Category: Financial Services

Cboe
January 06, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Cboe Global Markets options volume reach 3.4 billion contracts in 2022

The markets operator added that Mini-S&P 500 Index (XSP) options surpassed 1.4 million contracts in December and ADV reached 68,000 contracts, the highest month since February 2020. Global FX Spot average daily net volume (ADNV) stood at $40.0 billion, setting a new record. Spot Full Amount ADNV registered $12.3 billion and non-deliverable forwards (NDF) ADNV…

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MOEX
January 05, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

MOEX sees a 17% fall in FX volumes in 2022

The swap and forward trades saw the biggest hit reaching RUB 167.5 trillion, which is a 25.4% fall compared to the previous year. Spot trading volumes, however, registered a 5.5% uptick to RUB 100.4 trillion. Equities, bonds and derivatives markets on MOEX also declined last year. The total trading volume on the Equity and Bond…

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January 05, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

SEC charges CoinDeal Crypto Scheme creator in a $45 million fraud

According to SEC, CoinDeal was never sold and no distributions were made to its investors. Furthermore, the defendants misappropriated millions of dollars of investor funds for personal use. Chandran even used the investment funds t buy cars, real estate, and a boat. Daniel Gregus, Director of the SEC’s Chicago Regional Office, said: We allege the…

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January 05, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CME Group sees a 19% jump in ADV in 2022

The Group stated: ADV outside the United States increased 15% to 6.3 million contracts, including 30% growth in Latin America, 27% in Asia, and 10% in EMEA. Q4 and December 2022 During the fourth quarter of 2022, CME Group recorded Equity Index ADV increase of 26% and a forex ADV jump of 25%. Additionally, SOFR…

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Cornerstone revenue
December 23, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Cornerstone FS announces sale of Avila House

The Group acquired Avila in October 2020 to secure a Small Electronic Money Institution. The company’s primary operating subsidiary, Cornerstone Payment Solutions Ltd. (formerly FXPress Payment Services Ltd.) gained approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as Authorised Electronic Money Institution in August 2021, which replaced the more limited license of Avila. According to the…

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FMA
December 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FMA sues Tiger Brokers for AML/CFT breaches

Margot Gatland, FMA Head of Enforcement, said: The anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism regime is an important pillar to maintaining the integrity of New Zealand’s financial markets, so we take non-compliance seriously. Our case alleges Tiger Brokers failed to appropriately vet customers, respond to activities that should have raised concerns, and maintain records…

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CFTC
December 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFTC fines CHS Hedging $6.5 million for supervision failures

The CFTC stated that one of CHS Hedging’s customers engaged in speculative trading that sustained millions of dollars in losses in their company account from January 2017 through December 2020. The customer and their company made margin payments of more than $147 million to CHS Hedging over the course of that period. The CFTC found…

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December 20, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FCA fines TSB £48.65 million operational resilience lapses

TSB’s IT migration plan was ambitious and complex, carrying a high level of risk. The FCA noted that the company failed to organise and control the migration process adequately. Both agencies, the FCA and PRA prioritise operational resilience. Mark Steward, FCA Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight said: The failings in this case were…

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