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CFFEX Approves Three Non-Futures-Company Members

Date 10/04/2020

Recently, China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) approved three commercial banks as Trading Clearing Members, including Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, Bank of China Limited, and Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.

Moscow Exchange:Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0JUCR3

Date 10/04/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 10.04.2020, 11-43 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 105.21) and initial margins (up to 12.5 %) for the security RU000A0JUCR3 were changed. New values are available here

Launch Event For Commercial Banks’ Participation In The China Government Bond Futures Market Held Today

Date 10/04/2020

On the morning of April 10, China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) held the launch event for commercial banks’ participation in the China government bond (CGB) futures market. This marks a new stage of development of China's CGB futures market, and is of great significance to building a consolidated and efficient financial market. Fang Xinghai, China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) Vice Chairman and member of the CSRC Party Committee, and Chen Mingbo, Deputy Secretary-General of the Shanghai Municipal Government, attended the event. Also present at the event were representatives from the banks, including Ren Deqi, Secretary of the Party committee and chairman of the board of directors of the Bank of communications (BOCOM), and officials from the CSRC Department of Futures Supervision, the Shanghai Financial Work Bureau and other regulatory agencies.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For April 2020 Rubber(RSS) Contract

Date 10/04/2020

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the April 2020 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined as follows,

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 2.2 of the Rubber Delivery Detailed Rules, the price differential between the Good Delivery materials RSS No.3 and the non-standard grade RSS No.4 for the April 2020 contract month shall be -3.0 yen/kg.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security XS0088543193

Date 10/04/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 10.04.2020, 10-47 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 176.3702) and initial margins (up to 7.5 %) for the security XS0088543193 were changed. New values are available here

Bursa Malaysia Launches New Feature On Its Bursa Anywhere Mobile App

Date 10/04/2020

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”) has accelerated the release of a new feature on its Bursa Anywhere mobile application (“APP”) to help Central Depository Services (“CDS”) account holders to manage their accounts remotely in light of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

Montréal Exchange: Markets Closed Today, April 10, 2020.

Date 10/04/2020

The Exchange's markets are closed today, April 10, 2020.

Nadex Launches Dormant Account Bonus Program

Date 09/04/2020

Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), and section §40.6(a) 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”) submitted to the Commission on April 9, 2020 its plans to launch a reactivation incentive program, which would credit eligible participants with dormant accounts (no trading activity for 12 consecutive months) a bonus equal to 10% of the participant’s reactivation deposit, as defined in the Terms and Conditions, up to $100.  In order to qualify, the reactivation deposit must occur before any trading activity takes place.  Full Terms and Conditions of the Program were also submitted to the Commission.  Pursuant to the 10-day filing period under Regulation 40.6(a)(3), this filing will become effective April 27, 2020. 

BOX Exchange: Default Global Counter Time Interval

Date 09/04/2020

Effective Monday, April 13, 2020, BOX Exchange LLC (“BOX”) will modify certain Activity-Based Protections. Specifically, BOX will reduce the default Global Counter time interval from 500 milliseconds to 50 milliseconds.

IMF Executive Board Approves Proposals To Enhance The Fund’s Emergency Financing Toolkit To US$100 Billion

Date 09/04/2020

The Covid-19 pandemic is taking a human toll and has unleashed a series of shocks on the Fund’s entire membership, creating severe disruption in the global economic and financial system. As a result, many emerging market and developing country (EMDC) members face urgent and unprecedented financing needs, creating significant immediate demand for Fund resources. In this context, the IMF Executive Board approved proposals to enhance the Fund’s emergency financing toolkit, specifically the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), available to all members, and the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF), available only to low-income countries eligible for concessional financing.