The Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) has adjusted the invoice types for live hog futures delivery to enhance the representativeness of futures prices. This adjustment was announced by the domestic futures exchange, and the rule changes will affect invoice requirements in the live hog futures delivery process.
The Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) has approved Jiangsu Binxin Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd. to adjust the pickup locations for its rebar futures delivery warehouse. This approval is for the adjustment of pickup locations for the company's rebar futures delivery warehouse; the specific adjusted pickup locations and effective date have not been disclosed.
Cboe Options Exchange has announced extended trading hours for select stock and ETF options. This adjustment applies to designated stock and ETF options, and the specific extended schedule was not disclosed in this announcement.
NYSE is following Cboe in expanding to 24/7 options trading. The publicly disclosed information currently covers only the two exchanges’ moves toward this trading schedule; specific launch dates, contract scope, and supporting rule details have not yet been announced.
NYSE American Options announced the addition of early and late trading sessions. The news was published by Securities.io, and specific trading session schedules, effective dates, and applicable contract ranges have not yet been disclosed.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an interim final rule to further clarify the 'swap' definition, excluding casino-style gambling products offered under state or tribal law from swap regulatory scope. This rule does not involve matters related to security-based swaps under SEC jurisdiction, and the CFTC has sought the opinion of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on this rule.
Kraken Pro has launched the Unified Wallet feature for clients in the European Economic Area (EEA), which combines spot, margin, Earn, and futures account balances into a unified collateral pool that can be used directly for futures trading without manual fund transfers.
Extended trading hours for popular US stock options will officially launch next week, with TSMC and Alibaba included in the underlying assets this time. The news was published by BigGo Finance, and specific details on time adjustments and applicable exchanges have not yet been disclosed.
MIAX announced that Bloomberg stock index futures are now available for trading on the NinjaTrader TradingView platform. The futures product has been integrated into the NinjaTrader TradingView trading terminal, allowing users to conduct related trading operations through the platform.
SEC Approves Cboe's Listing of Binary KPI Options. The announcement was published by Yahoo Finance; detailed information such as the specific exercise rules, underlying assets, and listing date for these binary option contracts has not yet been disclosed.
The SEC has approved Cboe to list binary KPI options. This news was published by moomoo, and the specific contract specifications, listing date, and relevant trading rule details for these binary KPI options have not been disclosed yet.
Deribit will reduce taker fees for perpetual contracts and futures for VIP4 to VIP7 tier traders on October 19, 2026 at 12:00 UTC, with reductions ranging from 0.10 to 0.30 basis points across tiers. The new fees will take effect automatically with no additional action required from traders, and can be viewed in Deribit accounts. The complete fee schedule, VIP eligibility requirements, and applicable conditions can be found on the fees page in the Deribit knowledge base.
SHFE and INE have issued a notice to adjust the price limits, trading margin ratios, and trading limits for fuel oil, crude oil, and other related futures contracts. The specific values of this adjustment, applicable contract scope, and effective time have not been specified in the publicly disclosed content.
FINRA has adopted amendments to Rule 1210.06, shortening the waiting period for qualification exam retakes, effective January 19, 2027. The retake waiting period after the first and second failed attempts is reduced from 30 calendar days to 15 calendar days, and the retake waiting period for the third and subsequent failed attempts within two years is reduced from 180 calendar days to 60 calendar days. The amendments apply only to FINRA qualification exams; waiting periods for exams administered on behalf of other self-regulatory organizations or the North American Securities Administrators Association may differ.
HKEX and S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) have partnered to launch the S&P 500 and HKEX Tech 100 Index, which was officially released on September 30, 2026. Approximately 60% of the index's weight is allocated to the HKEX Tech 100 Index and 40% to the S&P 500 Index, with quarterly rebalancing, aiming to measure the performance of leading US listed companies and large Hong Kong-listed technology companies. The index is designed to support the inclusion of ETFs tracking it in the Southbound Stock Connect, enabling investors to achieve cross-market allocation through a single benchmark. Further details are available on the index information page of HKEX's official website.
HKEX announced that it will launch 12 single-stock options on November 9, 2026, with the new contracts offering both weekly and monthly expiration options starting from the first trading day.
Key Takeaways:The announcement lists the underlying assets, contract multipliers, and expiration arrangements for the 12 newly added stock options, allowing options traders to match their own trading and risk management needs accordingly.
FINRA has issued Regulatory Notice 26-17, approving amendments to FINRA Rule 4515.01 regarding investment adviser batch order allocations, which will take effect on November 16, 2026. This amendment removes the requirement that investment adviser batch order allocations received after the close of trading be reviewed and approved by a principal, while retaining existing investor protection provisions. The amendment is part of the FINRA Forward initiative, which aims to simplify rules and reduce unnecessary operational burdens.
Kraken officially launched ZCHF deposit, withdrawal and trading services on October 8, 2026. ZCHF is a decentralized over-collateralized stablecoin pegged to the Swiss franc, issued on the Ethereum mainnet and bridged via Chainlink CCIP to multiple public blockchains including Arbitrum and Avalanche. Trading is currently supported only on Kraken's web platform; the app and instant buy features will be enabled once liquidity thresholds are met, and access may be restricted in some regions.
Kraken opened deposits, withdrawals, and spot trading for Sui Dollar (USDsui) on October 5, 2026. Users must deposit tokens to a network supported by Kraken, otherwise assets will be lost.
The reform revisions to the Hang Seng TECH Index by Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited will take effect in December, with the number of constituent stocks of the TECH Index increasing to 50 after the revisions.
Kraken has added the AKT/USD margin trading pair, with a maximum leverage of 3x and a limit of 72,000 available for both long and short positions. AKT is the native token of Akash Network, a decentralized open-source cloud computing marketplace that rents out idle computing power through a reverse auction mechanism, often used for GPU-intensive workloads such as AI and machine learning. Margin trading requires holding at least one type of collateral, and additional fees apply to opening, closing, and holding positions, with the risk of loss of principal.
Hang Seng Indexes Company announced that the number of constituents in the Hang Seng Tech Index will be increased to 50, with revisions to its six technology themes and the introduction of a grouped stock selection mechanism. The relevant adjustments will officially take effect in December.
Hang Seng Indexes Company announced that the number of Hang Seng Tech Index constituent stocks will increase from 30 to 50, with relevant adjustments taking effect formally in December. This adjustment will expand the coverage of the technology theme while introducing a grouped stock selection mechanism.
Hang Seng Indexes Company announced that the number of constituents in the Hang Seng Tech Index will increase to 50, adopting a dual-group stock selection mechanism, with the relevant adjustments taking effect in December this year.
Kraken has launched the Pre-IPO Trading Challenge, open to eligible users, running from 00:00 UTC on October 6, 2026 to 23:59 UTC on November 6, 2026, with a total prize pool of 10,000 USDG.
To align with network infrastructure upgrades, OKX will stop accepting WebSocket port 8443 connections from the public internet environment on October 31, 2026, and will stop accepting connections to this port from the Colo environment on November 16, 2026.
HKEX announced that its wholly owned derivatives clearinghouses, HKCC and SEOCH, plan to include Chinese government bonds and policy bank bonds held under Northbound Bond Connect, as well as MOF bonds issued offshore by the Ministry of Finance, as eligible non-cash collateral for margin requirements starting November 2026. The arrangement remains subject to regulatory approval. This expansion applies to all derivatives products cleared by the two clearinghouses, aiming to provide market participants with more flexible collateral options and improve capital efficiency. The relevant launch date will be announced separately, and detailed rules are available in the circulars issued by HKCC and SEOCH on the same day.
Key Takeaways:HKEX has clarified the bond categories, applicable clearinghouses, and effective date for newly eligible non-cash collateral, allowing derivatives participants to adjust their margin collateral arrangements accordingly.
Binance updated its API changelog on 2026-09-18, reminding users that SBE 3:2 mode and FIX SBE 1:0 mode will be deprecated on 2026-09-25. Both modes are being retired 6 months after being marked as deprecated per policy, and the production-facing SBE and FIX SBE lifecycle documentation has been updated accordingly.
Deribit has launched the largest perpetual contract product expansion in its history, initially rolling out over 90 new USDC-settled contracts covering five major market categories: cryptocurrencies, listed stocks and ETFs, commodities, the COIN50 index, and Anthropic and OpenAI pre-IPO markets.
OKX plans to merge USD and USDC spot order books into a unified order book to improve liquidity, narrow spreads, and optimize execution quality. Users must migrate open orders and trading bots for USD trading pairs to corresponding USDC pairs between September 23 and 30, 2026. After the migration window closes from 03:00 to 04:00 ET on September 30, the USD order book will be officially deactivated.
HKEX announced that on the first day of listing of SHEIN Global Holdings Limited (stock code: 625) on the HKEX securities market on September 1, 2026, weekly and monthly options on its stock will be launched simultaneously, issuers will be permitted to issue SHEIN derivative warrants on the listing day, and SHEIN stock will be added to the designated securities list for short selling.
FINRA has issued Regulatory Notice 26-16, amending TRACE rules to extend the proprietary trading indicator, previously applicable only to non-member affiliate transactions, to member affiliate transactions. The voluntary compliance period for this amendment begins August 31, 2026, with a mandatory effective date of August 2, 2027. The rule text is available in the FINRA Online Manual.
HKEX has announced an optimization of the methodology for the HKEX Tech 100 Index, adjusting constituent stock eligibility, listing history requirements and weighting rules, adding industry-level weight caps, and expanding coverage of emerging technology trends such as the artificial intelligence value chain. This optimization and related constituent stock adjustments will take effect after market close on September 11, 2026, and will be officially implemented on September 14, 2026. Launched in December 2025, the index is a broad-based benchmark for Hong Kong's technology sector.
OKX will delist GODS, PRCL, and DUCK spot trading pairs in accordance with the platform's token delisting/hiding guidelines. USDⓈ- and EUR-denominated pairs will be delisted from 08:00 to 10:00 UTC on August 14, 2026, and USDT-denominated pairs will be delisted from 08:00 to 10:00 UTC on August 17, 2026.
OKX will list the GRVT/USD spot trading pair at 15:00 UTC on July 30, 2026, to support the development of the USD ecosystem and meet users' diverse trading needs. Users can check the availability of this token or product in their region within the OKX app.
OKX will list the AEON/USD spot trading pair at 12:00 UTC on July 27, 2026. This move aims to support the USD ecosystem and meet users' diversified trading needs. Users can check the availability of corresponding tokens or products in their region within the OKX app.