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Euroclear Nordics joins Capital Markets Track of the Nordic Compass

22 October 2026 Norway
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Euroclear Nordics, which comprises the Central Securities Depositories in Sweden and Finland, will bring expertise in market infrastructure and investment flows, connecting issuers and investors across the region to the alliance

FRA approves model short selling contracts

22 October 2026 Egypt
Reporter: Theodore Law

Following FRA Decision No. 155 of 2026, the new model contract standardises the procedural roles, fees, and collateral obligations for transactions executed via the MCDR centralised lending platform

ISDA launches AI traceability tool for DRR solution

22 October 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

The ISDA Digital Regulatory Reporting tracer agent will allow users to look back at the history of DRR decision-making to understand when and why coding choices were made

Luxembourg State Treasury issues first DLT benchmark bond in LuxCSD

22 October 2026 Luxembourg
Reporter: Theodore Law

The issuance was carried out through Luxembourg’s central securities depository, LuxCSD, leveraging the digital post-trade platform D7 DLT from its parent company, Clearstream

Euroclear promotes Eliet and Haegeman

21 October 2026 Europe
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The appointments have been ratified by the Euroclear SA/NV and Euroclear Holding Boards, with Guillaume Eliet and Marie-Anne Haegeman expected to take up their roles of CEO and chief risk officer respectively from 1 January 2027

ESMA specifies requirements on post-trade risk reduction services

21 October 2026 Europe
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Meeting these conditions allows for certain OTC derivative transactions to be exempt from the clearing obligation under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation 3

Velocity Clearing bolsters Global Markets leadership

21 October 2026 US
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Dante Ferrarie will lead Global Markets distribution, as well as equities and derivatives outsourced trading, while Michael Capelli will lead global trading product management

Muqassa welcomes Al Rajhi Capital

21 October 2026 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Theodore Law

Al Rajhi Capital completed the regulatory and technical requirements to become a member in the derivatives market

Clearstream GSF volume outstanding climbs 23% YoY for September

21 October 2026 Luxembourg
Reporter: Theodore Law

The business also reports a 29 per cent increase in year-to-date figures for the same month to €1,007 billion

Cboe launches extended trading sessions for select single stock and ETF options

20 October 2026 US
Reporter: Theodore Law

Cboe Options Exchange is currently the only US options exchange offering pre and post-market index options sessions

Kaizen hires Jallouli

20 October 2026 UK
Reporter: Theodore Law

Based in London, Lobna Jallouli brings more than 15 years of experience in capital markets, having most recently served as director and head of regulatory reporting at DTCC consulting services

Muqassa introduces Repo Clearing Service enhancements

20 October 2026 Saudi Arabia
Reporter: Theodore Law

The enhancements follow Muqassa’s move to extend its operating hours from 09:00 to 15:55, giving market participants a wider window to execute and manage repo transactions