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CFTC Orders Farr Financial Inc. To Pay $280,000 To Settle Charges Of Improper Investment Of Customer Segregated Funds And Supervision Failures

Date 10/10/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the Farr Financial Inc. (Farr) of San Jose, Calif., agreed to pay a $280,000 civil monetary penalty to settle CFTC charges that it failed to properly invest customer segregated funds and failed to diligently supervise those investment activities.  Farr is currently registered with the CFTC as an introducing broker and was registered as a futures commission merchant (FCM) during the period relevant to the settlement.

Composition Of TASE Corporate Bond Indices As Of October 15th, 2012

Date 10/10/2012

As of October 15th,  2012 the composition of the corporate bond indices will be updated.

EEX Adjusts Auction Calendar – German “Early Auctions” To Be Launched On 26 October

Date 10/10/2012

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) provides market participants additional time to prepare themselves for the upcoming German “Early Auctions”. In co-ordination with the competent national authorities, EEX has decided to postpone the launch of the German “Early Auctions” by two weeks. The reason is that potential bidders – who have to prove their eligibility to bid in these auctions – will need more time to fulfil the requirements according to EU rules, namely the Auctioning Regulation.

NYSE Group Inc. Issues Short Interest Report

Date 10/10/2012

The NYSE Group, Inc. yesterday reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of September 28, 2012.

HM Treasury: Bank Fines To Be Used To Support Britain’s Armed Forces Community

Date 10/10/2012

The Government is changing the rules so that fines from banks and other financial services firms no longer go to the industry. It has recently announced that £35 million of fines imposed for attempted LIBOR manipulation and other unacceptable behaviour will be used to support Britain’s Armed Forces community.

NYSE MKT Issues Short Interest Report

Date 10/10/2012

NYSE MKT (formerly known as NYSE Amex) yesterday reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of September 28, 2012.

Exegy And StreamBase Partner To Enable Cross-Asset Class Algorithmic Trading

Date 10/10/2012

Exegy and StreamBase today announce a partnership that allows firms to develop and deploy their algorithms in multiple asset classes at high speed. The technology partnership enables banks and hedge funds to manage the ever increasing amounts of equities, FX, futures, and options data needed for algorithmic trading strategies, back testing, pricing, and smart order routing, and to do so at competitive speeds.

TOM Trades One Millionth Option Contract

Date 10/10/2012

TOM MTF is proud to announce the one millionth option contract was traded on its platform.

Markit Integrates Dividend Content Into Securities Finance Services

Date 10/10/2012

Markit, a leading, global financial information services company, today announced that its dividend forecasting content is now available to clients using Markit Securities Finance products and services.

Press Conference By Ikko Nakatsuka, Japan's Minister For Financial Services

Date 10/10/2012

[Questions & Answers]

Q.

I have a question concerning an institutional framework. I understand that the Financial System Council is discussing the revision of a legal framework for failure resolution, and deliberation on specific measures will start now. What do you think are the key points of the revision at this time?

A.

The key points of the revision at this time? The discussion on the framework for resolving failures of financial institutions started in line with the various discussions conducted by the Financial Stability Board. We have experienced global financial turmoil on several occasions. In response, at the G-20 Summit in Cannes, which was held last November, an international agreement was reached on the new standards of the framework for failure resolution.