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CBOE Wins Three Top Awards

Date 26/02/2014

• Outstanding Contribution – William J. Brodsky
• Best Options Exchange
• Most Innovative Exchange Technology - Options

NASDAQ Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks As Of Settlement Date February 15, 2014

Date 26/02/2014

At the end of the settlement date of February 15, 2014, short interest in 2,175 NASDAQ Global Market^SM securities totaled 7,264,979,104 shares compared with 7,121,344,575 shares in 2,166 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of January 31, 2013. The Mid-February short interest represents 3.52 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.68 days for the prior reporting period.

NYSE Group Inc. Issues Short Interest Report

Date 26/02/2014

The NYSE Group, Inc. today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of February 14, 2014.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - A Deletion From The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index

Date 26/02/2014

S&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

Alumina Ltd. (NYSE:AWC) has announced that it will delist its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) from the New York Stock Exchange after the close of trading on Thursday, February 27,2014. The ADR’s will continue to trade in the OTC market. The shares of Alumina Ltd. ADR will be removed from the S&P/TSX Global Mining, the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals and the S&P/TSX Equal Weight Global Base Metals Indices after the close of trading on Thursday,February 27, 2014.

NYSE MKT Issues Short Interest Report

Date 26/02/2014

NYSE MKT (formerly known as NYSE Amex) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of February 14, 2014.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - A Deletion From The S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index

Date 26/02/2014

S&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

TransCanada Corporation (TSX:TRP) has announced that it will redeem for $CDN50.00 cash (plus $CDN0.2455 accrued and unpaid dividends) per share all of the outstanding shares of its TransCanada Pipelines 5.60% Cumulative Redeemable First Preferred Shares Series Y (TSX:TCA.PR.Y) at the close on March 5, 2014. The shares of this issue will be removed from the S&P/TSX Preferred Share and the S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Indices after the close of trading on Wednesday, March 5, 2014.

ISE 2014 Has A New Participation Category For All Companies lLsted On BM&FBOVESPA

Date 26/02/2014

As of this year, all of the companies listed on BM&FBOVESPA will have the opportunity to simulate their participation in the selection process for the Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE). The announcement was made today during the launch of ISE 2014/2015, which was held at BM&FBOVESPA.

CFTC’s Division Of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Issues A Staff Advisory On Best Practices For Complying With The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Security Safeguards

Date 26/02/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (Commission) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (Division) today issued a Staff Advisory that outlines recommended best practices for covered financial institutions to comply with Title V and Part 160 of the Commission’s regulations concerning security safeguards.

Bitcoin Derivatives Market Trading BTC.SX Temporarily Suspended

Date 26/02/2014

Dear Customers,

Thank you for your continued support of BTC.SX, we really appreciate your custom. Unfortunately, due to the current closure of our main exchange partner, we regret we will be unable to take any further orders and our site will be suspended until further notice. All customer balances are secure and we will honour any withdrawal requests. For open positions, these will be liquidated and deposits will be refunded in full.

ISE And ISE Gemini Named "Best Options Trading Venue" At Wall Street Letter 2014 Institutional Trading Awards

Date 26/02/2014

The International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. (ISE Holdings) announced today that it received the Wall Street Letter 2014 Institutional Trading Award for "Best Options Trading Venue" for its two exchanges, ISE and ISE Gemini. In addition to that honor, ISE Holdings also received a second award for "Most Innovative Fee Structure." ISE Holdings' options business highlights in 2013 were anchored by the launch and early success of its second options exchange, ISE Gemini. ISE Gemini was the fastest new exchange to reach two percent market share and crossed the 20 million contract milestone within three months. ISE saw additional success in its Implied Order Functionality, surpassing the 20 million contracts traded milestone in October 2013.