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CME Group Natural Gas Futures And Options Trading Volumes Surge In January

Date 04/02/2014

• Options traded electronically hit single day volume record of 75,778 Contracts
• Natural gas basis complex launches on CME Direct

SEC Announces Fraud Charges Against Two Wall Street Traders Involved In Parking Scheme

Date 04/02/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against two Wall Street traders involved in a fraudulent “parking” scheme in which one temporarily placed securities in the other’s trading book to avoid penalties that would affect his year-end bonus.

Egyptian Exchange Management: Stock Split Of Shares Par Value Has No Influence On Share Holders Rights

Date 04/02/2014

January Turnover At Boerse Stuttgart Reaches EUR 9.7 Billion- 2014 Kicks Off With Significant Rise In Trading Activity - All Asset Classes Post Strong Gains - Record Month For Equities Trading

Date 04/02/2014

According to the order book statistics, turnover at Boerse Stuttgart for January 2014 stood at EUR 9.7 billion, the highest monthly trading volume since August 2011. Turnover rose by approximately 41 percent compared with the previous month on the back of substantial market movements. By comparison with the figure for January 2013, the volume of trading was up by nearly 12 percent.

Egyptian Exchange Management Defines An Initial Idea Of Stock Split Standards For Listed Companies To Be Discussed In Its Coming Board Meeting

Date 04/02/2014

As part of The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) management keenness to get the cycle of the listing procedures approved by the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) earlier this month, EGX finished an initial draft for the splitting standards of the listed stocks par value by calculating the weighted turnover rate of free floated shares and the shares market value as a prelude to submit it with all of the operational procedures to be discussed during EGX coming board meeting.

Lahore Stock Exchange Has Launched An Online Trading Competition

Date 04/02/2014

The Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) has launched the LSE Virtual Investment Competition - an online trading competition which simulates a real trading environment and allows participants to trade by using virtual amount of money. The virtual Investment Competition is open to the registered students only. This competition will be for thirty (30) days starting from February 1, 2014 till March 2, 2014.

Statement On Life Partners Verdict, Andrew Ceresney, Director, SEC Division Of Enforcement

Date 04/02/2014

"We’re very pleased the jury found Life Partners and its executives liable for knowingly or recklessly defrauding shareholders, filing false SEC filings, and keeping inaccurate books and records.  We’re also pleased the jury found Pardo, Life Partners’ CEO, responsible for falsely certifying that the company’s public filings were accurate when they were not."

CME Group Volume Averaged 12.9 Million Contracts Per Day In January 2014, Up 13 Percent From January 2013

Date 04/02/2014

• Equity index volume up 24 percent
• Interest rate volume up 18 percent
• Energy volume up 10 percent

North-Western European Power Markets Successfully Coupled - A Landmark In The Integration Of The European Power Market

Date 04/02/2014

In a landmark move for the future of Europe’s power markets, the four Power Exchanges and 13 Transmission System Operators (TSOs) in the North-Western Europe (NWE) day-ahead price coupling project have today successfully launched NWE Price Coupling. For the first time, the NWE region, stretching from France to Finland, operates under a common day-ahead power price calculation using the Price Coupling of Regions (PCR) solution. The same solution is also used at the same time in the SWE region in a common synchronised mode. 

CME Group Inc. Reports Fourth-Quarter 2013 Financial Results

Date 04/02/2014

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today reported revenues of $687 million and operating income of $323 million for the fourth quarter of 2013. Net income attributable to CME Group was $193 million and diluted earnings per share was $0.58.  Excluding the items noted in the reconciliation, adjusted earnings per share would have been $0.64.