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CFTC To Hold Open Meeting To Consider Proposed Interpretive Guidance On Cross-Border Application Of Certain Swaps Provisions Of The Commodity Exchange Act And A Proposed Exemptive Order Regarding Compliance With Certain Regulations Under The Commodity Exchange Act

Date 14/06/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, June 21, 2012, at 1:00 p.m., to consider Proposed Interpretive Guidance on Cross-Border Application of Certain Swaps Provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and Regulations thereunder, and a Proposed Exemptive Order Regarding Compliance with Certain Swap Regulations under the CEA.

The McGraw-Hill Companies And CME Group Announce U.S. Department Of Justice Antitrust Review Has Been Completed For New S&P Dow Jones Indices Joint Venture

Date 14/06/2012

The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), one of the world's foremost financial information companies, and CME Group (NASDAQ: CME), the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced today that they have received notification that the U.S. Department of Justice has completed its review of the proposed joint venture company, S&P Dow Jones Indices, and has granted early termination of the statutory waiting period.  Accordingly, the condition to the formation of the joint venture related to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act has been satisfied.  The formation remains subject to other customary closing conditions.  A closing date has not yet been announced, but the S&P Dow Jones Indices joint venture is targeted to be completed by the end of June.

Exercise Of Ibovespa Options Generates Record Financial Volume On BM&FBOVESPA

Date 14/06/2012

BM&FBOVESPA had a record trading volume of BRL 35.8 billion today, from the previous record of BRL 24.3 billion on August 17, 2011. Furthermore, the exercise of options on the BOVESPA Index (Ibovespa) generated a record BRL 14.4 billion today, with 241,540 contracts traded. The previous record in Ibovespa options was also on August 17, 2011 and totaled BRL 9 billion.

Alpha Exchange White Paper - Enabling Canada’s Technology Future

Date 14/06/2012

At a technology stakeholders’ event hosted in Kitchener-Waterloo, the Alpha Exchange today unveiled its White Paper about “Building Connections and Fixing the Funding Challenge to Kick-Start Canada’s Technology Sector”.

Federal Court In Illinois Orders Defendants Richard C. Regan And Pro Trading Course, LLC To Pay More Than $600,000 In Restitution And Civil Monetary Penalties To Settle CFTC Anti-Fraud Action

Date 14/06/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge James B. Zagel, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, entered an order of default judgment and permanent injunction against defendants Richard C. Regan (Regan) and Pro Trading Course, LLC (PTC), both of La Jolla, Calif.

The MiG Report May 2012 From TMX Group

Date 14/06/2012

The MiG Report May 2012

Brought to you by: The Market Intelligence Group at TSX and TSX Venture Exchange

You can now access The MiG Report and archived MiG Reports on TMX's Listing Statistics Website at http://www.tmx.com/mig

CBOE To Introduce First Interest Rate-Based Volatility Index

Date 14/06/2012

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced yesterday that it will begin disseminating values for its first interest rate-based volatility index, the CBOE Interest Rate Volatility Index (ticker: SRVX), on Monday, June 18.  The SRVX Index is designed to offer fixed income options traders and portfolio managers a standardized and transparent measure of interest rate swap volatility.

Remarks BY CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler On Derivatives And The Cross-Border Application Of Dodd-Frank Swap Market Reforms At The Institute Of International Bankers’ Membership Luncheon

Date 14/06/2012

Good afternoon, Rich, thank you for that kind introduction and for inviting me to speak about the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) efforts to bring much-needed reform to the swaps market.

Program Trading Averaged 29.8 Percent Of NYSE Volume During June 4-8

Date 14/06/2012

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today  released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms' executed  volume from NYSE's orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for  June 4-8.

Oslo BørsChanges To The Composition Of The OBX Index From 22 June

Date 14/06/2012

Oslo Børs has revised the composition of the OBX Index, which normally consist of the 25 most traded shares at Oslo Børs. From 22 June Cermaq (CEQ) will be removed from the index, while Songa Offshore (SONG) and Det norske oljeselskap (DETNOR) will be added to the index.