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CME Clearing Europe Expands Its OTC Energy Offering With Two New European Natural Gas Contracts

Date 25/01/2013

CME Clearing Europe, CME Group's European clearing house, today announced that it has added two new over-the-counter (OTC) European natural gas forward contracts for clearing: the United Kingdom (UK) National Balancing Point (NBP) Natural Gas Physically Delivered Forward contract and the Netherlands (NL) Title Transfer  Facility (TTF) Natural Gas Physically Delivered Forward contract.

SEC Needs Longer Period To Decide On Nasdaq's Facebook IPO Compensation Plan

Date 25/01/2013

Securities regulators in the USA will delay a ruling on Nasdaq OMX Group's plan to compensate firms that suffered losses during Facebook's botched IPO in May. The SEC needs additional time to consider Nasdaq's USD62 million compensation proposal. The SEC also needs further time to consider comments received from various parties.

MIAX Options Exchange: Proposed Rule Change Notice - CBOE Margin Rules

Date 24/01/2013

Regulatory Circular No. 2013-03 is notification of and a link to a rule change notice filed by the CBOE.  On January 2, 2013, the SEC published in the Federal Register a Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a proposed rule change by CBOE (SR-CBOE 2012-125) that extends the CBOE’s Credit Option Margin Pilot Program through January 17, 2014.

CME Group Statement Regarding Jill Sommers

Date 24/01/2013

Today, CME Group released the following statement in response to the announcement by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that Commissioner Jill Sommers will be leaving the agency this year.

Amendment To MIAX Options Fee Schedule Clearing Trade Drop Port Fee

Date 24/01/2013

Regulatory Circular No. 2013-02 is based on a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission to change the MIAX Options Fee Schedule under Rule Filing No. SR-MIAX-2013-03 to adopt fees for MIAX Clearing Trade Drop (“CTD”) Port activity.  Beginning February 1, 2013, MIAX will assess a single monthly port fee of $0.0030 per executed contract side for the use of one or more CTD ports. 

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia On Commissioner Jill Sommers’ Resignation

Date 24/01/2013

Today, Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia made the following statement:

“I am very proud to have had the opportunity to work with Jill Sommers for the past three years."

FIA Statement On The Resignation Of CFTC Commissioner Jill Sommers

Date 24/01/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that Commissioner Jill Sommers will leave the agency after five years in office. FIA issued the following statement in response to the announcement. 

Statement From New York Attorney General Schneiderman On The Appointments Of Mary Jo White And Richard Cordray

Date 24/01/2013

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman released the following statements today on President Obama’s appointment of Mary Jo White to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the reappointment of Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau:

“I applaud President Obama’s appointment of Mary Jo White to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. As U.S. Attorney, Ms. White demonstrated a strong commitment to aggressively enforcing one set of rules for all, and her outstanding record of bringing white collar criminals to justice speaks for itself. She is a tough, experienced prosecutor, which is exactly what the SEC needs right now to restore investor confidence. I look forward to working with Mary Jo White and her team to protect investors, bolster the integrity of our markets, and hold accountable those responsible for financial misconduct.”

SIFMA Statement On Nomination Of Mary Jo White For SEC Chairman

Date 24/01/2013

SIFMA today released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., executive vice president, public policy and advocacy in response to President Obama’s nomination of Mary Jo White for chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 

Statement Of CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler On Commissioner Jill Sommers’ Resignation

Date 24/01/2013

Today, Chairman Gary Gensler made the following statement:

“It has been an honor to serve along with Jill these last four years. I would like to thank Jill for her dedication to the Commission. She has brought significant experience and a clear and consistent voice to fulfilling the mission of the CFTC. Along with our fellow Commissioners, Jill has worked to bring common-sense swaps market reforms to life and to safeguard the integrity of the futures market. Jill has been essential to these historic efforts. I wish Jill well in all of her future pursuits, and I will miss working with her at the CFTC.”