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Global Financial Forum Welcomes Industry Experts From Across The Globe To Discuss The Future Of Finance, Emerging Markets And Globalising Gulf Finance - Organised By Dubai Financial Centre Under The Theme “Navigating The New Order”

Date 29/10/2017

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, today announced new additions to the speaker list and the final agenda for its inaugural Global Financial Forum (GFF), which will be held on Tuesday 14 November 2017, at the Four Seasons Resort Dubai, Jumeirah Beach, Dubai, UAE.

Total Value Of Trading Through Smart Phones Reached AED 8.2 Billion In 2017: DFM Honors Five Brokerage Firms For Introduction Of Trading Via Smart Phone Applications - “ADIB Securities” Honored As The Most Active Brokerage Company In 2017, Trading Via Smart Phones Category

Date 29/10/2017

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) honored five of its licensed brokerage firms for providing their customers with trading via smart phone applications in 2017, lifting the number of firms that offer this service on DFM to 28 brokerages. DFM closely collaborates with brokerage firms to provide the service to their customers and actively encourages them to enable investors to trade anytime and anywhere as part of its “Smart Borse” strategy, in line with the vision and directions of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai.

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review  From 21 October 2017 To 25 October 2017

Date 29/10/2017

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's weekly mrket review.

TransRisk, Nodal Exchange, And DAT Solutions Join Forces To Introduce The First Trucking Freight Futures Contracts

Date 28/10/2017

TransRisk, Inc., Nodal Exchange, LLC and DAT Solutions, LLC are pleased to announce that they have entered into an agreement to work together to market, develop, and list the first and only trucking freight futures and options on futures contracts. The contracts are planned to be listed for trading on Nodal Exchange in late 2018 and will be financially settled using the DAT Truckload Rate Index, based on DAT’s data for major freight lanes in the U.S., subject to regulatory approval.

B3 Breaks New Records On Mini Ibovespa Futures Contract And Mini U.S. Dollar Futures Contract

Date 27/10/2017

B3’s Mini Ibovespa Futures Contract hit a record high today ending the day at 531.040 trades. The previous record of 520.316 Mini Ibovespa Futures Contract was recorded on October 26, 2017. B3’s Mini U.S. Dollar Futures Contract also hit a record high today ending the day at 1.258.417 contracts. The previous record of 1.072.594 was recorded on October 26, 2017.

Cboe Global Markets Declares Fourth-Quarter 2017 Dividend

Date 27/10/2017

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | NASDAQ: CBOE) today announced its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share of common stock for the fourth quarter of 2017. The fourth-quarter 2017 dividend is payable on December 15, 2017, to stockholders of record as of December 1, 2017.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 27/10/2017

The current reports for the week of  October 24, 2017 are now available.

UnaVista Unveils New CAT Service To Help US Firms Prepare Data Ahead Of Go-Live

Date 27/10/2017

• Accelerator tool enables broker-dealers to manage their first wave of Consolidated Audit Trail reporting demands
• Recent webinar polling shows over 50% of industry has not yet started their CAT data preparation
• Self-Regulatory Organizations (SROs) are required to submit data to SEC starting November 15

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Relief For Swap Dealers From Compliance With Variation Margin Requirements Applicable To Swaps With Legacy Special Purpose Vehicles

Date 27/10/2017

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today announced that it is providing no-action relief, subject to specified conditions, to registered swap dealers from compliance with the variation margin requirements of CFTC regulation 23.153 when amending or novating swaps in existence prior to March 1, 2017 with issuers that are special purpose vehicles (legacy SPV swaps).

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Stock Market Report For October 27th 2017

Date 27/10/2017

A total turnover of 1.394 billion shares worth N16.403 billion in 19,195 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 872.892 million shares valued at N14.016 billion that exchanged hands last week in 19,047 deals.