CME Group Reached Average Daily Volume of 16.5 Million Contracts in May 2017, up 11 Percent from May 2016

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that May 2017 average daily volume (ADV) reached 16.5 million contracts, up 11 percent from May 2016.  CME Group May 2017 options volume averaged 3.4 million contracts per day, up 21 percent...

ESMA Fines Moody’s €1.24 Million For Credit Ratings Breaches

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has fined Moody’s Deutschland GmbH (Moody’s Germany) €750,000 and Moody’s Investors Service Limited (Moody’s UK) €490,000, and issued a public notice, for two negligent breaches of the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation (CRAR). ESMA found that Moody’s Germany...

GPW and SII Join Forces in Support of Individual Investors

On 31 May 2017, on the GPW Trading Floor, representatives of the Warsaw Stock Exchange and the Association of Individual Investors have signed a co-operation agreement in support of individual investors. The agreement provides for joint initiatives to activate individual investors on the...

Trading View – Estimate Profits With The New Long & Short Position Drawing Tool

The new Long & Short Position drawing tool is here! This highly demanded feature lets you estimate how an order will go if you go long or short, shows the Profit & Loss (PnL) and estimates risk and closing account balance when price reaches...

ESMA Clarifies MiFiD II Position Limit Regime For Contracts Traded On Third-Country Venues

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issues today further clarifications regarding the position limits regime under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). ESMA issues an opinion and Questions and Answers (Q&As) which define under which circumstances non-EU commodity derivative contracts, which...

CFTC Issues Order of Registration to Eurex Zurich AG to Permit Trading by Direct Access from the U.S.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it has issued an Order of Registration (Order) to Eurex Zurich AG (Eurex Zurich), a Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT) in Zurich, Switzerland. Under the Order, Eurex Zurich is permitted to provide its identified...

NEX Group Announces New Group Chief Financial Officer And Appointment Of Global Chief Operating Officer To The Board

NEX Group plc ("NEX"), (NXG.L), a financial technology company at the centre of global markets, announces today that Stuart Bridges, Group Chief Financial Officer, has stepped down from the Board and will be leaving the Company later in the year. Samantha Wren, currently Chief...

Polish Capital Market Celebrates 200 Years of the Exchange

The Polish Exchange’s 200th anniversary gala ceremony took place at the John Paul II Collection Museum on 24 May 2017 Guests of honour of the event organised by the Warsaw Stock Exchange included the President of Poland Andrzej Duda and the Minister of...

XTB: Jakub Zablocki Dismissed As Chairman of the Supervisory Board

X-Trade Brokers Dom Maklerski S.A. (XTB) announced that on May 30, 2017, Jakub Zablocki decided to dismiss his position as Chairman of the Supervisory Board, the position was given to Jakub Leonkiewicz. This is the return to previous composition of Supervisory Board – Leonkiewicz...

CySEC: Xtrade Europe with partial CIF license suspension

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) announces that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm Xtrade Europe Ltd (‘the Company’), number 108/10, is partially suspended for the provision of financial services and the performance of financial activities to new clients, pursuant to section...

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