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Concurring Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia - Final Exemptive Order Regarding Compliance With Certain Swap Regulations (Cross-Border Exemptive Order)

Date 21/12/2012

I respectfully concur with the Commission’s approval of this Order. The relief provided in the Order is timely and helps provide some level of clarity in the short term to market participants as they transition to the Commission’s new swap regulatory regime. Crucially, it also provides time for the Commission to engage with foreign regulators in order to develop a coordinated, harmonized approach to regulating the global swap markets in the long term.

ESMA Holiday Arrangements

Date 21/12/2012

ESMA offices will close on the evening of 21 December 2012, and reopen on Thursday 3 January 2013. 

CNSX Markets Named Outstanding Data Provider By FISD - Annual Award Recognizes Strong Customer Service And Communication

Date 21/12/2012

The Financial Information Services Division (FISD) of the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) presented the 2012 Outstanding Data Provider Award to CNSX  Markets Inc., operator of the Canadian National Stock Exchange and Pure Trading. The award was presented at the FISD General Meeting in New York on December 18.

BM&FBOVESPA: The Exchange At Christmas

Date 21/12/2012

There will be no trading on the equity, corporate securities and derivatives markets on December 24 and 25.

Bermuda Stock Exchange Will Be Closed For The Festive Holidays

Date 21/12/2012

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (“BSX”) advises that the BSX will be closed for the Public Holidays on:

1. Christmas Day, Tuesday, 25 December, and Boxing Day, Wednesday, 26 December, 2012, and will re-open on Thursday, 27 December, 2012; &

2. New Years Day, Tuesday, 01 January, 2013, and will re-open on Wednesday, 02 January, 2013.

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index - Hourly Values - 20 December 2012 - ICE/NYSE Euronext Proposed Merger

Date 21/12/2012

Paul Beswick Named SEC Chief Accountant

Date 21/12/2012

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Elisse Walter today announced the appointment of Paul A. Beswick as the agency's Chief Accountant. Mr. Beswick has been serving as Acting Chief Accountant for the past several months.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 51, 2012

Date 21/12/2012

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 51 - 2012. 

This week on TOM MTF derivatives market, in all equity option classes offered, a total of 206,528 contacts were traded, an all-time volume record resulting in a market share versus NYSE Liffe of 17%. Impressive market shares were shown in options SBM Offshore (23%), ASML (25%), KPN (29%) and DSM (36%).

CFTC’s Division Of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Issues No-Action Relief Regarding The Treatment Of Swap Transactions Arising From Multilateral Portfolio Compression Exercises For Purposes Of Making Calculations Under The Swap Dealer Definition

Date 21/12/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today issued a no-action letter that provides relief for persons engaging in multilateral portfolio compression exercises.

SEC Announces Agenda For Roundtable On Decimalization

Date 21/12/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda for its upcoming staff roundtable that will evaluate the impact of tick sizes on the securities markets.