World Federation of Exchanges embraces the suspension of the ban on short selling LeapRate

May 19, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

World Federation of Exchanges embraces the suspension of the ban on short selling

WFE published a paper reviewing the academic literature on short-selling and short-selling bans, comparing the arguments against banning short-selling with the arguments in favour. “What does academic research say about short-selling bans?” almost unanimously indicates that short-selling bans are disruptive for the orderly functioning of markets. They are found to reduce liquidity, increase price inefficiency…

April 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Growth in Americas helps derivatives market offset declines in EMEA & Asia-Pacific

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global industry group for exchanges and central counterparties (CCPs), has just published its annual WFE IOMA Derivatives Market Report (.pdf file) today, which shows the total volume of derivatives traded in 2017 declined by 0.2%. Stock markets worldwide and the global economy ended 2017 on a strong note. Benchmark…

September 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

The World Federation of Exchanges elects eight Board Directors

At the 57th General Assembly in Bangkok today, the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, elected eight Directors of the Board. The Directors of the Board are as follows: Chairman Wu Qing, Shanghai Stock Exchange - Chairman, WFE (1-year term) Mr Gilson Finkelsztain, CEO,…

August 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

World Federation Of Exchanges releases steady H1 2017 market results

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, today published its H1 2017 Market Highlights report. Market performance in the first half of 2017 was mixed. Overall, domestic market capitalisation reached record levels. Listings were also up on the same period. Secondary market activity was…

July 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

WFE releases joint report with Milken Institute on SME exchanges

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, today jointly published a report with the Milken Institute on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and SME exchanges. The report consolidates results from initial independent research from the WFE and the Milken Institute published earlier this year.…

July 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

World Federation of Exchanges responds to FCA’s discussion paper on DLT

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, has today responded to the UK Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Discussion Paper on Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT). The response summarised the WFE's position on the issue of DLT: The WFE is encouraged by regulators such as the…

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