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Market Commentary On Bitcoin: Paolo Ardoino, CTO, Bitfinex

Date 04/01/2021

Commenting on the recent price movements of Bitcoin, Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Bitfinex said:

"It is unsurprising to see some retracement after Bitcoin catapulted to a series of all-time highs in what has been a stellar run for the king of crypto. Today we've seen some profit taking. We are not making predictions, but this may be short-lived; based on the sentiment among traders on Bitfinex, we perceive that the overall bullish sentiment around Bitcoin hasn't changed."

MGEX Reports 2020 As The Second-Best Calendar Year In History

Date 04/01/2021

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports 2020 concluded as the second-best calendar year in history with a total of 2,766,442 contracts traded. Alongside this achievement, it was also the best calendar year for electronic volume with a total of 2,476,313 contracts. Additionally, MGEX recorded that 2020 had the most total futures contracts traded in a year for the Exchange.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency: Federally Chartered Banks And Thrifts May Participate In Independent Node Verification Networks And Use Stablecoins For Payment Activities

Date 04/01/2021

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today published a letter clarifying national banks’ and federal savings associations’ authority to participate in independent node verification networks (INVN) and use stablecoins to conduct payment activities and other bank-permissible functions.

DFM Licenses BH Mubasher As The First Short Term Margin Trading Provider

Date 04/01/2021

The Dubai Financial Market today announced that it has licensed BH Mubasher Financial Services P.S.C as the first short term margin trading provider on the market.

CFTC Staff Grants Temporary No-Action Relief To Derivatives Clearing Organizations From Amended Daily Reporting Requirements

Date 04/01/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) today granted temporary no-action relief to registered derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs) from the amended daily reporting requirements in CFTC Regulation 39.19. This relief expires on January 27, 2022.

SIX Trading Key Figures: Year 2020

Date 04/01/2021

In a globally challenging environment, various extraordinary events led to persistently high market volatility in 2020. Despite the turbulent market developments, the record-high volumes were managed by SIX without any problems. Multiple high-profile product issuers and trading participants joined the Swiss Stock Exchange, while two new company listings could be noted.

Nasdaq Nordic: Annual Trading Statistics 2020

Date 04/01/2021

Nasdaq Nordic today publishes annual trade statistics for the Nordic and Baltic markets.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Bans Yung Lap Hong For Life

Date 04/01/2021

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Yung Lap Hong, a former branch manager of China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited (CCBA), from re-entering the industry for life for misappropriation of $3.6 million from a customer’s bank account.

Statistics From Nasdaq Nordic Exchange December 2020

Date 04/01/2021

Monthly statistics including stock and derivative statistics;

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

The Spanish Stock Market Trades 36.3 Billion Euros In December

Date 04/01/2021

1. The Equity trading volume in 2020 is 8.6% lower than in 2019, but the number of trades increases by 49.6%
2. New issues in the Fixed Income markets from January increase 23.7%
3. The accumulated trading volume since January increases by 6% in Mini IBEX 35 Futures and by 11% in Stock Options