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CME Group Statement On U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Proposal To Shorten Trading Hours

Date 17/03/2020

In response to U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin's comments today regarding the possibility of shortening financial market hours to address high volatility due to the coronavirus outbreak, CME Group Chairman and CEO Terry Duffy issued the following statement:
MIAX Options And MIAX Emerald Exchanges Trading Issue On 16 March 2020 - Trading Disruption

Date 17/03/2020

On March 16, 2020, a conflict with multiple system configuration messages caused the MIAX Options and MIAX Emerald Exchanges to send Done-for-Day messages to FIX customers at 1:26 PM ET. For firms that were configured to receive Done-for-Day messages, the Exchanges were unable to send updates through the FIX system for orders that were open at the time of the errant Done-for-Day messages. To minimize the risk to FIX trading participants, the MIAX Options and MIAX Emerald Exchanges halted trading at 1:50 PM ET.
ESMA Issues Positive Opinion On Short Selling Ban By Italian CONSOB

Date 17/03/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued an official opinion agreeing to an emergency short selling prohibition, for a period of three months, by the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB) on all transactions which might constitute or increase net short positions on all shares traded on the Italian MTA regulated market, for which CONSOB is the relevant competent authority as well as to all related instruments relevant for the calculation of the net short position.
Cboe Global Markets Announces Date Of First-Quarter 2020 Earnings Release And Conference Call

Date 17/03/2020

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, today said it will announce its financial results for the first quarter of 2020 before the market opens on Friday, May 1, 2020. A conference call with remarks from the company's senior management will begin at 7:30 a.m. Central Time (CT), 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET).
CFTC Provides Relief To Market Participants In Response To COVID-19

Date 17/03/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) has issued a number of no-action letters providing temporary, targeted relief to futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, swap dealers, retail foreign exchange dealers, floor brokers, and other market participants in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The spread of coronavirus has caused compliance with certain CFTC requirements to be particularly challenging or impossible because of displacement of registrant personnel from their normal business sites due to social distancing and other measures.

Decision Of The Hellenic Capital Market Commission On Short Selling And Certain Aspects Of Credit Default Swaps, Short Sales And Transactions Other Than Short Sales Which Create, Or Increase The Net Short Positions In Shares Admitted To Trading On The Athens Stock Exchange

Date 17/03/2020

The Board of Directors of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission ( HCMC) decided on 17 March 2020 to prohibit, in accordance with Art. 20 of the Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps (OJ L 86/1, 2012), short sales and transactions other than short sales which create, or increase the net short positions in shares admitted to trading on the regulated market of the Athens Stock Exchange, for which the competent authority is the HCMC, irrespective of the venue where the transaction is executed.
The MiG Report - TSX, TSX Venture Exchange

Date 17/03/2020

TMX is committed to supporting you during these turbulent times and have undertaken several key measures in response to Coronavirus (COVID-19). Our number one priority is the health and safety of our people, our clients, and the entire capital markets community. For details on these measures, please see the note from TMX Interim CEO John McKenzie: https://go.tmx.com/e/563512/newsroom-press-releases-id-825/ksc52c/402583044?h=i6wf28euBZqHzaUR2ny6A0Cbl6I7Khv3AikXh5dK_RI
HM Treasury And The Bank Of England Launch A Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF)

Date 17/03/2020

HM Treasury and the Bank of England are today announcing a Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF) to provide additional help to firms to bridge through Covid 19-related disruption to their cash flows.
American Financial Exchange® Announces One-Day Record Volume: AMERIBOR Futures Open Interest Sets Overnight Record

Date 17/03/2020

The American Financial Exchange (AFX), an electronic exchange for direct lending and borrowing for American banks and financial institutions, announced a record volume trading day on Monday, March 16. A record $3.195 billion were traded across all AFX products, surpassing the previous record of $3.035 billion traded on September 19, 2019. This marks a 5.27 percent increase from the previous record.
The World Federation Of Exchanges Recommends ESMA ‘Follows The Liquidity’ In Applying The Obligation To Trade Shares Transparently

Date 17/03/2020

The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, has today responded to a significant European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) consultation on the EU trading and transparency rules for equity instruments. The WFE proposes refining the regime, such that it ‘follows the liquidity’.