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Dubai Financial Market Market Holiday

Date 23/05/2014

On the occasion of Al Isra Wa Al Miraj, it has been decided that Sunday, 25 May 2014 is an official holiday for the market and will resume on Monday 26 May 2014

Stock Market Performance Report Of Shenzhen Stock Exchange In 2013

Date 23/05/2014

Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) releases market performance reports annually for the main purpose of providing a quantitative reference for regulators’ institutional building and investors’ investment activities on an on-going basis.

Acting CFTC Chairman Mark Wetjen Announces Three Actions To Protect Liquidity For Certain End-Users, Further Consider Certain Hedging Practices, And Promote Trading On SEFs And DCMs

Date 23/05/2014

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) Acting Chairman Mark Wetjen and Commissioner Scott O’Malia today announced three actions to benefit utility special entities, further consider certain hedging practices for commercial market participants, and promote end-user trading on swap execution facilities (SEFs) and designated contract markets (DCMs).

Top Exchange And Clearinghouse Leaders To Assemble In Moscow, Russia For WFE-IOMA Annual Derivatives Conference

Date 23/05/2014

Exchanges and clearinghouse leaders will assemble in Moscow next week for the World Federation of Exchanges’ (WFE) 31st annual derivatives conference, the International Options Market Association (IOMA).  The conference, which will take place 26-28 May, will be a forum for the discussion of key regulatory issues affecting the global derivatives landscape.  The WFE-IOMA conference will also partner again this year with the Global Association of Central Counterparties, (CCP12) to offer a half-day of combined sessions that will focus on the new challenges facing the clearing markets.

FIF Capacity Statistics For April 2014: Two New Record Peaks: SIAC OPRA & BATS Options MCASTPITCH AGG

Date 22/05/2014

This month’s bulletin from the Financial Information Forum (FIF) finds that SIAC OPRA was up 18% to 7,945,060 mps over the 1 second interval.

ISE Launches Do Not Trade Through Functionality for Multi-Legged Orders

Date 22/05/2014

ISE announced today the launch of Do Not Trade Through (DNTT) functionality, a new price protection for multi-legged orders. Orders marked as DNTT will only trade at or better than the National Best Bid or Offer (NBBO) on each leg of the multi-legged order, including option and stock legs. DNTT orders do not trade through away market prices on any leg. ISE is the only exchange to offer this protection for both incoming and resting multi-legged orders.

CBOE Holdings, Inc. Announces 2014 Annual Meeting Results

Date 22/05/2014

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced the stockholder voting results from its 2014 Annual Meeting held today.

SEC Announces Latest Charges In Joint Law Enforcement Effort Uncovering Penny Stock Schemes

Date 22/05/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the latest in a series of cases against microcap companies, officers, and promoters arising out of a joint law enforcement investigation to unearth penny stock schemes with roots in South Florida.

TMX Group's TMX Quantum XA Trading Engine Wins Outstanding Product Achievement Award

Date 22/05/2014

TMX Group is proud to announce that its new high performance equity trading engine, TMX Quantum XA™ received the "Sprott School of Business at Carleton University Outstanding Product Achievement Award" at the 29th Annual CATAAlliance Innovation and Leadership Awards last night in Ottawa. The award recognizes a Canadian organization for outstanding achievement in technology engineering and the development of a world-class product which enhances Canada's international reputation for innovation and excellence.

CFTC Wins Fraud Trial Against Hunter Wise Related Precious Metals Firms And Their Owners

Date 22/05/2014

• Federal court orders fred jager, harold e. Martin, jr. And the hunter wise companies to pay over $108 million in restitution and penalties
• Court calls fraudulent conduct “repeated, callous and blatant”