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Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Trading Overview In February 2020

Date 02/03/2020

>See Japan Exchange Group Trading Overview.

Government Of Japan European Financial Forum 2020 - Speech By Miyashita Ichiro, State Minister for Financial Services - New Financial Services In Japan Toward A New Decade

Date 02/03/2020

It is a great pleasure to be at this fantastic forum today in my position as State Minister of Cabinet Office for financial services and economic and fiscal policy. 

Tokyo Financial Exchange: Application Of Intraday Additional Margin Call

Date 02/03/2020

Today, Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) applied the Intraday Additional Margin Call of Interest-rate Futures contracts for the first time since 1 february 2016 as the Three-month Euroyen futures market soared.

Indices Index Dashboard For The Month Ended February 2020

Date 02/03/2020

Click here to download the 'Index Dashboard' for the month ended February 2020.

Tokyo Financial Exchange Trading Volume In February 2020

Date 02/03/2020

(1) FX Daily Futures contracts(Click 365)

The total trading volume of FX Daily Futures contracts (Click 365) was 2,449,177 ( +24.6% MoM / +27.5% YoY ) and its average daily trading volume was 122,459 . See the TABLE 1 for the composition of the trading volume.

Japan Exchange Group: Trading Overview In February 2020

Date 02/03/2020

Notice On Amending Measures Of China Financial Futures Exchange On Membership Management, Detailed Trading Rules Of China Financial Futures Exchange, And Other Rules

Date 02/03/2020

China Financial Futures Exchange (the “Exchange”) hereby releases the Measures of China Financial Futures Exchange on Membership Management (Amended), the Detailed Trading Rules of China Financial Futures Exchange (Amended), the Detailed Clearing Rules of China Financial Futures Exchange (Amended), the Measures of China Financial Futures Exchange on Risk Control (Amended), the Measures of China Financial Futures Exchange on the Management of Designated Depository Banks (Amended), the Measures of China Financial Futures Exchange on the Management of Abnormal Trading (Amended), the Measures of China Financial Futures Exchange on Dealing with Violations and Breaches (Amended), the Detailed Trading Rules of China Financial Futures Exchange for 2-Year China Government Bond Futures Contract (Amended), the Detailed Trading Rules of China Financial Futures Exchange for 5-Year China Government Bond Futures Contract (Amended), the Detailed Trading Rules of China Financial Futures Exchange for 10-Year China Government Bond Futures Contract (Amended), the Detailed Rules of China Financial Futures Exchange for the Exchange of Futures for Physicals on China Government Bond Futures Contracts (Amended), and the Detailed Delivery Rules of China Financial Futures Exchange for China Government Bond Futures Contract (Amended). Relevant amendments have been reported to the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). 

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Prices Of Cash-Settled Oil And Electricity Futures February 2020 Contracts

Date 02/03/2020

Final settlement prices for cash-settled oil and electricity futures February 2020 contracts are as follows:

(Yen/kl)
Platts cash-settled Dubai Crude Oil    37,500
Cash-settled Barge Gasoline                56,580
Cash-settled Lorry Gasoline                55,640
Platts cash-settled Barge Kerosene    55,510
Platts cash-settled Lorry Kerosene    58,380
Platts cash-settled Barge Gas Oil       59,170
Platts cash-settled Lorry Gas Oil       59,170

(Yen/kWh)
East Area Baseload Electricity            7.59
West Area Baseload Electricity           6.36
East Area Peakload Electricity            8.05
West Area Peakload Electricity           6.92

UAE Securities And Commodities Authority Launches Mersal To Promote The Concept Of Going Paperless

Date 02/03/2020

As part of its efforts to adopt strategies aimed at the digital transformation of its services and procedures and to promote sustainability at the workplace, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) launched a smart e-system, dubbed Mersal, that enables paperless internal communication, thus pursuing an environmentally friendly approach and reducing carbon emissions resulting from the production of papers. 

BIS: A Rude Awakening For Investors - Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Date 01/03/2020

Surging market sentiment faltered in mid-January with the worsening news on the new coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in China. The upswing in investor risk appetite sparked last October by easing trade tensions had gathered further momentum during the first half of the three-month period under review. Starting in mid-January, however, concerns over the economic impact of the new epidemic in China dented investor confidence. The intensity of the ensuing risk-off episode, which had an uneven impact across asset classes and regions, fluctuated in response to news detailing the spread of the coronavirus across the globe. As of late February, jittery markets and abundant signs of investor caution indicated that the risk-off phase was not yet over.