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Mercury Derivatives Trading Contracts With Trading Technologies To Use The TT Platform:

Date 17/10/2017

Hertshten Group portfolio company, Mercury Derivatives Trading (Mercury), and Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, today announced Mercury have contracted with Trading Technologies to use the TT futures trading platform. In doing so, Mercury will further scale its business and infrastructure technology. Mercury will now be provided with access to all TT features including but not limited to Autospreader®, ADL®, charting, TT Mobile, and functionality for options trading and analytics. Users also will gain access to TT-connected markets globally.

Date 17/10/2017

WHAT:	Daniel Gorfine, Director of LabCFTC and Chief Innovation Officer, will participate in the panel discussion, “Playing in the Sand: How Regulators Innovate Abroad,” at the Georgetown University's First Annual Fintech Week.
WHEN:	October 18, 2017 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
WHERE:	Georgetown University Law Center 600 New Jersey Ave NW Washington, DC

Date 17/10/2017

WHAT:	Kirsten Robbins, Associate Chief Counsel, Division of Clearing and Risk will participate in a panel discussion about CCPs – New Regimes for Resiliency, Recovery and Resolution at the FIA Conference.
WHEN:	October 18, 2017 11:15 a.m.
WHERE:	Hilton Chicago 720 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60605

Thomson Reuters Drives Lower Total Cost Of Ownership With Launch Of Elektron Direct Feed For OPRA - Feed Lowers Costs By Reducing Need For Costly Server Expansion

Date 17/10/2017

Thomson Reuters has launched Elektron Direct Feed (EDF) for the Options Price Reporting Authority (OPRA), reducing client costs by providing seamless access to the largest securities information services provider without the need for additional server capacity. EDF replaces our current direct feed offering, TRDFD.
Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change In Securities Market

Date 17/10/2017

NCC Clearing Bank is changing risk parameters in Securities market for the following bonds starting from October 19, 2017:

SWIFT Harmonises Bank Connectivity To VP SECURITIES Using ISO 20022 Standards - Enhancement Enables Banks To Harness Same Industry Standards Used To Connect With Other Securities Market Infrastructures Across The Globe

Date 17/10/2017

SWIFT has enhanced its connection to Denmark’s central securities depository (CSD) VP SECURITIES using ISO 20022 standards, reducing costs for banks by enabling them to leverage the same network and standards they use to connect with other securities market infrastructures across the globe.

Date 17/10/2017

WHAT:	Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo will join William C. Caccamise, General Counsel for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, in a one-on-one to discuss implementing derivatives reforms at SIFMA’s Annual Meeting.
WHEN:	October 24, 2017 4:10 pm – 4:40 pm
WHERE:	JW Marriott 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20004

Keynote Remarks Of CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz Before The Federal Reserve Bank Of Chicago’s Fourth Annual Conference On CCP Risk Management

Date 17/10/2017

Thank you, Charles, for the kind introduction, to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago for inviting me to speak at this year’s Conference on CCP Risk Management, and to all of you for your warm welcome. It’s an honor to be here and to deliver these remarks kicking off the start of the events for today. Before I begin, I must add the disclaimer that the views contained in this speech are my own, and not necessarily those of the Commission.

Date 17/10/2017

WHAT:	Daniel Gorfine, Director of LabCFTC and Chief Innovation Officer will Chair a panel discussion, “The Geography of Innovation: Which City is Best Positioned to Support Capital Markets Fintech?”at the FIA Conference.
WHEN:	October 19, 2017 2:15 p.m.
WHERE:	Hilton Chicago 720 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60605

CFTC’s LabCFTC Releases Primer On Virtual Currencies - First Of A Series Of Readers To Help Market Participants And Innovators Navigate The FinTech Landscape

Date 17/10/2017

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s LabCFTC today released, “A CFTC Primer on Virtual Currencies.” This primer is the first of a series that LabCFTC will release to provide fundamental, and essential, information about financial technology (FinTech) innovation.