CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced new all-time highs in its 2016 volume report. The company's January monthly trading volumes do not look that good though. Lower numbers can be seen in Total ADV YoY and also in Total Contracts - 97,810.7 for Total Contracts, which is exactly minus 5% YoY. Total ADV drops down with 10% YoY…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a Connecticut-based investment advisory business and its owner with stealing money from investors to settle a private lawsuit among other misuses. The SEC alleges that Sentinel Growth Fund Management and its founder Mark J. Varacchi misrepresented to investors that money they deposited with the firm would be allocated…
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Along with the trading volumes, Moscow Exchange released its equity and bond indices numbers for the beginning of the year 2017. In January, MOEX’s Indices reflected the negative trend by the MICEX Index on the Russian stock market. The MICEX Index was down 0.69% to 2,217.39 (from 2,232.72 on 30 December), while the dollar-denominated RTS…
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The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is clarifying its expectations in a new guide (DOC-2017-04) written for listed companies. The guide is aimed at issuers whose shares are admitted to trading on Euronext Paris or a multilateral trading facility (MTF) such as Alternext Paris or Marché Libre. The AMF guide replaces the AMF’s position (DOC-2009-17)…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned from regulatory filings that binary options brokerage group EZTD Inc (OTCMKTS:EZTD) has added Zviel Gedalihou as its new CFO. The appointment was effective as of January 30, 2017. EZTD operates binary options brands EZTrader (at website eztrader.com), Global Option (globaloption.com) and EZinvest (ezinvest.com). Mr. Gedalihou replaces Itai Loewenstein, whom we reported…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today an update of its Q&A on practical questions regarding the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The updated Q&A includes a new answer in relation to transition to the revised technical standards on reporting, which will become applicable on 1 November 2017. The Q&A clarifies that…
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Irish Funds just announced that it is working with industry participants and Deloitte to develop a blockchain proof of concept for regulatory reporting. The project, which will focus on the Resident Investment Fund Returns (Money Market & Investment Funds Returns Reporting- MMIF) regulation, will result in the design and development of a proof of concept…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) just announced its trading volumes for the beginning of 2017. In January, total trading volumes increased by 4.0% YoY to RUB 63.3 trln. Trading in bonds rose by 91.1% YoY, equities volumes increased by 9.0% YoY and volumes on the Money Market grew by 42.2% YoY. Open interest in derivatives increased by…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the firm The Finance Solutions. The Finance Solutions is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
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PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, recorded its best annual traded volume with a total of 1,733.3 TWh traded in 2016. A month later, the company registered a total volume of 165.7 TWh in January 2017, thanks to a record-breaking month on its spot segment with 86.4 TWh (previous record: 75.1 TWh…
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