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Eurex Acquires Stake In Taiwanese Futures Exchange TAIFEX - Existing Strategic Partnership Strengthened By Acquisition

Date 03/01/2014

Eurex Zürich AG, a subsidiary of Deutsche Börse AG, is becoming a minority shareholder of the Taiwanese futures exchange TAIFEX. Subject to regulatory approval by the Taiwanese authorities (Investment Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs), Eurex will acquire a 5-percent stake in TAIFEX from Yuanta Financial Holdings. The agreed purchase price is 47 million US dollars. The Yuanta Group will remain a shareholder in TAIFEX after the planned sale of the 5-percent stake.

Shanghai Stock Exchange: Central Bank, CSRC Promote Cross-Market Issuance, Trading Of CDB Financial Bonds

Date 03/01/2014

China Development Bank (CDB) issues the first batch of financial bonds with the amount of RMB12 billion on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) on December 27, which is a beneficial pilot of the Central Bank and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) in deepening the reform and promoting the development and the interflow between on-floor and over-the-counter bond markets and has received full attention and positive response from market players.

2013 Trading Volume Reaches New All-Time High At CBOE Futures Exchange

Date 03/01/2014

• Fourth Consecutive Record Year
• Over 40 Million Contracts Traded
• Several Milestones Achieved During 2013

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

Date 03/01/2014

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.

International Securities Exchange Reports Business Activity For December And Full Year 2013

Date 03/01/2014

CBOE Holdings Reports 2013 Consolidated Trading Volume

Date 03/01/2014

• Second-Best Year for CBOE Holdings Volume
• CBOE Cash Index, SPX and VIX Options Set All-Time Annual Volume Records
• CFE and VIX Futures Set Volume Records for Fourth Straight Year

FERC, CFTC Sign MOUs On Jurisdiction And Information Sharing

Date 02/01/2014

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) to address circumstances of overlapping jurisdiction and to share information in connection with market surveillance and investigations into potential market manipulation, fraud or abuse. The MOUs allow the agencies to promote effective and efficient regulation to protect energy market competitors and consumers.

OCC Announces Cleared Contract Volume Reached 4.2 Billion In 2013 And Record Year For Futures And Stock Loan Activity

Date 02/01/2014

OCC cleared contract volume reached 4,170,855,768 contracts in 2013, up 3 percent from the 2012 annual volume of 4,042,175,801 contracts. OCC ended the year with cleared contract volume reaching 325,905,926 contracts in December, up 3 percent from the December 2012 volume of 317,190,974 contracts. 

The Options Industry Council Announces December Options Volume Up 2% As 2013 Volume Rises Nearly 3%

Date 02/01/2014

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that 320,209,356 total options contracts were traded in December, which is a 2.46 percent increase compared to the previous December when 312,528,471 contracts were traded.

FINRA Releases 2014 Regulatory And Exam Priorities

Date 02/01/2014

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today released its 2014 Regulatory and Examination Priorities letter which highlights significant risks and issues that could adversely affect investors and market integrity this year.