📈SEC Proposal for P.M.-Settled Options on S&P 500 Equal Weight Index
The SEC has published a notice for a proposed rule change allowing Cboe Exchange to list and trade p.m.-settled options on the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index. This change aims to provide additional trading opportunities and more precise risk management options for investors, thereby enhancing market participation and investment strategies.
Learn More🏦FDIC Notice
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announces the termination of Receiverships for the First Bank of Beverly Hills and Liberty Bank, effective April 1, 2025. This release of the banks from Receivership allows them to resume independent operations. The FDIC has authorized necessary actions to complete these transitions.
Learn More💰Interest Rate Notice for Immigration Bonds by Treasury Department
For the period beginning April 1, 2025, and ending on June 30, 2025, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Immigration Bond interest rate is 3 per centum per annum.
Learn More🪙SEC Meeting on Tokenization
The SEC's Crypto Task Force is hosting a public meeting to discuss the implications of tokenization in finance, exploring how traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) intersect. The roundtable invites public participation and aims to shape future regulatory guidelines on asset tokenization, providing stakeholders with a platform to voice their insights.
Learn More📈SEC Notice for RJ Private Credit Income Fund Exemption Application
The SEC has issued a notice regarding the RJ Private Credit Income Fund's application for exemptions from specific sections of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The application aims to enable certain closed-end investment companies to issue multiple classes of shares and charge early withdrawal fees. Interested parties may request a hearing on the matter.
Learn More💰Nasdaq PHLX Proposes Rule Changes Affecting Options Fees
The Nasdaq PHLX has filed a proposed rule change to amend its Pricing Schedule related to Multiply Listed Options Fees and clarify the structure of Floor Qualified Contingent Cross Rebates, highlighting how these rebates are paid to Floor Brokers and their potential impact on trading dynamics within the market.
Learn More🚫OFAC Sanctions Action
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons generally are prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
Learn More📈New Compliance Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared Repo Transactions
The Office of Financial Research (the "Office") within the U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") is extending the compliance date for certain financial companies to report to the Office certain non-centrally cleared bilateral transactions in the U.S. repurchase agreement ("repo") market. This data collection requires daily reporting to the Office by certain brokers, dealers, and other financial companies with large exposures to non-centrally cleared bilateral repo ("NCCBR") transactions.
Learn More📊LTSE Proposed Market Data Fees
The Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc. proposes a rule change to establish market data fees for its proprietary feeds, including Depth of Book and Top of Book. The new fee structure aims to equitably allocate costs among market participants without imposing undue burdens while ensuring transparency and competitiveness within the exchange industry.
Learn More💰LTSE Proposes New Connectivity Fees for Market Participants
The Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) has filed a proposed rule change to implement new connectivity fees, impacting both its members and non-members. These fees relate to physical and logical connectivity necessary for participants to interface with the Exchange's new trading system. The rule aims to recover costs associated with providing these connectivity services.
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