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MIAX Options - Increase To Maximum Price Setting

Date 03/08/2020

Effective Tuesday, August 4, 2020, MIAX Options (the “Exchange”) will increase the maximum price setting for quotes and orders entered on the Exchange from $1,999.99 to $2,999.99.

BNP Paribas Partners With NZX To Boost Capital Flows

Date 03/08/2020

BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNP Paribas) is intending to engage with the NZX on a new initiative focused on boosting offshore capital flows into NZX to further develop the New Zealand capital market.

Corrected: OCC July 2020 Total Volume Up 52.5 Percent From A Year Ago - Third-Highest Month On Record; Highest July Ever

Date 03/08/2020

OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that July 2020 total cleared contract volume was 615,199,883 contracts – the third highest month on record and up 52.5 percent from July 2019. Year-to-date average daily cleared contract volume through July was 28,342,356 contracts, up 46.4 percent from July 2019.

Sydney Stock Exchange Announces First Listing - The Tier-One Australian Exchange Has Listed Its First Company, Junior Gold Miner Torque Metals, Under The New Strategy Announced In December Last Year

Date 03/08/2020

The Sydney Stock Exchange (SSX), Australia’s alternative tier-one listing venue, announced its first listing today.

OCC To Lower Costs For Users Of U.S. Equity Derivatives Markets - Announces Fee Reduction, Projected Year-End Refund For Clearing Member Firms - Will Seek Regulatory Approval To Amend Capital Management Policy With Persistent Amount Of “Skin-In-The-Game”

Date 03/08/2020

As part of its commitment to deliver operational excellence to the users of the U.S. equity derivatives markets, OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today announced a reduction in clearing fees, a projected year-end refund for clearing member firms, and its intention to seek regulatory approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend its Capital Management Policy with a persistent minimum amount of “skin-in-the-game.”

US Federal Reserve: Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey On Bank Lending Practices - The July 2020 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey On Bank Lending Practices

Date 03/08/2020

The July 2020 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices addressed changes in the standards and terms on, and demand for, bank loans to businesses and households over the past three months, which generally corresponds to the second quarter of 2020.

Cboe Global Markets To Present At UBS Financial Services Virtual Conference Tuesday, August 11

Date 03/08/2020

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, announced today that Chris Isaacson, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and Brian Schell, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will present at the UBS Financial Services Virtual Conference, on Tuesday, August 11 at 11:40 a.m. ET (Eastern Time).

Scott A. Thompson Named Associate Regional Director In SEC's Philadelphia Office

Date 03/08/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Scott A. Thompson has been named Associate Regional Director for enforcement in the Philadelphia Regional Office.  Mr. Thompson succeeds Kelly L. Gibson, who became Regional Director of the SEC’s Philadelphia office in February 2020.

EBA Publishes Final Draft Technical Standards On Disclosure And Reporting On MREL And TLAC

Date 03/08/2020

• These reporting and disclosure standards are a key milestone in the implementation of the EBA roadmaps on Pillar 3 disclosures and on supervisory reporting.
• These standards cover information on the total loss absorbency capacity framework that global systemically important institutions (G-SIIs) have to comply with, and on the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL), that may apply to any institution, in an integrated manner.
• The disclosures aim to provide market participants with the information to understand both the loss absorbency capacity of the entity and their position if that entity is liquidated or resolved.
• The reporting framework will provide both resolution authorities and supervisors with the necessary information to monitor the compliance with the two requirements.

MGEX Reports July Statistics

Date 03/08/2020

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports a total exchange volume of 152,619 contracts for the month of July. The total exchange volume is up 7% compared to July of last year. Additionally, the total exchange volume for the calendar year is up 19% compared to this time last year.