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CBOE Holdings Reports All-Time Record Trading Volume In October

Date 03/11/2014

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) reported today that trading volume for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) and C2 Options ExchangeSM (C2SM) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures ExchangeSM (CFE®) set an all-time monthly record of 163.08 million contracts in October. Average daily volume (ADV) was a record 7.09 million contracts, a 29-percent increase from October 2013 and a 37-percent increase from September 2014. The new ADV record surpasses CBOE Holdings’ previous ADV high of 6.65 million contracts in August 2011.

NZX Gender Diversity 3rd Quarter 2014 Statistics

Date 03/11/2014

Under Listing Rule 10.4.5(j) NZSX listed companies (excluding overseas companies) are required to include in their Annual Report quantitative data on the gender breakdown of the Directors and Officers at the financial year end and including comparative figures for the prior financial year end.

Bio-Rad Laboratories Resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigation And Agrees To Pay $14.35 Million Penalty

Date 03/11/2014

A California-based medical diagnostics and life sciences manufacturing and sales company, Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. (Bio-Rad), has agreed to pay a $14.35 million penalty to resolve allegations that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by falsifying its books and records and failing to implement adequate internal controls in connection with sales it made in Russia.

OCC: Cybersecurity Assessment General Observations And Statement

Date 03/11/2014

Summary

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council1 (FFIEC), on behalf of its members, today released the “FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment General Observations” and the “Cybersecurity Threat and Vulnerability Monitoring and Sharing Statement.” These documents address findings from the 2014 Cybersecurity Assessment pilot examination work program. These documents also encourage regulated financial institutions to participate in the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC). 

BM&FBOVESPA To Have New Trading Hours As Of November 03, 2014 For Contracts That Reference Commodities

Date 03/11/2014

Due to the end of daylight saving time in the U.S. on November 02, 2014, new trading hours will come into effect as of November 03, 2014 for some Futures and Option Contracts and Structured Transactions that reference Commodities.

Statement Of Assistant Secretary For Economic Policy Karen Dynan For The Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee (TBAC) Of The Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)

Date 03/11/2014

Economic conditions continued to strengthen in the third quarter, led by healthy private-sector demand.  The labor market improved further, with the unemployment rate declining to a six-year low of 5.9 percent in September.  A consensus of private-sector forecasters expects the economy to expand at a solid pace through the end of next year amid continued recovery in the labor market, higher household wealth and income, increased lending, and ongoing recovery in the housing market. 

BATS Global Markets Sets U.S. Equities, Options October Market Share Records; Europe Has Best Month Of 2014 - 21.4% U.S. Equities Market Share - 6.5% U.S. Options Market Share - 22.3% European Equities Market Share

Date 03/11/2014

BATS Global Markets (BATS) today reported October highlights including new monthly market share records of 21.4% in U.S. equities and 6.5% in U.S. options.

OneChicago Announces October 2014 Trading Volume

Date 03/11/2014

• Year-to-Date 2014 Trading Volume Up 13% as Compared to the First 10 Months of 2013
• Average October Block Trade Size was 308 (30,800 share equivalent)

Direct Edge Trading Notice #14-46: EDGX To Delay Opening Process And Halt Re-Opening Process

Date 03/11/2014

Please be advised that as a result of today’s inbound market data issue on the EDGX Exchange, the Exchange has delayed implementation of the enhanced Opening Process and Halt Re-Opening Process that would accommodate quote-only openings on primary listing markets, as detailed in Direct Edge Trading Notices #14-38 and #14-44. We will communicate an updated release date once it becomes available.

S&P DJI Commentary Market Attributes: Correlation & Dispersion Index Dashboard

Date 03/11/2014

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