Search Results for: European Securities and Markets Authority
ESMA agrees to proposed short-selling ban by Greek HCMC
June 30th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today its official opinion agreeing to a seven-day emergency short selling prohibition proposed by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HMCM) under the Short Selling Regulation. The ban will take effect on 00:00:01 ...
ICE Trade Vault Europe Approved by ESMA as Trade Repository for FX Derivatives
June 5th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) approved ICE Trade Vault Europe Limited (ICE Trade Vault Europe) to extend its Trade Repository registration ...
ESMA fosters derivatives market transparency
June 2nd, 2015
The European Union’s derivatives markets are becoming more transparent through the public availability of harmonised aggregate data reported to the six trade repositories (TRs) registered with the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation ...
BATS Chi-X Europe Overhauls ETF Trading Tariffs
May 20th, 2015
Pricing Effective 1st June and will apply to all ETFs traded on BATS Chi-X Europe; Exchange Will Also Offer Free ETF Listings BATS Chi-X Europe (BATS), Europe’s largest stock exchange, has announced new trading tariffs to incentivise tighter price ...
ESMA releases final guidelines clarifying the definition of commodity derivatives under MiFID I
May 7th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today published guidelines on the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) I. The purpose of these guidelines is to provide a common, uniform and consistent application of the definitions of commodity derivatives ...
Four HKEx Clearing Houses Receive Third-country CCP Recognition from ESMA
May 4th, 2015
The Board of Supervisors of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on 27 April 2015 adopted a decision to recognise all of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s (HKEx) clearing houses (CCPs) for securities, stock options, futures and ...
ESMA recognises third-country CCPs
April 30th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today recognised ten third-country CCPs established in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. The recognition by ESMA allows third country CCPs to provide clearing services to clearing members or trading venues established in ...
ESMA is seeking information on new developments in virtual currency investment
April 22nd, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a call for evidence on investments using virtual currency or distributed ledger technology. ESMA is seeking information and views from stakeholders on new developments in how virtual currency technology is ...
ESMA sees increased convergence in automated trading supervision
March 19th, 2015
The supervision of automated trading has become more convergent across the European Union (EU), a recent review by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has found. ESMA reviewed how the 30 national competent authorities (NCAs) across the EU ...
ESMA to cooperate with the Hong Kong SFC on CCPs
January 19th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU establishes cooperation arrangements between the signatory authorities regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) that are established ...
