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NASDAQ Announces End-Of-Month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks As Of Settlement Date February 28, 2014

Date 11/03/2014

At the end of the settlement date of February 28, 2014, short interest in 2,175 NASDAQ Global MarketSMsecurities totaled 7,272,486,663 shares compared with 7,264,979,104 shares in 2,175 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of February 14, 2014. The end-of-February short interest represents 3.99 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.52 days for the prior reporting period.

CFTC Staff To Host A Public Roundtable To Discuss Risk Management Practices By Commodity Pool Operators

Date 11/03/2014

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that staff will hold a public roundtable on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., to discuss risk management practices by Commodity Pool Operators.

NYSE MKT Issues Short Interest Report

Date 11/03/2014

NYSE MKT (formerly known as NYSE Amex) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of February 28, 2014.

Keynote Address Of Acting CFTC Chairman Mark Wetjen To 39th Annual International Futures Industry Conference

Date 11/03/2014

Introduction

Good afternoon, I’d like to thank the Futures Industry Association for the invitation to speak today. Thank you, Walt, for that kind introduction. I’m pleased to be back at the conference this year. I see many familiar faces in the crowd.

SIFMA Statement On Housing Finance Reform Proposal

Date 11/03/2014

IFMA today issued the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA president and CEO, on the statement on the housing finance reform proposal issued today from Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson (D-SD) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID):

"Today's announcement is a positive development towards achieving the shared goal of establishing a more sustainable housing finance system.  Clarification of U.S. housing policy is critical to maximizing the ability of private capital to fund mortgage credit creation. SIFMA and our members will remain constructive partners in the effort to reform and revitalize our secondary mortgage market, and we commend Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson and Ranking Member Mike Crapo for their work on this important initiative."

SEC Charges Animal Feed Company And Top Executives In China And U.S. With Accounting Fraud - U.S.-Based Audit Committee Chair Charged For Complicity In Scheme

Date 11/03/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged an animal feed company and top executives with conducting a massive accounting fraud in which they repeatedly reported fake revenues from their China operations in order to meet financial targets and prop up the stock price.

SGX To Launch Options On China A50 Futures

Date 11/03/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) aims to launch SGX FTSE China A50 Index options in the third quarter of 2014 to cater to the risk management needs of global investors, and in response to supportive industry feedback. Subject to final regulatory approval, the new contract will be listed as options on the SGX FTSE China A50 Index futures (SGX China A50 futures).

SEC Launches Enforcement Cooperation Initiative For Municipal Issuers And Underwriters

Date 11/03/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a new cooperation initiative out of its Enforcement Division to encourage issuers and underwriters of municipal securities to self-report certain violations of the federal securities laws rather than wait for their violations to be detected.

FINRA Issues New Investor Alert, Bitcoin: More Than A Bit Risky

Date 11/03/2014

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a new investor alert called Bitcoin: More than a Bit Risky to caution investors that buying and using digital currency such as Bitcoin carry risks. While speculative trading in bitcoins carries significant risk, there is also the risk of fraud related to companies claiming to offer Bitcoin payment platforms and other Bitcoin-related products and services.

SGX Introduces RMB FX Futures

Date 11/03/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) will introduce a new set of Asian currency futures to expand its current suite of foreign exchange (FX) futures in the third quarter of 2014, subject to regulatory approval. The new Asian FX suite includes currency futures contracts on Chinese renminbi (RMB), Japanese yen and Thai baht follows closely after the initial launch of six FX futures contracts in November 2013, which have seen over US$1 billion in notional value traded in the four months since it began trading.