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Malawi Stock Exchange Annual Market Performance Report 2012

Date 03/01/2013

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's annual market performance report 2012.

CBOE Holdings Reports 2012 Consolidated Trading Volume - CBOE Trading Volume Tops One Billion Contracts For Fifth Straight Year - CBOE Futures Exchange Sets New Record - ADV Doubles To 95,000+ Contracts

Date 02/01/2013

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) reported today that 2012 consolidated trading volume for options contracts on ChicagoBoard Options Exchange® (CBOE®) and C2 Options Exchange^SM (C2^SM) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange^SM (CFE®) totaled 1.13 billion contracts. Average daily volume (ADV) in 2012 was 4.54 million contracts, down six percent from 4.83 million contracts traded in 2011. 

BOX Options Exchange Price Improvement Activity for December

Date 02/01/2013

In the month of December, price improved contracts on BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) averaged 199,725 per day.  Price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s price improvement auction, PIP averaged $172,992 per day, while total savings to investors this month were $3.5 MM.  With this, BOX has saved investors over $412 MM since its inception in 2004.  Overall average daily trading volume on BOX in the month of December was 414,435 contracts.

2012 Trading Volume Reaches New All-Time High At CBOE Futures Exchange - VIX Futures And Exchange-Wide Volume Double From 2011

Date 02/01/2013

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE^®) announced today that both total exchange-wide trading activity and trading volume in futures on the CBOE Volatility Index^® (VIX^®) reached new all-time highs during 2012.  In a record-setting year, a host of new milestones were achieved at the exchange.    

S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - An Addition To The S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index

Date 02/01/2013

S&P Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The shareholders of Granite Real Estate Inc. (TSX:GRT) have approved the conversion of the company to a REIT structure. The new name of the company will be Granite REIT and the new ticker symbol will be "GRT.UN". There is no consolidation of capital. Granite REIT will be added to the S&P/TSX Income Trust and the S&P/TSX Capped REIT indices. The newly REIT-structured company will remain in the S&P/TSX Composite, Capped Composite and Composite Equal Weight, the S&P/TSX Capped Real Estate, the S&P/TSX Completion, the S&P/TSX Composite Dividend, the S&P/TSX Equity Income and the S&P/TSX Composite Low Volatility Indices. These changes will be effective after the close of trading on Thursday, January 3, 2013. 

Richard Berner Confirmed As Director Of The Office Of Financial Research

Date 02/01/2013

Richard Berner was confirmed by the United States Senate yesterday to serve a six year term as the first Director of the Office of Financial Research (OFR). In this role, Berner will lead the OFR in its mission to support the Financial Stability Oversight Council, its member agencies, and the public by improving the quality, transparency, and accessibility of financial information and by providing analysis of threats to financial stability.

International Securities Exchange Reports It Is The Largest Equity Options Exchange In December With 18.6% Market Share

Date 02/01/2013

• ISE is the largest equity options exchange in December 2012 with a market share of 18.6%.
• Average daily volume for the full year 2012 was 2.5 million contracts, a decrease of 18.1% over 2011.
• Dividend trades make up 10.0% of industry volume in December 2012 and 6.2% of total industry volume for 2012.

IMF Spokesman Comments On U.S. “Fiscal Cliff” Measures

Date 02/01/2013

Mr. Gerry Rice, Director of External Relations at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today:

“We welcome the action by the U.S. Congress to avoid sudden tax increases and spending cuts, including through an extension of unemployment benefits during 2013. In the absence of Congressional action the economic recovery would have been derailed."

OCC Cleared Contract Volume Reached 4 Billion Contracts In 2012

Date 02/01/2013

OCC announced today the total cleared contract volume in 2012 reached 4,042,175,801 contracts, a 12 percent decline from  the 2011 record volume of 4,600,955,949 contracts.  Despite this decline, 2012 marks the second highest year for OCC cleared contract volume to date and the second consecutive year OCC volume has surpassed 4 billion contracts.

Chicago-Based R.J. O’Brien & Associates, LLC Sanctioned $300,000 For Supervision Violations - RJO Failed To Diligently Supervise The Handling Of Customer Orders Over Four Years

Date 02/01/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an order filing and settling charges against R.J. O’Brien & Associates, LLC (RJO), of Chicago, Ill., a registered Futures Commission Merchant, for failing to diligently supervise its employees in connection with the handling of commodity futures orders of a Guaranteed Introducing Broker (GIB) of RJO and the GIB’s Associated Person (AP), sole principal, and owner.