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Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Court Of First Instance Upholds Convictions Of Hong Kong Game Theory Association Limited And Its Sole Director Over Unlicensed Activities

Date 29/06/2017

The Court of First Instance has dismissed the appeal of Hong Kong Game Theory Association Limited (Hong Kong Game Theory) and its sole director Mr Sze Ching Lok against their convictions for carrying on a business in advising on futures contracts without a licence (Note 1). 

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 29/06/2017

Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 3 July 2017, the margin levels of the following Futures Contracts shall be as follows:

BME: IGBM Index New Composition For The Second Half 2017

Date 29/06/2017

• The index will comprise 122 stocks, following five additions and three exclusions

The Indice General de la Bolsa de Madrid (IGBM) Management Committee has decided, in accordance with the technical provisions for the composition, calculation and sectoral division of the IGBM index family, to approve the composition of the IGBM and Indice Total indices for the second half of 2017.

Kdb+ Powers Trading Platform For BitMEX High-Frequency Bitcoin Exchange

Date 29/06/2017

Kx Systems, a subsidiary of First Derivatives plc (FD), and provider of the industry-leading kdb+ time series database, announces that Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange (BitMEX), a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, has expanded its use of kdb+ within its trading platform.

Horizon Appoints Ben Wood As EMEA & Americas Senior Sales Executive

Date 29/06/2017

Award-winning Horizon Software announced today that Ben Wood has joined as new senior sales manager, responsible for business development across the US and EMEA. Horizon is the leading provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology to the world’s exchanges, banks, brokers and fund managers. Wood is a chartered accountant with over 20 years’ experience of delivering brokerage and trading technology to clients worldwide. He was most recently at ACTIV Financial, and prior to that held senior roles at companies including Commerzbank, FlexTrade and Otkritie Securities.

HNA Group And Imperial College London Establish The HNA Future Data Ecosystem Research Centre At Imperial College London To Innovate Digital Transformation

Date 29/06/2017

On June 28th, HNA Technology, HNA Economy Research Institute and Imperial College London held the cooperation signing ceremony in London. HNA Technology has supported the establishment of 'Imperial College London HNA Future Data Ecosystem Research Centre' at the College's Data Science Institute with three million pounds in funding. HRH Duke of York, Prince Andrew was invited to the ceremony, whilst Mr. Ying  Lu, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of HNA Group, Mr. Fu Tong, Director of the Board of Directors of HNA Group and  Chairman of HNA Technology Group, Mr. Shengwei Miao, President of HNA Economic Research Institute, Mr. Hao Wang, Chief Investment Officer of HNA Technology Group,  Professor Nick Jennings, Vice-Provost Imperial College London, Professor. Yike Guo, Director of Data Science Institute, and other representatives were in attendance. 

Everton Announce Blackwell Global Partnership

Date 29/06/2017

Everton Football Club has signed a partnership agreement with Blackwell Global, an international multi-award winning forex trading and brokerage service, making them the Club’s first Official Forex and Brokerage Partner.

EEX And 50Hertz Publish Joint Position Paper On EU Market Design: “Getting EU Energy Market Design Right”

Date 29/06/2017

Today, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the Transmission System Operator 50Hertz published a joint position paper on the Clean Energy Package under the title “Getting the EU energy market design right”.

BT Boosts Cloud Collaboration With Integrated Cisco Spark - Intuitive Cloud-Based Service To Reduce Cost And Increase Productivity Of Enterprise-Wide Collaboration

Date 29/06/2017

BT today announced the launch of BT One Collaborate Spark, a new business collaboration service that allows teams to work together more intuitively and productively regardless of location and device used.

Cyprus Stock Exchange Monthly Bulletin May 2017

Date 29/06/2017

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