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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 05/01/2016

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 Thursday, 7 January 2016, the margin levels of the following Futures Contracts shall be as follows:-

EnterNext Welcomes IEX Group N.V. To Euronext Amsterdam

Date 05/01/2016

EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary dedicated to promoting and growing its SME market, today welcomes IEX Group N.V. (ticker symbol:IEX) on the Amsterdam market of Euronext.

SGX Consults On “Comply Or Explain” Sustainability Reporting Rules And Guide

Date 05/01/2016

Singapore Exchange (SGX) will be introducing sustainability reporting on a “comply or explain” basis and is inviting public comment on the proposed rules and guide. This marks further progress from the voluntary reporting that has been in place since 2011, and is a timely response to the growing global interest in sustainability information.

7 Major Regulation Changes Of KRX Markets In 2016

Date 05/01/2016

1. Adjustment of tick size of the Mini KOSPI 200 Options (Derivatives Market Business Regulation)

ISE Welcomes Jeffrey Tessler To Its Boards Of Directors

Date 04/01/2016

The International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. (ISE Holdings) today announced the election of Jeffrey Tessler to the Boards of Directors of its two options exchanges, ISE and ISE Gemini. Mr. Tessler is a Member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse AG and is responsible for the newly created Clients, Products and Core Markets division, which includes ISE.

CBOE Futures Exchange Reports Record Trading Volume For 2015

Date 04/01/2016

• Sixth Consecutive Record Year for VIX Futures 
• More Than 51 Million VIX Futures Contracts Traded
• VIX Futures’ Extended Hours Volume Hits 4.6 Million Contracts 

ISE Holdings Reports Business Activity For December And Full Year 2015

Date 04/01/2016

• For full year 2015, ISE and ISE Gemini combined for 16.1% equity options market share, excluding dividend trades, with an ADV of 2.4 million contracts.
• Dividend trades made up 0.7% of industry volume in 2015, the lowest since ISE began tracking the statistic in 2010. 

OneChicago Announces Trading Volume For December 2015 - Exchange Posts Third Consecutive Record Year As Total Volume Tops 11.7 Million

Date 04/01/2016

OneChicago, LLC (OCX), a securities finance exchange, today announced its December 2015 volume of 1,476,641, an increase of 36% year-over-year. OneChicago is a CFTC and SEC regulated exchange offering Single Stock Futures (SSF), a Delta One product, on approximately 1,800 equities, including ADRs and ETFs.  

CBOE Holdings Reports Trading Volume For 2015

Date 04/01/2016

• Total Volume of 1.2 Billion Contracts in 2015
• Total Index Options, SPX Options at CBOE and VIX Futures at CFE Set Annual Volume Records
• Total Volume of 90 Million Contracts in December 

Nasdaq Maintains New Listings Leadership For U.S. Market In 2015 - Highest Number Of U.S. IPO listings And Exchange Listing Transfers For Third Consecutive Year - New Listings In 2015 Include Atlassian, Blue Buffalo, CSX, KraftHeinz, Match Group, PayPal, T-Mobile US And TD Ameritrade

Date 04/01/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) welcomed 275 new listings, including 143 initial public offerings (IPOs) raising $16.6 billion, to the Nasdaq Stock Market in 2015. The IPOs that chose Nasdaq as their listing venue represent 73 percent of IPOs in the U.S. Of the top 100 best performing IPOs of 2015, 74 percent – including 8 of the top 10 – listed on Nasdaq.