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14 OctWed
  1. English translation is being prepared.28

    Private Fund Product Filings Surge 34% in First Three Quarters of the Year, 9 Quantitative Private Fund Managers with Over 10 Billion AUM File More Than 100 Products Each

    Domestic private fund product filings increased 34% year-over-year in the first three quarters of this year, with 9 quantitative private funds managing over 10 billion RMB each filing more than 100 products. The rapid expansion of filings in the quantitative private fund industry is driving changes in the capital landscape of the private fund sector.

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  2. HKEX: Press Releases31

    HKEX Core Climate Completes First Cross-Border Pilot for Green Certificates and Carbon Allowances

    HKEX announced that its Core Climate platform has completed the first cross-border pilot for green certificates and carbon allowances. Fifteen enterprises participated in the green certificate pilot, trading approximately 100,000 green certificates in total. HKEX also signed a cooperation agreement with the Guangzhou Power Exchange to explore the commercial launch of green certificate trading in Hong Kong. This carbon allowance pilot marks the first cross-border settlement between domestic and international carbon exchanges, strengthening the connectivity of green and carbon markets in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

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  3. News Search: Domestic Futures Exchange Rules24

    SHFE and INE Adjust Price Limits, Margin Requirements, and Trading Limits for Fuel Oil, Crude Oil, and Other Futures Contracts

    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.

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  5. Bank for International Settlements BIS: Research papers45

    Money and the Architecture of Trust

    This research paper, published by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), is based on the credit theory of money. Starting from payment as a fundamental monetary behavior, it outlines four core tensions in the operation of the monetary system and proposes that money is essentially an institutional achievement sustained by trust. The paper applies this framework to the analysis of gold, Bitcoin, and stablecoins. The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the BIS or its member central banks.

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  6. Anthropic News20

    Anthropic Opens Singapore Office and Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Singapore Government

    Anthropic opened an office in Singapore, its fifth in the Asia-Pacific region, and signed a memorandum of understanding with Singapore's Ministry of Digital Development and Information. The two sides will cooperate in areas such as AI safety, model evaluation, and responsible AI implementation. Singapore is one of Anthropic's most active global markets, and Claude has been deployed in multiple local sectors including government, finance, and technology.

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  7. Google DeepMind33

    How Google DeepMind Is Developing Gemini 4 Argon Responsibly and Safely

    Google DeepMind is advancing the widespread deployment of Gemini 4 Argon while expanding the coverage of trusted cyber defenders in the Fairwind Program. The model solved all 12 scenarios in end-to-end simulated cyberattack tests, a significant improvement from 5 in the previous generation. Its refusal rate for violating requests nearly doubled compared to the previous generation, and violations accounted for only 2% of attempts in coding benchmark tests.

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  8. Federal Reserve: Monetary Policy22

    Federal Reserve Board Releases Minutes of Discount Rate Meetings for August 17, September 9, and September 16, 2026

    On October 13, 2026, the Federal Reserve Board released the minutes of its discount rate meetings held on August 17, September 9, and September 16, 2026. The minutes disclose the Board's deliberations and determination of the discount rate provided to depository institutions through the discount window. This rate-setting process is independent of the Federal Open Market Committee's process for setting the target range for the federal funds rate.

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  10. Google DeepMind43

    Google DeepMind Releases Gemini 4 Argon: Built for Solving Highly Challenging Complex Problems

    Google DeepMind officially released the frontier large model Gemini 4 Argon on October 13, 2026, available globally to developers, enterprises, researchers, and consumers. The model ranks first on the Vals Index benchmark, with input token pricing at $2 per million and output tokens at $10 per million, with a 95% discount for cached input tokens. It has already been deployed in multiple practical applications across engineering optimization, quantum chemistry, cybersecurity, and other fields.

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  11. Hong Kong Monetary Authority: Press Releases32

    Hong Kong Monetary Authority releases the Exchange Fund Analytical Account as of end-September 2026

    The Hong Kong Monetary Authority released the Exchange Fund Analytical Account as of end-September 2026. During the month, the Exchange Fund’s external assets decreased by HK$76.7 billion to HK$3,576.0 billion, the monetary base was HK$2,090.2 billion, claims on the private sector in Hong Kong were HK$473.0 billion, and external liabilities were HK$135.3 billion. The account is released in accordance with the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard, and the release schedule for the full year 2027 has also been announced.

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  12. Hong Kong Monetary Authority: Press Releases32

    HKMA Welcomes Official Launch of the Chongqing-Hong Kong Cross-Border Data Verification Platform

    The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced on October 14 the official launch of the Chongqing-Hong Kong Cross-Border Data Verification Platform (CQ-HK DVP), jointly promoted by the HKMA and relevant Chongqing authorities. Leveraging blockchain technology and hash-based data encoding, the platform enables verification of customer-submitted data without cross-border transmission or storage of original documents. Initially focused on cross-border financial scenarios, it supports verification of northbound and southbound data flows for banks in Chongqing and Hong Kong, serving a range of banking services such as account opening and loan applications for customers in both regions.

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  13. FINRA: Regulatory Notices24

    FINRA Issues Regulatory Notice 26-18: Shortening the Waiting Period for Re-Taking Qualification Exams

    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.

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  14. Hong Kong Monetary Authority: Press Releases25

    The Hong Kong Monetary Authority will hold a top-up tender for 10-year HK-dollar government agency bonds on October 21, 2026.

    The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, on behalf of the Hong Kong SAR Government, announced that it will hold a top-up tender for 10-year HK-dollar government agency bonds on October 21, 2026. The underlying security is the existing bond with code 10GB3507001, with an issuance size of HK$1.25 billion and settlement on October 22, 2026. The bond carries a coupon of 3.17%, payable semi-annually, and matures on July 24, 2035. The tender is open only to designated primary dealers under the Government Bond Programme, with a minimum bid amount in multiples of HK$50,000.

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  15. Hong Kong Monetary Authority: Press Releases24

    HKMA to hold tapering tender for 3-year HKD HKSAR institutional government bonds on October 21, 2026

    On behalf of the HKSAR Government, the HKMA announced that it will hold a tender for 3-year HKD institutional government bonds on October 21, 2026, through a tapering issuance of existing 5-year government bonds (issue number 05GB2912001, stock code 4284), with settlement on October 22, 2026. The tender size is HKD 750 million, with a coupon rate of 3.23% per annum, payable semi-annually, and a maturity date of December 5, 2029. The tender is open only to designated primary dealers under the Infrastructure Bonds Program, with a minimum tender amount of HKD 50,000 or multiples thereof.

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13 OctTue
  3. CFA Institute Research and Policy Center: Publications49

    How Investors Can Evaluate AI Heat Risk Models Used in Company Valuations

    When evaluating AI heat risk models used in company valuations, investors should focus on whether they fully cover the entire transmission chain from heat hazards to asset exposure, operational sensitivity, financial impact, and ultimately valuation. Existing heat risk estimates from different institutions show significant discrepancies and often omit key impact dimensions such as employee productivity. Investors can reference the case of Électricité de France (EDF) and require companies to disclose quantifiable operational thresholds, financial sensitivities, and adaptation costs to determine whether heat-related losses are already reflected in company value.

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  4. QuantLib：GitHub Releases49

    QuantLib 1.44 Released

    QuantLib 1.44 has been officially released, available for download as both QuantLib-1.44.tar.gz and QuantLib-1.44.zip. This version removes features deprecated in version 1.39, adds several new features, and deprecates a batch of features that will be removed in a future version (expected to be 1.49). This version can still be tested with Visual C++ 2017, but subsequent versions may no longer support this compiler.

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  5. Robot Wealth51

    Core Questions That Change Trading Mindset: Exploring the Advantages of Independent Traders and Starting Approaches

    Author Kris Longmore shares content from his 72-minute interview on The Algorithmic Advantage podcast, looking back on an early experience at a Sydney traders' meetup where he was unable to answer a proprietary trader's question about his own trading edge. He later joined that proprietary firm as a researcher and partner, and summarized relevant insights after leaving to trade independently.

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  6. Quantocracy32

    Quantocracy Latest Quantitative Research Links Roundup (October 12, 2026)

    Quantocracy compiled recent quantitative content on October 12, 2026, covering an introduction to Quant Observer, a quantitative tools directory platform; a historical effectiveness analysis of excess returns from insider buying; a backtest of volatility clustering effects in S&P 500 constituents from 2006 to 2025; a guide to building a multi-asset, multi-timeframe trading pipeline; and AI answers on the replicability of empirical finance research.

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  7. Federal Register: CFTC rules and notices53

    CFTC Proposes Regulatory Rules for Crypto Asset Trading and Markets, Clarifying the Boundaries for Determining the Commodity Attributes of Crypto Assets

    The CFTC has released proposed rules for "Regulation of Crypto Asset Trading" and "Regulation of Crypto Asset Markets," clarifying that, except for compliant payment stablecoins as defined by the GENIUS Act, other crypto assets generally meet the definition of commodities under the Commodity Exchange Act.

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  8. Hong Kong Monetary Authority: Press Releases25

    HKMA Announces Results of October 13 Exchange Fund Bills Tender and October 20 Tender Arrangements

    The HKMA has announced the results of the October 13 tender for two issues of Exchange Fund Bills. Issue Q2641 received HK$205.533 billion in tenders, with HK$71.151 billion allotted at an average accepted yield of 2.82%; Issue H2670 received HK$64.930 billion in tenders, with HK$19.0 billion allotted at an average accepted yield of 3.15%. A tender for three issues of Exchange Fund Bills will be held on October 20, with a total planned issuance of HK$84.147 billion.

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12 OctMon
  2. Alpha Architect68

    LLM Replication Pipeline Examines 1,328 Top Empirical Finance Papers: Reproducible In-Sample but Substantially Decayed Out-of-Sample

    Alpha Architect interprets Dmitriy Muravyev's 2026 working paper, which uses an in-house LLM replication pipeline to reconstruct the core results of 1,328 papers published in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Financial Studies between 2000 and 2020, of which 1,005 were eligible for subsequent out-of-sample testing.

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  3. CFA Institute Research and Policy Center: Publications41

    Where Have All the Portfolio Managers' LLMs Gone?

    Most portfolio managers and analysts in the investment industry have not yet adopted large language models in their daily work, with only a few well-resourced large institutions having implemented them. The article notes that LLMs can improve investment decision hit rates and long-term productivity, and that current barriers to adoption stem primarily from non-technical factors such as organizational processes, incentive structures, and psychological safety.

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  4. HKEX: Press Releases30

    HKEX and S&P Dow Jones Indices Launch S&P 500 and HKEX Tech 100 Index

    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.

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  5. HKEX: Press Releases65

    HKEX to Launch 12 Stock Options with Both Weekly and Monthly Expirations on November 9, 2026

    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.

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  6. AQR: Research38

    Misconceptions About Tax-Aware Long-Short Strategies: The Misleading Analogy to Direct Indexing (Part 3)

    AQR has released the third part of its research series on tax-aware long-short (TA LS) strategies, clarifying two common misconceptions. As an active investment strategy, TA LS deliberately retains tracking error to express alpha models and capture excess returns and tax deferral benefits, rather than minimizing tracking error like direct indexing. Portfolio construction for TA LS requires balancing expected returns, risk, costs, and taxes, rather than simply realizing capital losses or deferring capital gains.

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11 OctSun
  1. Moontower54

    Moontower Launches Verticals Workflow for Scanning Vertical Spreads and Comparing Volatility-Adjusted Returns Across Underlying Assets

    Moontower has released the Verticals workflow, which allows directional traders to scan across underlying assets for the most cost-effective vertical spreads at a given displacement. Users can select the expiration date and displacements of ±0.5, ±1, or ±1.5 standard deviations. The system calculates the target strike price based on the underlying asset's own volatility surface and returns the tightest vertical spread constructed from adjacent strikes, which will be fully in-the-money if the stock price reaches the target at expiration.

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  2. Quantocracy24

    Quantocracy's Latest Quantitative Research Link Roundup as of October 10, 2026

    Quantocracy has released its latest roundup of quantitative research links as of October 10, 2026, featuring four related research pieces. It notes that the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield closed at 5.60% in the first week of October, the highest level since 2002; the remaining content covers research discussions on momentum portfolio development, pre-market patterns, and market stop-loss hunting.

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10 OctSat
  1. vectorbt：GitHub Releases22

    vectorbt v1.1.2 Released

    vectorbt v1.1.2 has been released. This update fixes multiple functional defects, including the isclose helper function returning True for any finite number, NaN consistency issues in is_sorted_nb, portfolio NaN trade plotting marker handling, ignored NaN returns in cond_value_at_risk, and intraday time retention during NumPy datetime64 conversion.

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9 OctFri
  1. SEC: Press Release48

    SEC proposes expanding the range of securities eligible for cross trades by registered funds

    On October 9, 2026, the SEC released a proposed rule to amend Rule 17a-7 on cross trades under the Investment Company Act of 1940, restoring cross-trading permission for most fixed-income securities, while optimizing rule conditions such as pricing and oversight, and requiring registered funds engaging in cross trades to submit aggregated reports on related trading activities. The proposal will be published on SEC.gov and in the Federal Register, with a 60-day public comment period following publication.

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  2. CFA Institute Research and Policy Center: Publications47

    401(k) Investment Menu Costs Decline While Quality Improves

    Analysis of 401(k) plan filings from 2013 to 2023 by the CFA Institute Research and Policy Center shows that the average expense ratio of 401(k) investment menus fell from 0.69% to 0.39%, with declines in both active and index fund fees, and the fee gap between small and large plans has essentially closed. Fund quality also improved over the same period, with the weighted average of Morningstar Medalist ratings rising from 3.45 to 3.85, and lower-cost funds often receiving higher ratings.

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  4. Aswath Damodaran：Musings on Markets51

    Damodaran: AI Capital Expenditure Effects Emerge, US Stocks Remain Supported Despite Rising Treasury Yields in September

    New York University Professor Aswath Damodaran reviewed the performance of US stocks in September 2026: the 10-year US Treasury yield rose from 4.75% to 5.29% during the month, an increase of 54 basis points, placing it in the top 10% of 770 monthly changes since 1962. Despite this, the total market capitalization of US stocks still increased by $2.5 trillion during the month, with nearly $1.5 trillion of that increase coming from the technology sector.

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  5. FINRA: Regulatory Notices43

    FINRA Issues Regulatory Notice 26-17, Approving Amendments to FINRA Rule 4515.01 Regarding Investment Adviser Batch Order Allocations

    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.

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8 OctThu
  1. Kraken Blog19

    Kraken Lists ZCHF for Trading

    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.

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  3. Alpha Architect69

    How Tail Risk Projects Survive the Waiting Period: From Two Failure Cases to an Eight-Step Due Diligence Framework

    This article treats the holding costs, behavioral pressures, and governance burdens of tail risk hedging during calm periods as design constraints rather than post-hoc inconveniences. The authors first break down three types of "bleeding" sources: direct holding costs, opportunity costs, and evaluation pressure, and provide a table of cumulative sleeve losses for different annualized carry rates over 3 to 15 years, as well as a table of portfolio-level annual drag converted by sleeve weight.

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