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FIA And FIA PTG Urge CFTC To Retain Current De Minimis Level For Swap Dealer Definition

Date 13/08/2018

FIA and the FIA Principal Traders Group (together, FIA) today urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to retain the current $8 billion de minimis threshold for swap dealer registration and to modify the calculation methodology to better align it  with the goals of a well-regulated derivatives market.  Among the modifications, FIA supports efforts to except exchange-traded and/or cleared swaps, financial hedging transactions, and non-deliverable forwards from the calculation of the threshold.  FIA’s comments are contained in a detailed letter to a proposed rulemaking that was submitted to the CFTC today.

CAVEAT EMPTOR: US Equity Options Market Traders Face Pricing, Transparency, Cost of Execution Issues, Says TABB - With 15 Exchanges And Multiple Pricing Models, Transparency Of Order Flow Can Be Masked By Complexity Of How Orders Are Routed And Executed

Date 13/08/2018

According to new research from TABB Group, “Equity Options: Transparency and Simplicity are Clearly Not the Same,” with no dark pools, hidden trades, internalization schemes and each execution hitting the tape being posted on a licensed and regulated exchange, trading in US equity options has propelled volume to more than 15 million contracts a day in May 2018 alone, as retail customers and firms continue to enter the space.

Bank Of England - RTGS Renewal Programme Call For Interest: Synchronised Settlement

Date 13/08/2018

The Bank is looking to explore the demand for introducing synchronised settlement to the renewed Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) service.

Jones Day Adds Two New Partners In London To Firm's Banking, Finance & Securities Practice

Date 13/08/2018

The global law firm Jones Day continues to expand in Europe's key financial centers with the arrival of Lee Federman and Ewen Scott, who will both join the Firm's Banking, Finance & Securities Practice in its London Office. The arrivals of Messrs. Federman and Scott follow that of Ben Fox, who recently joined Jones Day's Banking, Finance & Securities Practice in Amsterdam, and Dr. Michael Fischer who recently joined the Practice in Frankfurt.

Correction: ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs And ETPs Listed In The US Reached A New High Of $3.63 Trillion At The End Of July 2018

Date 13/08/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in the US reached a new high of US$3.63 Tn in assets, following net inflows of US$28.60 Bn in July, according to ETFGI’s July 2018 US ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Amman Stock Exchange Eid Al-Adha Al- Mubarak Holiday

Date 13/08/2018

On the occasion of Eid Al-Adha Al- Mubarak the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) will be off on Monday the 20^th of August^, until Thursday the 23^th of August, 2018; the ASE will resume its work on Sunday the 26^th of August, 2018.

Dubai Financial Market Closed From Monday 20 August 2018 - Reopens Sunday 26 August 2018

Date 13/08/2018

On the occasion of Eid Al Adha, the market will be closed starting from Monday 20 August 2018 and the work will resume on Sunday 26 August 2018.

Cinnober Appoints Peter K. Lenardos As New Group CEO

Date 13/08/2018

Today Cinnober’s board of directors has appointed Peter K. Lenardos as Group Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Lenardos has served as Cinnober’s Group Chief Financial Officer since June of this year, and was a Senior Financial Advisor to Cinnober since April of this year. The appointment is effective immediately. Mr. Lenardos will continue to be based in Cinnober’s Stockholm and London offices.

Al Mawared Brokerage's Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report 13 August 2018

Date 13/08/2018

Click here to download Al Mawared Brokerage's weekly report on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The Report is designed to give an overview of developments in the Jordan Capital Markets as well as ASE performance indicators.

Deutsche Börse Group: Business Indicators For July 2018

Date 13/08/2018