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CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 02/05/2014

The current reports for the week of April 29, 2014 are now available.

FINRA Rule Change To Limit Self-Trading Approved

Date 02/05/2014

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is pleased to announce the SEC's recent approval of a FINRA rule change to limit self-trading. This change to FINRA Rule 5210 requires firms to have policies and procedures in place that are reasonably designed to review their trading activity for, and prevent, a pattern or practice of self-trades resulting from orders originating from a single algorithm or trading desk, or related algorithms or trading desks.

ISE Holdings Reports Business Activity For April 2014

Date 02/05/2014

• ISE and ISE Gemini™ combined represent 17.1% of equity options market share, excluding dividend trades.
• ISE and ISE Gemini reported a combined ADV of 2.6 million contracts.     
• Dividend trades made up 1.2% of industry volume in April 2014.

TMXmoney Mobile Offers Comprehensive Financial Tools And Information Optimized For Mobile Devices

Date 02/05/2014

TMX Datalinx™, TMX Group's information services division, today announced the launch of a new mobile version of its financial portal TMXmoney®.

BM&FBOVESPA: 3ª Previews For The Ibovespa Theoretical Portfolio Valid From May/Aug. 2014

Date 02/05/2014

The table below shows the 3ª preview for the Ibovespa theoretical portfolio, which will be valid from January to May/Aug. 2014.

This estimate is based on the trading session of 04/30/2014.

Parent Subsidiaries Directive, Financial Transaction Tax And In-Depth Reviews 2014 On The ECOFIN Agenda

Date 02/05/2014

A proposal for an amended Directive on the common system of taxation applicable in the case of parent companies and subsidiaries of different Member States, a proposal for a Directive implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of Financial Transaction Tax, the In-Depth Reviews 2014 in the context of the Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure and the follow-up to the international finance meetings last month in Washington D.C. are the main topics of the ECOFIN Council on 6 May, under the presidency of the Greek Minister of Finance, Yannis Stournaras.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For The Week Ended 2 May 2014

Date 02/05/2014

The market opened for four trading sessions this week as the Federal Government of Nigeria declared Thursday 1st May, 2014 (May Day) as public holiday to mark Workers’ Day Celebrations.

OCC Wins Gold For The Best Annual Report At The FCS Portfolio Awards

Date 02/05/2014

OCC announced today that its 2012 annual report won top honors taking the Gold for the best annual report at the 2014 FCS Portfolio Awards presented by the Financial Communications Society in New York City on May 1, 2014.

SEC Issues Partial Stay Of Conflict Minerals Rules

Date 02/05/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued an order staying the effective date for compliance with the portions of Exchange Act Rule 13p-1 and Form SD that would require statements by issuers that the Court of Appeals held would violate the First Amendment (see Nat’l Ass’n of Mfrs. v. SEC, No. 13-5252, D.C. Cir., Apr. 14, 2014).

Federal Court Freezes Assets Of EJS Capital Management, LLC, Alex Vladimir Ekdeshman And Edward J. Servider And Relief Defendants In CFTC Action Charging Misappropriation Of Nearly $2 Million In Ongoing Forex Fraud Scheme - Defendant Ekdeshman Also Charged With Violating Federal Court Order

Date 02/05/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that The Honorable Kevin P. Castel of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, on May 1, 2014, entered a restraining order freezing assets and prohibiting the destruction or concealment of books and records of Defendants EJS Capital Management, LLC (EJS), Alex Vladimir Ekdeshman of Holmdel, N.J., and Edward J. Servider of Staten Island, N.Y (collectively Defendants), and of Relief Defendants Alisa Ekdeshman of Holmdel, N.J. (Ekdeshman’s wife),Executive Services of Florida LLC, Executive Management Services of Montana Inc., andMichael Vilner of Sunny Isles Beach, Fla.