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SEC Sanctions Two Investment Advisers For Best Execution Failures

Date 31/07/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today sanctioned two investment advisory firms for failing to seek best execution on client trades placed with their in-house brokerage divisions.

Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

Date 31/07/2013

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June suggests that economic activity expanded at a modest pace during the first half of the year. Labor market conditions have shown further improvement in recent months, on balance, but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and the housing sector has been strengthening, but mortgage rates have risen somewhat and fiscal policy is restraining economic growth. Partly reflecting transitory influences, inflation has been running below the Committee's longer-run objective, but longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable.

Direct Edge Trading Notice #13-34: Direct Edge Fee Schedule Changes Effective August 1, 2013

Date 31/07/2013

Effective Thursday, August 1, 2013, Direct Edge® will introduce the following pricing changes on the EDGX ExchangeSM (EDGX®) and EDGA ExchangeSM (EDGA®), pending filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 

CME Group Announces Short-Dated New Crop Options Volume Surpasses 1 Million Since Inception

Date 31/07/2013

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced its Short-Dated New Crop Options volume surpassed 1 million in total, cumulative trading volume yesterday,July 30, 2013. Since their launch in June of 2012, a total of 1,005,918 combined Short-Dated New Crop Options on CBOT Corn and Soybean futures have traded. These contracts are listed by and subject to the rules of CBOT.

CFTC Issues Order Of Temporary Registration As A Swap Execution Facility To Bloomberg SEF LLC

Date 31/07/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) yesterday approved the application of Bloomberg SEF LLC (BSEF) for temporary registration as a swap execution facility (SEF). BSEF is a Delaware limited liability company and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bloomberg L.P., a Delaware limited liability partnership. BSEF may not begin operating as a temporarily registered SEF before August 5, 2013, the effective date of the SEF rules.

Greenwich Study Finds J.P. Morgan Holds Largest Market Share In U.S. Fixed Income

Date 31/07/2013

J.P. Morgan was ranked number one as 2013 Leaders in Overall U.S. Fixed-Income market share, according to the Greenwich Associates 2013 North America Fixed-Income Investors Study. This year, the firm seized the biggest U.S fixed-income market share at 11.4%.

Athens Exchange Market Operations Committee Decision

Date 31/07/2013

The Market  Operations  Committee  of ATHEX,  during  today's  session,  approved the renewal of the market making licence for the ATHEX Member «MERIT SECURITIES  S.A.» on the shares of the listed company    «BYTE COMPUTER S.A.».

Borsa Italiana Welcomes Digital Magics To AIM Italia - Mercato Alternativo Del Capitale

Date 31/07/2013

Borsa Italiana today welcomes Digital Magics  to AIM Italia - Mercato Alternativo del Capitale, Borsa Italiana’s market for SMEs.

Share Of Investors In Financial Instruments Trading On WSE In H1 2013

Date 31/07/2013

• Investor structure on WSE’s Main Market in equities in H1 2013 changed only moderately; the share of foreign investors was 49% (+3 percentage points YoY), the share of institutional investors was 37% (+2 percentage points YoY), and the share of retail investors was 14% (-5 percentage points YoY).
• Retail investors remained in the lead on NewConnect and generated 72% of trading in H1 2013.
• Retail investors also remained the leading group in futures trading (51%) while the share of foreign investors in trading in contracts was 16% and the share of domestic institutions was 33%.
• The activity of institutional investors on the options market increased substantially in H1 2013 (48% share, +16 percentage points YoY).

Bloomberg Receives Swap Execution Facility Approval - CFTC Approves Bloomberg To Operate Multi-Asset Class SEF Starting October 2nd

Date 31/07/2013

Bloomberg announced today that its affiliate Bloomberg SEF LLC has received temporary registration approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to operate a multi-asset class swap execution facility (SEF). Bloomberg’s SEF will open for trading when Dodd-Frank derivative compliance mandates take effect later this year.