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Pierre Bornard Appointed Powernext’s Chairman Of The Board For A Fifth Consecutive Term

Date 10/06/2013

Powernext’s Management Board has appointed Pierre Bornard as its Chairman for a fifth consecutive term on 28th May 2013. Jean-François Conil-Lacoste is Powernext’s Chief Executive Officer since the creation of the company in 2001, while Mr. Bornard, also Vice-President of RTE’s Board of Directors (Réseau de Transport d’Électricité, the French TSO), is its non-executive President.

Thai Bourse Continues "Investment Nationwide" Campaign In The South On June 15

Date 10/06/2013

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) continues its "Investment Nationwide” campaign to expand the quality retail investor base throughout the country. Under the bourse’s strategic plan for 2013, SET will join hands with financial specialists to host the "SET-TFEX connects regions for investment" event in Surat Thani to present financial knowledge and investment tips, covering equities, derivatives, and mutual funds to investors in the South, at the Diamond Plaza Hotel on Saturday, June 15, from 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.  SET expects to boost the proportion of provincial investor accounts to 20 percent of all retail investor accounts over the next three years.

TMX Atrium Support Migration Of TOM (The Order Machine)

Date 10/06/2013

TMX Atrium, provider of smarter infrastructure solutions for the financial community, today announced that The Order Machine (TOM) has migrated from its previous trading location in Stockholm to TMX Atrium’s new facilities in London.  From multiple trading sites, clients can now access TOM at its new production and back-up sites.  

Osaka Securities Exchange: SPAN Parameter Updated - June 17, 2013 To June 21, 2013

Date 10/06/2013

SPAN Parameter is the fundamental data for calculating margin requirements and is used for calculating "SPAN Risk Parameter Files" which are distributed on a daily basis.

Hellenic Exchanges S.A. : Notification About A Significant Change In The Number Of Voting Rights (Law 3556/2007)

Date 10/06/2013

Franklin Templeton Institutional LLC informed the Company in writing on 05.06.2013 that on 03.06.2013 it bought common registered shares with a voting right of Hellenic Exchanges S.A. Holding Clearing Settlement & Registry (HELEX). Following the above mentioned transaction, Franklin Templeton Institutional LLC indirectly holds 5.03% of the share capital of HELEX (from 4.87% before the transaction).

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For June 2013 Rubber Contract

Date 10/06/2013

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the June 2013 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined as follows,

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 2.2 of the Rubber Delivery Detailed Rules, the price differential between the Good Delivery materials RSS No.3 and the non-standard grade RSS No.4 for the June 2013 contract month shall be -3.0 yen/kg.

Osaka Securities Exchange: Open Interest For Nikkei 225 Options Exceeding 5 million Units

Date 10/06/2013

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (OSE) is pleased to announce that the open interest for Nikkei 225 Options was 5,003,154 units (preliminary estimates) on June 7, exceeding 5 million units for the first time since the launch date, June 12, 1989.

DGCX Monthly Volumes Rise 70% In May

Date 09/06/2013

• Exchange registers monthly volume record of 1.4 million contracts, valued at $ 48.47 billion
• Year to Date Volumes rise by 107 percent
• Mini INR Futures register record growth of 248 percent

CFTC’s Division Of Clearing And Risk Issues Time-Limited No-Action Relief From Required Clearing For Swaps Entered Into By Certain Cooperatives

Date 08/06/2013

The Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today announced the issuance of a time-limited, no-action letter granting relief from required clearing under section 2(h)(1)(A) of the Commodity Exchange Act and part 50 of the Commission’s regulations for certain swaps entered into by qualifying cooperatives.

NASDAQ OMX Closes EUR 600,000,000 Senior Notes Offering

Date 07/06/2013

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that it closed a public offering of €600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Euro-denominated 3.875% senior notes due 2021 (the "Notes"). The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand and/or borrowings under the revolving portion of its senior credit facility, to fund the consideration for the previously announced acquisition of the eSpeed platform and related expenses and for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of indebtedness.