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MGEX Boasts 27 Percent Volume Increase In June

Date 02/07/2012

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Organization, today announced total June 2012 futures and options trading volume for its flagship Hard Red Spring Wheat contract reached 111,963 contracts traded, a 27 percent increase in volume over May. HRSW futures trading gained 28 percent over May with 110,144 futures contracts trading during June. 

June Turnover Exceeds EUR 7 Billion At Boerse Stuttgart - Investors Showing Greater Caution - High Volume Of Trading In Corporate Bonds - Strong Growth In German Federal State Jumbos

Date 02/07/2012

According to the order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart generated turnover in excess of EUR 7 billion in June 2012. Nevertheless, as in recent months, investors remained cautious in response to ongoing market uncertainty.

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And Scoach Switzerland: June 2012

Date 02/07/2012

SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach together generated sales of CHF 79.4 billion in June 2012. This representsan increase of 5.1% compared with May. The following segments in particular achieved higher turnover: equities incl. funds, ETSFs and ETPs (+1.0%), bonds CHF (+22.5%), and structured products and warrants (+12.1%). By contrast, the number of transactions concluded fell by 7.9% to 2,713,887. This was mainly attributable to equities incl. funds, ETSFs and ETPs. In this segment, 8.7% fewer transactions were registered. On the other hand, a greater number of trades were recorded in the bonds CHF (+14.4%), ETFs (+2.1%) and structured products and warrants (+1.3%) segments.

ISE Files For Second Exchange License

Date 02/07/2012

• New options exchange to offer market structure and pricing flexibility
• Exchange will run on ISE’s existing Optimise™ technology platform
• Member firms will be able to use existing connectivity to ISE to access the second exchange
• Anticipated launch by the end of 2012

Deutsche Börse: 89 Billion Euros Turnover On Xetra In June

Date 02/07/2012

Order book turnover on Xetra and the Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading stood at €93.8 billion in June – a decrease by 15 percent year-on-year (June 2011: €109.9 billion). Of the €93.8 billion, €89.2 billion were attributable to Xetra – a decrease by 15 percent y-o-y (June 2011: €105.3 billion). €4.6 billion were attributable to the Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading, unchanged y-o-y (June 2011: €4.6 billion). Order book turnover on Tradegate Exchange* totalled approximately €2.0 billion in June.

Average Daily Volume Of 11.0 Million Contracts At Eurex Group In June - Eurex Exchange: Equity Index Derivatives Segment With Best Monthly Result In 2012 - Eurex Repo: New Peaks In GC Pooling Market And Euro Repo Market

Date 02/07/2012

In June 2012, the international derivatives markets of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 11,0 million contracts (June 2011: 11.4 million). Of those, 8.5 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (June 2011: 8.6 million), and 2.5 million contracts (June 2011: 2.8 million) were traded at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE). In total, 178.9 million contracts were traded at Eurex Exchange and 52.2 million at ISE.

Luxembourg Stock Exchange: Interim Revision Of The LuxX Index

Date 02/07/2012

The executive committee of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange has reviewed the composition of the LuxX index in the context of its regular index review, which took place after the end of the first half of 2012. Considering developments during the first half of the year, the executive committee has resolved not to change the composition of the LuxX.

FINRA Launches Pilot Program For Large Arbitration Cases

Date 02/07/2012

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today the launch of a pilot program specifically designed for large arbitration cases involving claims of $10 million or more. The program enables parties to customize the administrative process to better suit special needs of a larger case and allows them to bypass certain FINRA arbitration rules. Participation in the pilot program, which began today, is voluntary and open to all cases; but in order to be eligible, all parties will be required to pay for any additional costs of the program and must be represented by counsel.

IntercontinentalExchange Rebrands Instant Messaging Platform YellowJacket As ICE Chat - ICE Chat Included As Value Added Feature For All WebICE Users

Date 02/07/2012

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today announced that its instant messaging functionality available under YellowJacket (YJ)  will be available as a value-added feature included for all WebICE users starting July 16, 2012 and will be known as ICE Chat.

LIBOR Update: UK's Serious Fraud Office Considering If Appropriate And Possible To Bring Criminal Prosecutions

Date 02/07/2012

The Serious Fraud Office has been working closely with the Financial Services Authority during its investigation into recently reported issues in relation to LIBOR.  Now that the investigation into the issue of regulatory misbehaviour has concluded, the SFO are considering whether it is both appropriate and possible to bring criminal prosecutions.