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RICI® Index Adds NYSE Liffe’s Robusta Coffee And Cocoa Futures Contracts

Date 12/11/2012

NYSE Liffe, the European derivatives business of NYSE Euronext, today announced that the Exchange’s Robusta Coffee and Cocoa Futures contracts will be added to the Rogers International Commodity Index® (RICI®) for the first time. The changes will be implemented during the January roll period, at the end of January 2013. These new contracts will replace the existing Intercontinental Exchange’s Arabica Coffee and Cocoa contracts and will give NYSE Liffe’s Robusta Coffee and Cocoa contracts weightings of 2% and 1% respectively.

UBS MTF First To Launch On FixSpec.com

Date 12/11/2012

FixSpec Ltd announced today that UBS MTF has become the first alternative trading venue to provide their members with an online, interactive version of the firm's FIX specification viaFixSpec.com.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For November 2012 Rubber Contract

Date 12/11/2012

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the November 2012 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined as follows,

Squawker® Gives BT Radianz Cloud Community Direct Access To Find And Negotiate Block Trades - BT Radianz Services To Host And Manage Squawker’s Technology Infrastructureand Provide Global Access To Block Trading Negotiation Venue

Date 12/11/2012

Squawker®, the negotiation venue for sell-side block trading, today announced it has entered into an agreement with BT in which BT Radianz services will be used to host and manage Squawker’s technology infrastructure, and provide brokers with access to Squawker, the world’s first toxic-free* electronic trading venue. Members of the BT Radianz Cloud - the world’s largest secure networked financial community - will have easy access to Squawker’s secure, anonymous forum where they can find liquidity and personally interact, negotiate and build on block trades with their trading counterparts.

Trayport® Introduces Complete - Its Suite Of Post-Trade Solutions

Date 12/11/2012

Trayport, a leading provider of energy trading solutions to traders, brokers and exchanges worldwide, today announced the first phase of Complete, its post-trade services solutions.

Brady Moves Into The Recycling Sector To Close The Loop On Its Metals Offering

Date 12/11/2012

Brady plc (BRY.L), the leading provider of trading, risk management and settlement solutions to the energy, metals and soft commodities sectors, today announces that it has agreed to acquire U.S. - based Systems Alternatives International LLC (“SAI”), a leading solution provider to the metal recycling markets, focusing on both ferrous and non-ferrous.

Osaka Securities Exchange: SPAN Parameter Updated (Nov. 19, 2012 - Nov. 22, 2012)

Date 12/11/2012

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.

The data is posted on the first business day of the week before the applied period.

TheCityUK Driving Competitiveness – Securing The UK’s Position As The Location Of Choice For Financial And Related Professional Services

Date 11/11/2012

TheCityUK has undertaken some important research into UK competitiveness in financial and related professional services. The research, which was undertaken with analytical support from McKinsey & Company, takes a unique fact-based approach to assessing 147 actual location decisions by global financial services firms between 2006 and 2012.

JSE To Launch Contracts-For-Difference

Date 11/11/2012

In response to market demand, the JSE today announced that it will launch a prototype Contract-For-Difference (CFD) instrument early next year.

IMF: Divergent Economic Performance Continues Across The Middle East

Date 11/11/2012