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Addressing Market Instability through Informed And Smart Regulation By SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar

Date 22/02/2013

Practicing Law Institute’s SEC Speaks in 2013 Program
Washington, D.C.
February 22, 2013

Good morning. It is my pleasure to be here at the 2013 SEC Speaks Program. I’ll begin by issuing the standard disclaimer that the views I express today are my own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Securities and Exchange Commission, my fellow Commissioners, or members of the staff.

CME Clearing - New Product Advisory: 5-Year "Purple" Mid-Curve Options On Eurodollar Futures

Date 22/02/2013

5-Year "Purple" Mid-curve options on Eurodollar futures:

Attached is an advisory notice detailing contract specifications for the new 5-Year "Purple" Mid-curve on Eurodollar futures contract.

Changes In The Athex Index Series

Date 22/02/2013

Upon completion of the voluntary tender offer of "NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE SA" to the holders of common shares of "EUROBANK ERGASIAS BANK SA" the percentage of voting rights held by the first company in the second one is 84.75%.

CME Clearing - New Product Advisory: Singapore Fuel Oil 380 cst (Platts) vs. European 3.5% Fuel Oil Barges FOB Rdam (Platts) Futures And BALMO Futures

Date 22/02/2013

Attached is an advisory notice detailing contract specifications for the new Singapore Fuel Oil 380 cst (Platts) vs. European 3.5% Fuel Oil Barges FOB Rdam (Platts) Futures and BALMO Futures contract.

Changes In FTSE/ATHEX Index Series

Date 22/02/2013

Upon completion of the voluntary tender offer of "NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE SA" to the holders of common shares of "EUROBANK ERGASIAS BANK SA" the percentage of voting rights held by the first company in the second one is 84.75%.

Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Applies ESMA Guidelines On ETFs And Other UCITS Issues

Date 22/02/2013

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has adopted in Position No. 2013-06 the guidelines issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and other issues related to Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS).

Making The Markets Safe For Informed Risk-Taking By SEC Chairman Elisse Walter

Date 22/02/2013

Good morning, thank you and welcome to the 42nd edition of SEC Speaks. 

I have attended and spoken at these events for more years than I care to admit – as a staffer, a fellow regulator and SRO representative, a Commissioner, and now proudly as Chairman.  It’s always important and always a delight.  Because what you do is unique and important, and I mean that whether you are SEC staff or you are someone who works outside of the SEC to make our regulatory system function.

Program Trading Averaged 27.4 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Feb. 11-15

Date 22/02/2013

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms’ executed volume from NYSE’s orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Feb. 11-15.

Irish Stock Exchange Welcomes Government’s Move To Address IPO Challenge

Date 22/02/2013

The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) has today welcomed the recommendation in the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs to develop proposals to help Irish companies to grow and build scale through the IPO route to become the successful publicly-quoted companies of the future.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 8, 2013

Date 22/02/2013

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 8 - 2013.