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January 2014 FIF Market Share And Market Dynamics Reports – Executive Summary

Date 11/02/2014

U.S. Equities Market Share

• Share volumes traded across Tape A, B, and C totaled145.8 billion shares, an increase of 19.2% monthly, and8.0% annually.
• In January 2014, off-exchange trading accounted for37.4% of the shares traded in NMS Equity Securities, a slight increase of 0.4% compared to last month.
• NYSE-listed securities share volume was 76.1 billion shares, an increase of 16.8% monthly and increase of.5% annually.
• Share volume in NASDAQ-listed securities was 45.4 billion shares, a 21.9% monthly and 15.3% annual increase.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia, Measures To Promote Trading On Swap Execution Facilities And Support An Orderly Transition To Mandatory Trading

Date 11/02/2014

I am pleased that the Commission staff is providing relief until May 15, 2014 from mandatory trading of certain swaps executed as part of a package transaction.

CFTC Announces Measures To Promote Trading On Swap Execution Facilities And Support An Orderly Transition To Mandatory Trading

Date 11/02/2014

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today announced measures to promote trading on swap execution facilities (SEFs) and support an orderly transition to mandatory trading of swaps, which begins for certain interest rate swaps on February 15, 2014.

CBOE, C2, CBSX And CFE Trading Schedule For The Presidents' Day Holiday

Date 10/02/2014

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced the following trading schedule for Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®), C2 Options ExchangeSM (C2SM), CBOE Stock Exchange® (CBSX®) and CBOE Futures ExchangeSM (CFE®) in observance of the Presidents' Day holiday:

MIAX Options Holiday Schedule - Presidents Day

Date 10/02/2014

MIAX Options Exchange will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2014 in observance of Presidents Day.

Platts Survey: OPEC Pumps 29.87 Million Barrels Of Crude Oil Per Day In January - Up 150,000 B/D From December And Driven By Up-Stepped Libyan Production

Date 10/02/2014

Crude oil production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) rose 150,000 barrels per day (b/d) to 29.87 million b/d in January from 29.72 million b/d in December as an increase of 280,000 b/d in still-beleaguered Libyan production more than offset drops in Angola, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, a just-released Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials and analysts showed Monday.

Remarks To The Forum For Corporate Directors, Orange County, California - SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher, Forum for Corporate Directors, Orange County, California, Jan. 24, 2014

Date 10/02/2014

Thank you, Chris [Cox], for your generous introduction and your invitation to address this truly distinguished gathering.  I was honored that Chris asked me to speak here today.  But it was an even bigger honor to work for Chris when he was Chairman, both as his Counsel and as Deputy Director of the Division of Trading and Markets.  Chris’s incredible intellect and leadership tremendously benefitted the agency during the worst of the financial crisis.  I know I can speak for my colleagues who, like me, toiled in the trenches alongside Chris when I say that Chris was an island of calm in a sea of misguided government intervention.

ECB Supports New European Directive For Electronic Payments - Legal Opinion Supports Innovation And Competition In Retail Payments, As Well As Strong Security Requirements

Date 10/02/2014

The European Central Bank (ECB) today published its legal opinion on a new directive regulating the development of the European Market for electronic payments, taking into account developments in e-commerce and the introduction of new solutions. The opinion was issued at the request of the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament.

Distribution And Impact Of Google Shares On The NASDAQ Stock Market And NASDAQ OMX Indexes

Date 10/02/2014

On January 30th Google, Inc. (Nasdaq:GOOG) announced that its Board of Directors approved the distribution of Class C shares to its stockholders. NASDAQ OMX is providing the information below to clarify the effect of this distribution on Google Class A shares.

Q4 2013: Bonds Quarterly Statistics - The Latest Issue Of The "Bonds Quarterly Statistics" Report Looks At The Performance Of SIX Swiss Exchange's Bonds Segment In Q4 2013

Date 10/02/2014

SIX Swiss Exchange today published the latest edition of its Bonds Quarterly Statistics[PDF]. Turnover in the CHF bonds segment totaled CHF 37.1 bn in Q4 2013, a decrease of CHF 5.8 bn from Q4 2012. For the whole of 2013, turnover in the secondary market for CHF bonds fell by 11.6% from the previous year to CHF 163.8 bn. The number of transactions in 2013 fell by 6.0% to 506'781 (2012: 539'300). The international bonds segment put in a good performance, with turnover rising 71.5% to CHF 3.0 bn.