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NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 24/03/2020

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of March 13, 2020.
Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date March 13, 2020

Date 24/03/2020

At the end of the settlement date of March 13, 2020, short interest in 2,426 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 8,344,615,576 shares compared with 8,070,355,122 shares in 2,425 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of February 28, 2020. The mid-March short interest represents 2.49 days compared with 4.06 days for the prior reporting period.
SEC Charges Unregistered Penny Stock Dealer

Date 24/03/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Justin W. Keener d/b/a JMJ Financial for failing to register as a securities dealer with the SEC. Keener allegedly bought and sold billions of newly issued shares of penny stock, generating millions of dollars in profits.
Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam Regarding COVID-19 And CFTC Digital Assets Rulemaking

Date 24/03/2020

We are collectively facing uncertainty in all aspects of our personal and professional lives as a result of COVID-19, and I am confident we will get through these trying times. While I voted to approve today’s action in connection with digital assets, as a financial leader, I believe the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) should instead solely focus on mission critical matters that address the real and rapidly developing challenges that our financial markets, the economy, and the American public are now facing on a daily basis.
Federal Reserve Board Announces Implementation Delay For Changes To Its Payment System Risk Policy Regarding Intraday Credit

Date 24/03/2020

The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced a six-month delay in the planned implementation of policy changes to procedures governing the provision of intraday credit to U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banking organizations (FBOs).

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz In Support Of Final Interpretive Guidance: Retail Commodity Transactions Involving Certain Digital Assets

Date 24/03/2020

I support today’s final interpretive guidance regarding when “actual delivery” has occurred in the context of transactions with retail customers entered into on a leveraged, financed, or margined basis involving digital assets that are, or can be, used as a medium of exchange. In the past, the Commission has seen platforms offering retail customers the ability to enter into margined or financed transactions on all manner of commodities–foreign currencies, precious metals, for example–that are repeatedly rolled, offset against, or cashed out. Platforms offering digital assets to retail customers on a margined basis are the latest iteration of this activity.
Update On Ontario Securities Commission Operations In Response To COVID-19

Date 24/03/2020

The Government of Ontario has announced an order requiring the mandatory closure of all non-essential workplaces effective Tuesday, March 24th at 11:59 p.m. Under the order, workplaces engaged in capital markets activities are considered to provide essential services and can remain open. As such, Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) staff continue to operate at the level necessary to deliver crucial services to the market and to protect Ontario investors.
Statement Of CFTC Chairman Heath P. Tarbert In Support Of Interpretive Guidance On Actual Delivery For Digital Assets

Date 24/03/2020

I am pleased to support the CFTC’s final interpretive guidance on actual delivery for digital assets used as a medium of exchange. These digital assets are colloquially known as “virtual currencies” or “cryptocurrencies.” Our action provides long-awaited guidance to trading platforms, custodians, and other key market infrastructures and participants regarding those digital assets that are both “commodities” under U.S. law and traded via leverage provided by the counterparty or trading platform. This action also reflects the CFTC’s growing expertise in this space as well as my commitment to continued U.S. fintech leadership and providing our market participants with clarity.
IIROC: Essential Services Update

Date 24/03/2020

Effective tonight at 11:59 p.m., the Ontario and Quebec Governments require mandatory closure of all non-essential businesses, as a measure to flatten the curve for the COVID-19 coronavirus.
CFTC Issues Final Interpretive Guidance On Actual Delivery For Digital Assets

Date 24/03/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the Commission voted unanimously to approve final interpretive guidance concerning retail commodity transactions involving certain digital assets. Specifically, the guidance clarifies the CFTC’s views regarding the “actual delivery” exception to Section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) in the context of digital assets that serve as a medium of exchange, colloquially known as “virtual currencies.”