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ICE’s Interest Rate Futures And Options Complex Sets Daily Volume Record Of 7.8 Million Contracts; Euribor Futures Achieve New Volume Record

Date 30/05/2018

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, announced today that ICE’s Interest Rate complex achieved record daily volume of 7.8 million futures and options contracts on May 29, 2018 surpassing the previous record of 6.2 million contracts set on May 6, 2010. Year to date volume in ICE’s interest rate complex is up 13% and open interest is up 5% year over year.

Use Of Behavioural Insights May Help Educate Investors, Say IOSCO/OECD

Date 30/05/2018

Financial regulators, public authorities, and other organisations are increasingly using behavioural insights to educate investors to make more informed financial decisions, according to a report published today by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s International Network on Financial Education (OECD/INFE).

Millennium Exchange Oslo Børs – CDS Maintenance

Date 30/05/2018

CDS will be unavailable on Friday 1 June due to system upgrades. 

HKEX Hosts Forum On 40th Anniversary Of China’s Reform And Opening Up

Date 30/05/2018

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) will host a forum this Friday (1 June) to mark the 40th anniversary of Mainland China’s opening and reform, with keynote speeches and panel discussions exploring Hong Kong’s future role as Chinese markets develop further.

Delegation Of UK MPs, The Conservative Friends Of Israel, Opened Trading On TASE

Date 30/05/2018

​This morning (May 29), a delegation of UK MPs – the CFI Conservative Friends of Israel VIP Delegation opened the trading on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). This took place as part of a visit to TASE during which the delegation heard about the Stock Exchange and the Israeli capital market from TASE’s CEO.

Deutsche Börse Presents Details Of Its "Roadmap 2020" Strategy

Date 30/05/2018

• Focus on organic growth, targeted acquisitions, and investments in new technologies
• Structural net revenue targeted to grow by more than 5 per cent p.a. – annual net profit to increase by between 10 and 15 per cent on average
• Structural costs to be reduced by around €100 million until 2020
• Technology investments of €270 million with several hundred new jobs in areas holding potential for the future

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Establishes A Regular Site Inspection Mechanism On Members To Accelerate The Practice Of The “Member-Regulation-Oriented” Transaction Behavior Regulation Model

Date 30/05/2018

In May 2018, SZSE, along with local offices of CSRC, initiated a special on-site inspection on 7 members’ management of customer transaction behaviors and investor suitability. This is the second site inspection on members since last year’s inspection, indicating that SZSE has officially established a regular site inspection system to further push forward and improve the “member-regulation-oriented” transaction behavior regulation model.

Cyprus Stock Exchange Monthly Bulletin April 2018 - Issue 255

Date 30/05/2018

 Click here to download Cyprus Stock Exchange's monthly bulletin for April 2018.

Deutsche Börse Group Acquires US FX ECN Platform

Date 30/05/2018

Deutsche Börse has reached a definitive agreement to acquire GTX’s ECN business from GAIN Capital Holdings Inc. for 100 million US dollar. With this transaction Deutsche Börse Group's foreign exchange unit 360T expands its participation in the global FX market. The transaction is in line with Deutsche Börse’s Roadmap 2020 to grow its business through add-on acquisitions.

The Digital Future In Financial Services Comes One Step Closer: Digital Asset Group And GMEX Group Form A Strategic Alliance - Joint Venture Will Develop High Impact Blockchain And Crypto Economy Initiatives To Bridge The Gap With Mainstream Finance

Date 30/05/2018

A new partnership between GMEX Group (GMEX), an established provider of services in financial markets, and the Digital Asset Group (DAG), one of the most disruptive financial service providers in the digital space, shows that the digital world is rapidly coming of age. The Joint Venture (JV) will be the first fully-integrated financial group servicing this emerging sector; bringing together the practices of regulated banking, finance and exchanges with emerging innovation and a digital world enabled by Blockchain, Distributed Ledger and Artificial Intelligence technologies.