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13/11/2018 - EU’s third-country venue rules provoke strong industry reaction

Article reports that EU lawmakers have proposed a new equivalence framework for foreign trading venues with a single EU equivalence regime which will require third-country platforms to comply with certain Mifid II transparency requirements. However, there are concerns that foreign platforms may decide to stop servicing EU firms due to compliance costs. Article includes suggestions from Alex McDonald who argues that a tiered approach might work better if foreign venues were split by home country with in-built proportionality rather than an approach based on the importance of foreign trading venues.

09/11/2018 - October OTC gas trading volumes rise by over 50%

Article reports that LEBA’s monthly gas trading volumes have been released, showing that European brokered markets increased by 57% to 2,686 TWh, led by a strong Dutch TTF trade.

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13/11/2018 - EU’s third-country venue rules provoke strong industry reaction

09/11/2018 - October OTC gas trading volumes rise by over 50%

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