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Burgundy: Aggregated Market Shares - Swedish Equities, December 2012

Date 02/01/2013

In cooperation with SIX Telekurs, Burgundy publishes aggregated market shares in Swedish equities on a monthly basis, in order to provide a better picture of the market.

Tehran Stock Exchange 2012 Statistical Digest

Date 02/01/2013

The main index of TSE gained more than 55 percent last year. TEDPIX (price and dividend index) was 24403.1 at the beginning of 2012 and closed at 37860.6 at the end of December.

Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) Annual Statistical Report – 2012

Date 01/01/2013

The total  Value of  Shares Traded for  the  year 2012  reached SR  1,929.32 billion(US$ 514.49 billion) compared to SR 1,098.84 billion (US$ 293.02 billion) for the previous year, increasing by 75.58%.

NYSE Announces First-Quarter 2013 Circuit-Breaker Levels

Date 01/01/2013

The New York Stock Exchange will implement new circuit-breaker collar trigger levels for first-quarter 2013 effective Wednesday, January 2, 2013.

Vix Futures Set New Single-Day Volume Record Today - Daily Volume Surpasses 200,000 Contracts For First Time in CFE History

Date 01/01/2013

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE®) announced today that CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX® index) futures set a new single-day volume record of 212,800 contracts (estimated) today. The new daily record eclipsed the previous single-day record of 190,081 contracts traded on September 13, 2012.

Updated MIAX Options Exchange Fee Schedule

Date 01/01/2013

The attached Regulatory Circular No. 2012-14 replaces previously issued Regulatory Circulars No. 2012-12 dated December 19, 2012, and 2012-13 dated December 21, 2012, in their entirety. 

S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes In Canadian Indices - A Deletion From S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 01/01/2013

The shareholders of Andina Minerals Inc. (TSXVN:ADM) have accepted the offer made November 16, 2012, whereby the company will be acquired by Hochschild Mining plc (LSE:HOCM). Shareholders of Andina Minerals will receive $CDN0.80 cash per share held.

Andina Minerals will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of Monday, December 31, 2012. 

CFTC’s Division Of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Issues Further No-Action Relief For Certain U.S. Banks Wholly Owned By Non-U.S. Swap Dealers, For Purposes Of Making Calculations Under The Swap Dealer Definition

Date 31/12/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today issued a no-action letter that provides further relief for certain U.S. banks that are wholly owned by non-U.S. swap dealers.

CFTC’s Division Of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Issues No-Action Letter Providing Registration Relief To Certain Introducing Brokers And Commodity Trading Advisors Involved In Swaps Activities

Date 31/12/2012

The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced today in a letter that it is taking a no-action position which provides relief from the requirement to register as an introducing broker (IB) or commodity trading advisor for certain affiliates of a swap dealer or swap counterparty that is within the de minimis exception to the swap dealer definition. The relief also extends to the affiliates’ employees where the employees engage in certain activity in support of and on behalf of the swap dealer or swap counterparty. The relief is subject to a number of conditions, including that the affiliates and the swap dealer or swap counterparty undertake to be jointly and severally liable for violations of the CEA or the Commission's regulations with respect to the relevant activity, and that the affiliates and employees are not subject to a statutory disqualification.

CFTC’s Division Of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Issues No-Action Letter Providing Time-Limited Registration Relief To Certain Associated Persons

Date 31/12/2012

The Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced in a letter that it is taking a no-action position that extends the temporary registration relief it previously granted in CFTC Letter 12-15 (October 12, 2012) to certain associated persons (AP).