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Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency: Gary Whalen Named Deputy Comptroller For Economic And Policy Analysis

Date 03/04/2014

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that Dr. Gary Whalen has been appointed Deputy Comptroller for Economic and Policy Analysis effective April 6, 2014.

TMX Group Limited To Announce Financial Results For Q1 2014 On Friday, May 9, 2014

Date 03/04/2014

On Friday, May 9, 2014, TMX Group Limited will announce its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. An analyst conference call to review the results will be held at 8:00 a.m. ET. Phone numbers for the live call are 647-427-7450 or 1-888-231-8191. An audio replay of the conference call will be available at 416-849-0833 or 1-855-859-2056, pass code 23324900.

Jeremy C. Stein Submits Resignation As A Member Of The Board Of Governors, Effective May 28, 2014

Date 03/04/2014

Jeremy C. Stein submitted his resignation Thursday as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, effective May 28, 2014.

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics - March 2014: Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Alpha, Montreal Exchange, NGX

Date 03/04/2014

TMX Group Limited today announced March 2014 trading statistics for its diversified group of marketplaces - Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TMX Select, Alpha, Montreal Exchange (MX) and NGX.

Hellenic Exchanges Group: Opening Bell Event From The Chair Of European Securities And Markets Authority

Date 03/04/2014

An event was held today, April 3rd, 2014, during which the Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Mr. Steven Maijoor declared the start of the trading session by ringing the traditional opening bell.

BATS Global Markets March Highlights: Pan-European Trade Reporting Facility BXTR Sets New Monthly Record With 57.0% Market Share - U.S. Equities Market Share Totals 19.9%, BATS Chi-X Europe Reports 20.4% Market Share

Date 03/04/2014

BATS Global Markets (BATS) today reported March volume, market share, and monthly highlights:

• BATS reported 19.9% U.S. equities market share in March, up from 10.6% a year ago.
• BATS Options reported 4.1% market share, up from 3.8% one year ago. 
• In Europe, BATS Chi-X Europe reported overall market share of 20.4%. BATS’ pan-European trade reporting facility, BXTR, set a new monthly market share record of 57.0% in March, according to BATS and Thomson Reuters. Additionally, BXTR posted a one day record in excess of €19 billion of transactions on 26th March. 
• BATS successfully operated its U.S. equities exchanges, BZX and BYX, and BATS Options, from its disaster recovery site on March 13 as part of its Business Continuity Planning (BCP) process. 
• Bryan Harkins, Executive Vice President and Head of U.S. Markets at BATS, was honored by Crain’s New York Business’s prestigious “40 Under Forty” list, which recognizes New York professionals under 40 years of age who have made outstanding achievements in their personal and professional lives. 
• BATS continued to make progress on the Direct Edge integration and information is available at bats.com/edgeintegration and BATS will also share updates via its Twitter feed @BATSGlobal. 

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia On Public Roundtable Regarding End-User Issues

Date 03/04/2014

I thank the Commission staff for holding this public roundtable to discuss issues concerning end-users and the Dodd-Frank Act.

Emerging Eurozone: UK Lagged Behind PIIGS As Most European Equity Markets Surged In Q1: Russell Indexes

Date 03/04/2014

When the European Central Bank (ECB) meets today in Frankfurt, they will have positive market data to contend with from Q1, as most European equity markets have closed out a positive overall first quarter as shown in the Russell Indexes table below.

Statement Of Acting CFTC Chairman Mark Wetjen At Roundtable On Dodd-Frank End-User Issues

Date 03/04/2014

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Mark Wetjen made the following statement at the public roundtable on end-users and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank).

PEGAS Markets Reach New Record In March - Strong Increase On Natural Gas Futures Markets

Date 03/04/2014

PEGAS, the natural gas platform commonly established by European Energy Exchange (EEX) and Powernext, announced that a total volume of 45.5 TWh was traded in March 2014. This represents the highest volume traded on PEGAS so far (previous record: 43.0 TWh traded in January 2014).