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ICE Futures U.S. Sets Daily Volume Records In Mini MSCI Complex

Date 15/12/2014

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that ICE Futures U.S. achieved a daily volume record in the mini MSCI Index futures complex and a daily volume record in the mini MSCI All Country World Index Net Total Return future on December 12, 2014.

SEC Charges New Orleans-Based Energy Company And Executives With Fraudulent Stock Manipulation - Houston-Based Attorney Charged With Facilitating Scheme In Gatekeeper Role

Date 15/12/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a New Orleans-based oil-and-gas company and five executives with running a stock trading scheme in which they claimed to have struck oil in Belize in order to manipulate the price of the company’s stock as they illegally sold restricted shares to the public.

TMX Group Limited Announces Release Date For Q4 2014 Financial Results And Analyst Conference Call

Date 15/12/2014

TMX Group Limited will announce its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014 in the evening of Tuesday, February 3, 2015. An analyst conference call to review the results will be held at 8:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, February 4, 2015.

SEC Charges Massachusetts-Based Scientific Instruments Manufacturer With FCPA Violations

Date 15/12/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Billerica, Mass.-based global manufacturer of scientific instruments with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by providing non-business related travel and improper payments to various Chinese government officials in an effort to win business.

Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority - Finansinspektionen - And Financial Stability

Date 15/12/2014

Financial stability is the ability of the financial system to uphold its core functions in changing economic conditions. Besides resilience of the financial system, FI has been given responsibility for counteracting imbalances on the credit market.

CFTC Requests Public Comment On Related Applications Submitted By LedgerX, LLC For Registration As A Derivatives Clearing Organization And Swap Execution Facility

Date 15/12/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is asking for public comment on related applications submitted by LedgerX, LLC (LedgerX), for registration as a derivatives clearing organization and registration as a swap execution facility. LedgerX plans to list and clear fully collateralized, physically settled options on bitcoin. Comments should be submitted on or before January 30, 2015.

MIAX Options Christmas And New Year’s Holiday Schedule

Date 15/12/2014

Please be advised the MIAX Options Exchange will have an abbreviated trading session on Wednesday, December 24, 2014.  All Option Classes will close 3 hours early. 

Deutsche Börse Increases Share In Tradegate

Date 15/12/2014

Deutsche Börse AG is exercising call options on shares in Tradegate AG, thereby increasing its stake in Tradegate AG from approximately 5 per cent to almost 15 per cent. 

Rakuten Securities Joins Trading Technologies’ MultiBroker Platform

Date 15/12/2014

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a provider of highperformance professional trading software, today announced Rakuten　Securities, Inc. (Rakuten) is now a participating broker in TT's global MultiBroker service. Customers may select and route orders to Rakuten through TT’s high-performance global trading network, which provides direct market access (DMA) to 40 markets across five continents.

November 2014 FIF Market Share Report - Executive Summary

Date 15/12/2014

U.S. Equities Market Share

• Share volumes traded across Tape A, B, and C totaled 117.2 billion shares, a decrease of 34.8% monthly, and a decrease of 0.6% annually.
• NYSE-listed securities share volume was 63.7 billion shares, a decrease of 32.2% monthly and a decrease of 0.1% annually.
• Share volume in NASDAQ-listed securities was 33.0 billion shares, a 34.2% monthly decrease and 8.0% annual decrease.