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Exchange Connectivity
Options, London-based provider of high-speed exchange connectivity, announced on Sept. 17 that it has added three more European exchanges to its colocation platform, Velocity. With the addition of Nasdaq’s Scandinavian exchange, Switzerland’s SWX and Austria’s Wiener Borse, the platform now covers seven derivatives markets, 14 equity exchanges and two commodity markets in Europe.
CONTINUE READINGEnforcement
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced enforcement actions in September against Deutsche Bank and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group for failing to properly report swap transactions.
CONTINUE READINGEnforcement
In September, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission took two separate enforcement actions for violations of its wash trade rules.
CONTINUE READINGNew Regime for Commodities
On Sept. 28 the government of India formally unveiled the merger of the Forward Markets Commission and the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
CONTINUE READINGMoral Hazard
The European System of Central Banks issued a statement on Aug. 25 expressing opposition to any change in EU regulations that would give central counterparties an automatic right of access to central bank liquidity.
CONTINUE READINGImplementing Financial Reforms
On Sept. 28 the European Securities and Markets Authority published the final versions of its regulatory technical standards on three major pieces of financial reform legislation
CONTINUE READINGOne-Day Gross vs. Two-Day Net
On Aug. 26, the European Securities and Markets Authority opened a consultation on a key element of the regulatory framework for clearinghouses in Europe, a move that could break the logjam with the U.S. on clearinghouse recognition.
CONTINUE READINGClearinghouse Standards
On Sept. 22, four high-level groups of international banking and market regulators released a progress report on their efforts to enhance the resilience, recovery planning and resolvability of central counterparties.
CONTINUE READINGElectronic Trading
OTC Global Holdings, a Houston-based group of interdealer brokers specializing in energy commodities, is now offering customers the ability to execute block trades in natural gas options and other over-the-counter energy products via an online trading platform.
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