Futures and Options Serving Intelligent Investors
ASIC’s product intervention order imposing conditions on the issue and distribution of contracts for difference (CFDs) to retail clients takes effect from today.
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CME Group to Launch Micro Bitcoin Futures on May 3
CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will expand its suite of crypto derivatives with the introduction of a new Micro Bitcoin futures contract on May 3, pending regulatory review
Read More »Federal Court Orders UK Man to Pay More Than $571 Million for Operating Fraudulent Bitcoin Trading Scheme
CFTC announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a default judgment against Benjamin Reynolds, purportedly of Manchester, England, finding that he operated a fraudulent scheme to solicit bitcoin
Read More »One River Digital Asset Management welcomes Jay Clayton, Kevin Hassett and Jon Orszag
One River Digital Asset Management announced that is welcoming Jay Clayton, Kevin Hassett, and Jon Orszag to the firm's Academic and Regulatory Advisory Council effective immediately.
Read More »Murban Crude Oil Futures – ADM
The Murban Crude Oil Future is a physically delivered contract, basis FOB Fujairah (ADNOC) loading terminal, UAE. The futures contract will provide users with an effective hedging instrument for Arab Gulf crude oil
Read More »MiFID II position limit regime
The EU has recently adopted amendments to the position limit regime for commodity derivatives in Directive 2014/65/EU (MiFID II), which in Norway has been implemented in Chapter 15 of the Securities Trading Act.
Read More »CFTC Charges Former Fuel Oil Trader with Manipulating Fuel Oil Benchmark
CFTC issued an order filing and settling charges against Emilio José Heredia Collado of Lafayette, California for engaging in attempted manipulation and manipulation of a U.S. price-assessment benchmark relating to physical fuel oil products.
Read More »FCA warns that younger investors are taking on big financial risks
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published research findings into better understanding investors who engage in high-risk investments like cryptocurrencies and foreign exchange.
Read More »Federal Reserve System publishes annual financial statements
The Federal Reserve System on Monday released the 2020 combined annual audited financial statements for the Federal Reserve Banks, as well as statements for the 12 individual Federal Reserve Banks
Read More »Data Spotlight – US options volume nearly doubles over the last 12 months
In February 2021, single stock options on US options exchanges reached a total volume of 572.4 million contracts, an increase of 91.3% from February 2020. That growth comes after a significant increase in the prior year, too, with a 51.8% year-over-year increase between February 2020 and February 2019.
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