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Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And Scoach Switzerland: January 2013

Date 01/02/2013

In January 2013, turnover on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland totalled CHF 90.8 billion. This corresponds to a 50.3% increase over the previous month and a plus of 14.6% over January 2012. The number of transactions likewise reported a strong increase, up by 52.0% over the previous month to 2,947,832 and up by 5.9% over January 2012. The SMI gained ground of 8.3% compared to the end of 2012, which represents its biggest advance at the start of a year since 1997.

The Options Industry Council Announces January Options Volume Rises 7.7 Percent On Strongest Volume Since May

Date 01/02/2013

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that 361,071,621 total options contracts were traded in January. That is a 7.65 percent increase from January last year when 335,399,999 contracts were traded, and the highest monthly volume since May 2012.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 5 - 2013

Date 01/02/2013

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 5 - 2013. 

Average Daily Volume Of 8.7 Million Contracts At Eurex Group In January

Date 01/02/2013

In January 2013, the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 8.7 million contracts (January 2012: 8.2 million). Of those, 5.9 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (January 2012: 5.5 million), and 2.7 million contracts were at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE) (January 2012: 2.7 million). In total, 188.2 million contracts were traded, thereof 129.9 million at Eurex and 58.2 million at the ISE.

Nordic Growth Market NGM AB: January Turnover Exceeds 2.8 Billion SEK (330 Million Euro) At NGM

Date 01/02/2013

Nordic Growth Market NGM generated a total turnover which exceeded 2.8 billion SEK (330 million Euro) for January 2013, an increase of 44 percent compared to last month’s turnover. The total turnover is based on NGM’s three markets; Sweden, Finland and Norway.

NASDAQ OMX Nordic - Trading Statistics January 2013

Date 01/02/2013

NASDAQ OMX today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic and Baltic markets.

ESMA Issues Guidelines On Market-Making And Primary Dealer Exemptions

Date 01/02/2013

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final Guidelines and a Feedback Statement on the Exemption for market making activities and primary market operations under the Short Selling Regulation.  The Guidelines are aimed at providing market participants and national supervisors with clarity on the criteria to be met to benefit from a market making exemption, and the conditions to be used in assessing the notifications.

January Statistics Report From The NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchanges

Date 01/02/2013

Share Trading

The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 2.2 billion, compared to EUR 2.0 billion during the past 12-month period. The average number of trades per trading day was 309,144, compared to 318,345 during the past 12-month period. The total market cap of listed companies at NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange amounted to EUR 808 billion, compared to EUR 700 billion in January 2012.

EEX Halves Transaction Fees For CO2 Spot Market

Date 01/02/2013

European Energy Exchange (EEX) is cutting transaction fees for trading and clearing of Emission Allowances on the Secondary Spot Market from 6 Euro/1,000 tonnes CO2 to 3 Euro/1,000 tonnes CO2 with immediate effect. Thereby, EEX is enhancing its competitiveness on the spot secondary market for CO2 allowances.

The Spanish Stock Exchange Traded €67.75 Billion In January

Date 01/02/2013

• In January the trading volume in ETFs was up 70% from the previous  month
• Derivatives trading in January was 4.8 million contracts, down 13.4%  from the same month in 2012
• The trading volume in the warrants and certificates market in  January was up 40% from the preceding month
• Corporate Debt trading reached €153.41 billion in January, down 61%  from January 2012.