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  • Opening Statement Before CFTC Technology Advisory Committee, Chicago, Illinois, CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia, Chairman

    Date 29/10/2012

    The TAC meeting will come to order.

    I would like to welcome our TAC members, members of the Subcommittee on Automated and High Frequency Trading and other guests and thank them for joining us here in Chicago. I would also like to thank the CFTC staff who have spent so much of their time working with the HFT subcommittee. I would also like to thank the Futures Industry Association for allowing us to coordinate our meeting with FIA Expo – a technology showcase for market participants. Finally, I would like to welcome all those who were unable to join us today in person due to the storms on the East Coast and are now listening in via conference call. I hope you are all staying safe. Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the terrible storms.

  • Canadian Securities Regulators Seek Comment On Amendments Relating To Direct Electronic Access

    Date 29/10/2012

    The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced today (October 25) it is seeking feedback on proposed amendments to NI 23-103 Electronic Trading (NI 23-103), which would provide a framework for the provision of direct electronic access (DEA).

  • Remarks Before Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), OSC Dialogue 2012 In Toronto, Canada, CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

    Date 29/10/2012

    Good afternoon, Howard, I appreciate that kind introduction, and thank you and the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) for the invitation to speak. Hurricane Sandy has hit the U.S. East Coast, preventing me from flying to Canada. I’m glad that you could arrange for me to speak to you from a distance.

  • U.S. Treasury Announces Marketable Borrowing Estimates

    Date 29/10/2012

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced its current estimates of net marketable borrowing for the October – December 2012 and January – March 2013 quarters:

    • During the October – December 2012 quarter, Treasury expects to issue $288 billion in net marketable debt, assuming an end-of-December cash balance of $60 billion. This borrowing estimate is $29 billion lower than announced in July 2012. The decrease in borrowing relates to lower outlays, higher receipts, and changes in the cash balance assumptions.
    • During the January – March 2013 quarter, Treasury expects to issue $342 billion in net marketable debt, assuming an end-of-March cash balance of $30 billion.

  • US Exchange And Market Closings On October 29-30, 2012

    Date 29/10/2012

    The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has issued guidance for parties to over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions that are affected by the closing of US exchanges and bond markets on Monday, October 29 and Tuesday, October 30 due to Hurricane Sandy.  The guidance is based on information available to ISDA at 3:00pm EST on October 29, 2012. Further guidance may become available, and participants should monitor information updates from exchanges and bond markets.