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CFTC’s Agricultural Advisory Committee To Meet April 5, 2018 In Overland Park, Kansas

Date 28/03/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, April 5, 2018 in Overland Park, Kansas.  This meeting will precede AgCon2018, a first-of-its kind agriculture commodity futures conference presented by CFTC and the Center for Risk Management Education and Research at Kansas State University (see CFTC Press Release 7646-17). 

FINRA: Across Generations, Women Trail Men In Financial Knowledge – But The Gap May Be Closing

Date 28/03/2018

Women consistently lag behind men on financial and investor literacy scores across generations of boomers, gen Xers and millennials, according to a multi-year study by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 28/03/2018

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

FTSE Russell Promotes Saudi Arabia To Emerging Market Status

Date 28/03/2018

• Reflects pace of change by Saudi Arabian authorities to implement market reforms
• Saudi Arabia stocks to be included in phased timeline, starting from March 2019
• Saudi Arabia to be largest market within Middle East – c.2.7% of FTSE Emerging Index
• Weighting would rise to 4.6% in the event of Saudi Aramco IPO on Tadawul Exchange
• Global institutional investors support decision to promote Saudi Arabia

MIAX PEARL Listing Alert: Dropbox, Inc. (DBX)

Date 28/03/2018

The option class listed below will begin trading on the MIAX PEARL Options Exchange on Thursday, March 29, 2018.

FINRA Fines Aegis Capital Corp. $550,000 For Anti-Money Laundering And Supervision Rule Violations

Date 28/03/2018

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Aegis Capital Corp. $550,000 for failing to have adequate supervisory and anti-money laundering (AML) programs tailored to detect "red flags" or suspicious activity connected to its sale of low-priced securities.

BOX Options Exchange April Fee Change

Date 28/03/2018

Effective April 2, 2018, BOX Options Exchange, LLC (“BOX”) is amending Section II.D of the Fee Schedule (Strategy QOO Order Fee Cap). The manual transaction fees will now be capped at $1,000 each day for all reversal, conversion, jelly roll, and box spread strategies1 executed on the same trading day, regardless of option class.  

ESMA Is Closed For The Easter Break

Date 28/03/2018

ESMA is closed from Thursday 29 March and will reopen on Tuesday 3 April.

Nasdaq Announces 16% Increase In Quarterly Dividend To $0.44 Per Share

Date 28/03/2018

The Board of Directors of Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.44 per share on the company's outstanding common stock, an increase of 16% from the $0.38 per share quarterly dividend.

OTC Markets Group Launches New Stock Promotion Flag - Latest Data Points Provide Increased Market Transparency And Disclosure

Date 28/03/2018

OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, today released a new stock promotion flag that will enable investors to easily identify securities that are the subject of current promotional activity. This new flag, which is shaped like a megaphone, will appear on the promoted company's quote page on otcmarkets.com.