The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has signed an agreement with the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange (C2) under which it will provide market surveillance, financial surveillance, examinations, investigations, and disciplinary services to CBOE and C2, in addition to other regulatory services, effective January 1, 2015. Both CBOE and C2 are… Read More >>
SEC Tackles Exchange Infrastructure Breakdowns
Earlier this week, the SEC voted to take on the technology infrastructure of the U.S. securities markets with Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (Regulation SCI), acknowledging that most trading now is electronic, highly interconnected and potentially devastating if infrastructure performance problems become widespread, say industry observers. Regulation SCI is a set of rules and regulations… Read More >>
Are You Ready for Bitcoin?
If you haven’t heard of it before, my guess is that you are likely to become more acquainted with the crypto-currency Bitcoin. “As a non-political online money, Bitcoin is backed exclusively by code,” according to the Bitcoin Foundation website. “This means that — ultimately — it is only as good as its software design. By… Read More >>
