over January 2020
• Cboe's four options exchanges combined set a new single-day volume record with 18.5 million contracts traded
• Cboe EDGX Equities Exchange set new monthly total volume record with nearly 23 billion shares traded

SIFMA Fixed Income Market Close Recommendation In The U.S., The U.K. And Japan For Presidents Day

Date 03/02/2021

SIFMA has confirmed its previous recommendation for a full market close on Monday, February 15 for the trading of U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities in the U.S., the U.K. and Japan in observance of the U.S. Presidents Day Holiday.

ISDA Selects Kinetix And Linklaters To Develop Documentation User Platform

Date 03/02/2021

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has today announced that Kinetix Trading Solutions and Linklaters have been selected to develop a user platform that will allow market participants to access ISDA documentation in electronic form with enhanced navigation and other features.

SIFMA Opposes New York Stock Transfer Tax Due To Harm To Savers And Investors

Date 03/02/2021

Today, SIFMA and 26 other organizations representing more than 544,000 workers in the financial services industry in New York State and throughout the U.S., and other business groups in the state, sent a letter opposing the STT to New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, President Pro Tempore and Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Speaker of the Assembly Carl Heastie

British Columbia Securities Commission Investor Alert: Exercise Caution During Stock Price Volatility

Date 03/02/2021

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) is urging investors to exercise caution when buying or selling stocks experiencing extreme price volatility.

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics – January 2021

Date 03/02/2021

TMX Group Limited today announced January 2021 trading statistics for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange and Montréal Exchange.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security GOOG-RM

Date 03/02/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 03.02.2021, 21-50 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 166317) and initial margins (up to 21 %) for the security GOOG-RM were changed. New values are available here

Ethereum Reaches Historic Highs, Market Commentary On Cryptocurrency Markets By Paolo Ardoino, CTO, Bitfinex

Date 03/02/2021

Commenting on the historic highs established by Ethereum today, Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Bitfinex said:

“Ethereum is front and centre in the news today as it pierces a new all-time high above US$1,600. This seems to be at least partly fueled by speculation, but there is also an increasing recognition that blockchain-based technologies can address many commercial problems, from logistics to the ability to verify the source of certain products to payments. In this context, Ethereum’s upward trajectory may be representative of the fortunes of the entire cryptocurrency ecosystem.”