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Commission Statement Regarding Decision In Koch v. SEC - The Commission, Oct. 9, 2015

Date 09/10/2015

In its July 14, 2015 decision in Koch et al. v. SEC (No. 14-1134), the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted in part a petition for review of a Commission order imposing sanctions for violations of the securities laws.  The court held in relevant part that the portion of the order imposing bars from association with municipal advisors and nationally recognized statistical rating organizations was impermissibly retroactive, and the court therefore vacated those bars.  Congress first authorized the Commission to impose those associational bars in the Dodd-Frank Act, which was enacted on July 21, 2010.  In Koch, all the conduct at issue pre-dated the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, and the court held that applying those provisions to such conduct would be impermissibly retroactive.  The Commission has determined not to seek further review of that decision.

Trayport’s Monthly European Commodities Report September 2015: Volumes up - Brokers Gain In Key Markets - API2 Record Volumes - TTF Gains On NBP

Date 09/10/2015

September marks the end of the third quarter and the end of the summer hiatus that traditionally hits the European Energy markets through July and August, and volumes were up almost across the board. Total monthly contracts traded in September hit 5.9 million, up 14% vs. Aug-15. Within this, all commodity groupings except UK Gas saw volumes rise MoM. Emissions saw the largest gain, up 82% MoM, with Euro Power up 36%, UK Power up 29%, Coal up 25% and Euro Gas up 5%. Amidst these increasing volumes at group level, API2 posted a record volume month with 347 million metric tonnes traded, while French Power and Italian Power both recorded their second largest volumes since our records started.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 09/10/2015

The current reports for the week of October 6, 2015 are now available.

BlackRock ETP Landscape Industry Highlights September 2015 - Short Term Bonds Boost Flows

Date 09/10/2015

The BlackRock ETP Landscape Industry Highlights series of reports provide commentary on the global Exchange Traded Product (ETP) industry. 

BATS Global Markets Reports Strong U.S. Equities And Options - Market Share In September; Record Market Share In U.S. ETF Trading - Remains On Track To Launch Second U.S. Options Market, EDGX Options, On November 2nd

Date 09/10/2015

BATS Global Markets (BATS) today reported September data and highlights including record market share in its U.S. options and U.S. exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading businesses.

Larry Tabb Says "Hillary's Plan To Save Wall Street Could Harm Main Street"

Date 09/10/2015

While many of the planks in Hillary Clinton’s plan to avoid the next crash on Wall Street have already been rolled out as part of Dodd-Frank or are in the process of being implemented, her proposal shared yesterday on Bloomberg View includes a few wild cards.  Depending on how they are implemented, they could have very negative impacts not just on the financial markets, our pensions and retirement plans – but on Main Street as well.

BATS Reports Strong U.S. Options Market Share In September Company On Schedule To Launch EDGX Options On November 2 nd - BZX Options Remains Market Leader In Single-Leg Options With 17.5% Market Share

Date 09/10/2015

BATS Global Markets today reported September volume, market share, and monthly highlights for its U.S. options business, which recorded its best month on record with 11.0% market share vs. 5.8% a year ago.

Borsa İstanbul VIOP Meets With US Investors At The 3rd Annual Trading Asia Symposium 2015

Date 09/10/2015

Borsa İstanbul will meet with US investors at the  “3rd Annual Trading Asia Symposium 2015” to discuss the current trends in major Asian markets. The symposium at Chicago Hilton will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 10:00 am.

EBA Extends Deadlines For Comments On Templates And Instructions Of The QIS On The Definition Of Default

Date 09/10/2015

In response to requests received from representatives of the industry, the EBA has decided to extend the period for expressing views and comments on the templates and instructions of the Qualitative Impact Assessment (QIS) on the definition of default. Concerned parties can send their comments to EBA-DoD@eba.europa.eu by Monday 19 October 2015.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Stock Market Report For October 9th, 2015

Date 09/10/2015

EQUITIES

A turnover of 1.390 billion shares worth N12.170 billion in 14,821 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of The Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.666 billion shares valued at N14.057 billion that exchanged hands last week in 14,003 deals.