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Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) Monthly Statistical Report - October 2013

Date 03/11/2013

Market Summary

Value of Shares Traded Reached SR 83.75 billion 1.50 million Transactions Executed During October 2013

At the end of October 2013 TADAWUL All Share Index (TASI) closed at a level of 8,044.47 gained 79.56 points (1%) over the close of the previous month. 

On an YTD basis TASI registered a positive increase of 18.28 % (1,243.25 points). Highest close level for the index during the month was 8,170.75 as on 24/10/2013.

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Digest - 30 October 2013

Date 02/11/2013

TSE’s broad index gained 523 units in the working week ended 30 October.

Dr. Mohamed Omran, Chairman Of The Egyptian Exchange Discussed Feasibility Of Creating Futures Market With A Number Of Exchanges' CEOs At The World Federation Of Exchanges Annual Meeting

Date 02/11/2013

During EGX's participation in World Federation of Exchanges annual meeting, Omran discussed feasibility of creating futures market with a number of Exchanges' CEOs

TSX Block List Leaders By Volume And By Values – October 2013

Date 02/11/2013

Block Trade Summaries

Block trades are large trades with a volume of 10,000 shares or more and a value of $100,000 or more. The TSX Block List Leaders lists shows the top ten brokers chosen by their customers to execute these significant block trades on Toronto Stock Exchange. For a full list of block trades for all brokers, get our Broker Block Summary.

BOX Options Exchange Price Improvement Activity For October

Date 01/11/2013

In the month of October, price improved contracts on BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) averaged 160,131 per day. Price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s price improvement auction, PIP, averaged $278,144 per day, while total savings to investors this month was $6.4 MM. With this, BOX has saved investors over $457 MM since its inception in 2004. Overall average daily trading volume on BOX in the month of October was 357,021 contracts, a 2.9-percent increase over the previous month. 

SIFMA AMG And IAA Express Concerns With OFR Study On Asset Managers; Seek Withdrawal Of The Study

Date 01/11/2013

SIFMA's Asset Management Group (AMG), together with the Investment Adviser Association (IAA), today submitted comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the study entitled "Asset Management and Financial Stability" (the "Study") published by the Office of Financial Research of the Treasury Department ("OFR") and commissioned by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the "FSOC").  The letter is available here: http://www.sifma.org/issues/item.aspx?id=8589945983

CBOE Futures Exchange Reports October Trading Volume

Date 01/11/2013

•  Over Four Million Contracts Traded
• Extended Trading Hours for VIX Futures Launched

CFTC’s Division Of Market Oversight Issues Extension Of Certain Time-Limited No-Action Relief Regarding Swap Execution Facilities Provided By CFTC No-Action Letter Nos. 13-55 (amended), 13-56 And 13-58 For Swaps In The Foreign Exchange Asset Class

Date 01/11/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (Division) issued a letter providing time-limited extensions of relief for swaps in the foreign exchange (“FX”) asset class previously provided in the following CFTC letters:

• CFTC Letter No. 13-55 (amended) (Time-Limited No-Action Relief for Temporarily Registered Swap Execution Facilities from Certain Swap Data Reporting Requirements of Parts 43 and 45 of the Commission’s Regulations);
• CFTC Letter No. 13-56 (Time Limited No-Action Relief for Reporting Counterparties from Certain Continuation Data Reporting Requirements of Section 45.4 of the Commission’s Regulations with respect to Uncleared Swaps Executed on or Pursuant to the Rules of a Temporarily Registered Swap Execution Facility); and
• CFTC Letter No. 13-58 (Time-Limited No-Action Relief to Temporarily Registered Swap Execution Facilities from Commission Regulation 37.6(b) for Non-Cleared Swaps in All Asset Classes).

CBOE Holdings Reports October Volume

Date 01/11/2013

• ADV Increased 34% from Year Ago and 15% from September
• Record Month for VIX Options, Second-Best Month for VIX Futures

CFTC Extending Period For Accepting Public Comment On Certification From Javelin SEF, LLC To Implement Available-To-Trade Determinations For Certain Interest Rate Swaps

Date 01/11/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is extending the time period for which it is accepting public comments on a certification from Javelin SEF, LLC (Javelin) to implement available-to-trade determinations for certain interest rate swap contracts. On October 31, 2013, Javelin submitted amended available-to-trade determinations to the CFTC on a self-certified basis, pursuant to CFTC regulations 37.10 and 40.6. In order to provide the public time to respond to the amended determinations, the CFTC is extending the comment period to December 2, 2013.