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The MIAX Options Exchange Joins OCC

Date 07/12/2012

OCC and Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC announced today that the MIAX Options Exchange has become an OCC participant exchange. The MIAX Options Exchange began operations today, Friday, December 7.
BATS 1000 Index Rises 0.2% This Week

Date 07/12/2012

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) rose 24.78 points, or 0.2%, this week to close at 15,928.08 as of the 4 p.m. ET market close today.
Component Changes Made To Euro STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index

Date 07/12/2012

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced component changes in the EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index due to the fast exit rule. Component changes will become effective with the open of markets on December 24, 2012.
CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 07/12/2012

The current reports for the week of December 4, 2012 are now available.
Deutsche Börse: Unscheduled Component Change In MDAX - Talanx To Replace Douglas Holding In MDAX - Constantin Medien To Remain In SDAX

Date 07/12/2012

Deutsche Börse today decided on unscheduled changes in MDAX. Due to the takeover of Douglas Holding by Beauty Holding Three AG, the free-float of Douglas Holding dropped below 10 percent. The company therefore no longer meets the minimum free-float criteria of the index.

CFTC’s Division Of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Provides No-Action Relief To Swap Dealers And Major Swap Participants From Compliance With Statutory Disqualification Prohibition With Respect To Their Association With Certain Persons

Date 07/12/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) announced the issuance of limited no-action relief to Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants (collectively, Swap Entities) from compliance with the prohibition in Regulation 23.22(b) against permitting a person who is subject to a statutory disqualification to effect or be involved in effecting swaps on behalf of the Swap Entity. The Division issued this relief with respect to: (1) non-domestic associated persons (APs) of Swap Entities who deal only with non-domestic swap counterparties; and (2) persons employed in a clerical or ministerial capacity (Employees) by Swap Entities. As the Division explains in the letter, the purpose of this relief is to align the treatment of these APs and Employees with the treatment of all other APs and Employees under the Commodity Exchange Act and the CFTC’s regulations.
SEC Charges Prominent Entrepreneur In Miami-Based Scheme

Date 07/12/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a prominent Miami-based entrepreneur with defrauding investors by grossly exaggerating the financial success of his company that purportedly produced housing materials to withstand fires and hurricanes. Claudio Osorio stole nearly half of the money raised from investors to pay the mortgage on his multi-million dollar mansion and other lavish highlife expenses.
Commissioner Bart Chilton Concurring In part And Dissenting In Part To The Settlement In The Matter Of Goldman, Sachs & Co., Respondent, CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton

Date 07/12/2012

While I concur in the terms of the settlement in this matter with regard to the findings of violations, the undertakings to improve deficient compliance systems and procedures, and the imposition of a cease and desist order, I respectfully dissent as to the amount of the civil monetary penalty (CMP). In this instance, given the egregious nature of the failure to supervise adequately, combined with the high number of violative transactions, I believe that the monetary penalty should be significantly higher in order to represent a sufficient punishment, as well as to denote a meaningful deterrent to future illegal activity.
BM&FBOVESPA Announces November Market Performance

Date 07/12/2012

BM&FBOVESPA announced November 2012 market performance. Check the highlights:
- After Market turns over BRL 1.6 billion, the highest volume since October 2009
- Real Estate Funds handle second consecutive record at BRL 452.47 million in 33,150 transactions.
- Number of individual investor accounts in the stock market at 594,117 in November, up almost 4% on October
Urs Widmer Reinforces SIX Swiss Exchange As COO - By Aligning Its Client-Oriented Units In A Joint Department, SIX Swiss Exchange Further Increases Its Ability To Cater To Its Clients' Needs

Date 07/12/2012

As of 1 December 2012, Urs Widmer is a member of the Executive Board of SIX Swiss Exchange. As the new Chief Operating Officer (COO), he is responsible for the area of Business & Market Development. In this function, he is in charge of Business Engineering, Issuer Relations, Marketing Communications and Member Relations.