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Component Change Made In Euro STOXX 50, STOXX EUROPE 50 And STOXX North America 50 Indices - Changes Are Due To Fast Entry And Fast Exit Rules

Date 01/06/2012

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced component changes in the EURO STOXX 50 and STOXX Europe 50 indices due to the fast entry rule; as well as changes to the STOXX North America 50 Index due to the fast exit rule. Changes in the European indices will become effective with the open of markets on June 18^th, 2012, and with the open of markets on June 8^th, 2012 for the STOXX North America 50 Index.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 01/06/2012

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The shareholders of NAL Energy Corporation (TSX:NAE) have accepted the share exchange offer from Pengrowth Energy Corporation (TSX:PGF). NAL Energy will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the S&P/TSX Completion and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX SmallCap and Equity SmallCap, the S&P/TSX Composite Dividend, the S&P/TSX Equity Income, the S&P/TSX Composite Equal Weight and the S&P/TSX Capped Energy Indices.

OneChicago Announces Trading Volumes For May 2012 - Block Volume At The Exchange In May 2012 Was Up 32% Year-Over-Year, Compared To May 2011 - Security Futures Volume At The Exchange In May 2012 Was Up 13%, Compared To April 2012

Date 01/06/2012

OneChicago, LLC (OCX), an equity finance exchange, today announced that a total of 259,382 security futures contracts were traded in the month of May 2012.

CBOE Holdings Reports May 2012 Trading Volume - May Average Daily Volume Up 18% From Year Ago, Up 9% From April 2012 - CBOE Futures Exchange And VIX Index Futures Post Busiest Month Ever

Date 01/06/2012

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today reported that May trading volume for options on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange (C2), combined, totaled 109.2 million contracts.  May average daily volume (ADV) was just under five million contracts, an 18-percent increase from May 2011 ADV of 4.2 million contracts and a nine-percent increase from April 2012 ADV of 4.5 million contracts.

BATS 1000 Index Down 3.6% This Week

Date 01/06/2012

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) declined 540.29 points, or 3.6%, this week to close at 14,359.13 as of 4 p.m. ET today.

May Is Most-Active Trading Month All-Time At CBOE Futures Exchange - Total Volume Exceeds Two Million Contracts For First Time, Futures On CBOE NASDAQ-100 Volatility Index Begin Trading

Date 01/06/2012

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that May 2012 was the most-active trading month in CFE history as total volume exceeded two million contracts for the first time ever.  New records were established in total monthly volume and monthly average daily volume (ADV) both exchange-wide and for futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (the VIX Index).

Amendments To The Definitions And Exclusion Of Liability Clauses In Contract Specifications For Certain GreenX European Union Allowance And Certified Emission Reduction Futures Contracts

Date 01/06/2012

Pending all relevant regulatory review periods, effective June 18, 2012, GreenX will amend language in the Definitions and Exclusion of Liability clauses for certain European Union Allowance and Certified Emission Reduction Futures Contracts. These amendments are being made to conform to the recent European Union Registry infrastructure changes. The changes are applicable to the GreenX European Union Allowance and Certified Emission Reduction Futures contracts only.

The Europe Dow Closes May Down 13.08% According To Dow Jones Indexes - The Europe Dow Component Stocks Closed May In Negative Territory

Date 01/06/2012

The Europe Dow, an equal-weighted index that measures 30 of the region’s leading blue-chip stocks, loss 13.08% in May, according to data compiled by Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider.

CFTC Files A General Creditor Claim In The Liquidation Of MF Global

Date 01/06/2012

On June 1, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) filed a general creditor claim in the liquidation of MF Global, Inc., No. 11-02790 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.). The Commission took this action in relation to the Division of Enforcement’s ongoing investigation related to the failure of MF Global, Inc. If that investigation results in an enforcement action against MF Global, Inc., the Commission could pursue a restitution award for the benefit of commodity customers, which in turn could be the basis for a Commission claim as a general creditor against the MF Global, Inc. estate.  The Commission’s claim as a general creditor would not have priority over customer claims.  It has been filed solely to preserve all possible options for recovering funds for the benefit of commodity customers.

The Asia Dow Finished May Down 10.32% According To Dow Jones Indexes - The Asia Dow Component Stocks Closed May In Negative Territory

Date 01/06/2012

The Asia Dow, an equal-weighted, 30-stock index that measures 30 of the leading blue-chip stocks traded in the Asia/Pacific region, dropped 10.32% in May, according to data compiled by Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider.