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SEC Investor Advisory Committee To Hold Jan. 24 Telephone Meeting

Date 07/01/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) will meet telephonically on Jan. 24 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time. The public is invited to listen to the meeting live using the dial-in details provided below. A recording of the meeting will be archived on the committee’s web page for later listening.
ESMA Clarifies Rules For CCPs’ Membership Criteria And Due Diligence

Date 07/01/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today issued a report on a survey it conducted into membership arrangements and due diligence by central counterparties (CCPs) towards their clearing members.
Phase II Of OCC Financial Safeguards Framework Approved By SEC

Date 07/01/2020

Enhancing its resiliency as a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Phase II of the company's Financial Safeguards Framework (FSF) on December 11, 2019. The approved changes to OCC's rules, clearing fund, and stress testing and margin methodology were implemented on December 16, 2019.
New Trading Participants At EEX In December 2019

Date 07/01/2020

In December 2019, ENERGOVIA LTD (Sofia) has been admitted to trade futures and options on the EEX power derivatives markets and the market for contracts on emission rights.
SIFMA CEO: Massachusetts Fiduciary Proposal Would Harm Everyday Investors

Date 07/01/2020

In testimony delivered today, SIFMA expressed strong concern over a Massachusetts proposal to create a state-specific fiduciary standard for broker-dealers and their representatives, and urged the Commonwealth to defer to Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) – a new nationwide best interest standard which was approved by the SEC in June 2019 and is fully operational in June 2020.

Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer: Farmers Optimistic About The Future, Even As Their Perception Of Current Economic Conditions Drops

Date 07/01/2020

Producer sentiment regarding current economic conditions of the agricultural economy dropped 12 points in December, according to the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. The Index of Current Conditions registered a reading of 141, down from 153 in November. Meanwhile, the Index of Future Expectations remained strong, up 2 points in December to a reading of 155. The Ag Economy Barometer, which encompasses results from both indices and is based on a mid-month survey of 400 U.S. crop and livestock producers, dropped 3 points in December to a reading of 150, down from 153 in November.
Oslo Optiq® Migration – Technical User Groups

Date 07/01/2020

Oslo Børs will change trading system to Optiq® across all asset classes during 2020. Technical User Groups will be held for migration preparation / kick off purposes in Oslo, London and Stockholm during mid-January.
Integration Of Powernext Into EEX Completed - All EEX Products Including Natural Gas Markets Now Available Under One Exchange License

Date 07/01/2020

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has successfully integrated Powernext and Gaspoint Nordic as of 1 January 2020. All required approvals have been received to integrate the natural gas spot and derivatives markets into EEX. The integration also includes registry services, which will now be operated by EEX, apart from the exchange activities.
ESMA Assesses EU Financial Market Impact Of Circuit Breakers

Date 07/01/2020

The European Securities and Markets Regulator (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, today publishes a study on the market impacts of circuit breakers.
Thailand Futures Exchange Shows 2019 Solid Performance, Pursuing Quality Growth Further

Date 07/01/2020

Thailand Futures Exchange’s (TFEX) achieved another year of growth in both market size and investor base in 2019. TFEX's 2019 trading volume was 104.5 million contracts with a daily average at 428,369 contracts. The open interest at the end of December 2019 was 3,330,230 contracts, a 36 percent increase from end-2018. In addition, the number of derivatives trading accounts was recorded at 186,813, an increase of 18,307 accounts or 11 percent from the previous year.