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Trading In Irish Market Up 26% To Over €10bn

Date 30/04/2012

• Value of ISEQ quoted companies rises by over 20% to €105 billion
• All ISEQ indices grow by more than 10% in Q1
• Turnover in Irish Government securities doubles to €25bn

Athens Exchange: Market Operations Committee Decision

Date 30/04/2012

The Market Operations Committee of ATHEX, during today's session, approved the application of price fluctuation limits of ±10%, for May 2012, for the low turnover velocity Stocks of the ATHEX Main Market (monthly average velocity of last month less or equal to 0.01%) presented in Table 1, according to the ATHEX Board Decision 22. 

FSB Enhances Its Process For Ongoing Monitoring Of Compensation Practices

Date 30/04/2012

The 2011 FSB peer review on compensation indicated that good progress has been made in implementing the FSB Principles and Standards on Sound Compensation Practices (“Principles and Standards”), but that more work is necessary to overcome constraints to full implementation by individual national authorities and to address concerns by firms of an uneven playing field. Following the completion of the peer review, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) was tasked by the G20 to undertake ongoing monitoring and public reporting on further progress in compensation practices.

ISE Premium Hosted Database™ Launches With Comprehensive Tick Data And Analytics - Hosted Solution Provides Straightforward Access To Over 200 Terabytes Of Data

Date 30/04/2012

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) announced today that it has launched the ISE Premium Hosted Database™ (ISE PhD™). ISE PhD™ is a fully managed historical tick database that offers full OPRA data including all quotes and trades from all exchanges, U.S. equities level one data, pre-computed implied volatilities and Greeks, full corporate action histories, and ISE Open/Close trade data.    

Direct Edge Trading Notice #12-18: Update: Message Efficiency Incentive Program Postponed Until June 1, 2012

Date 30/04/2012

As announced, Direct Edge will introduce the Message Efficiency Incentive Program (MEIP).  Members of EDGA Exchange, Inc. and EDGX Exchange, Inc. will receive standard rebates only in instances where the Member’s average monthly inbound message-to-trade ratio is at or less than 100 to 1. Members with a monthly average of more than 100 to 1 will have their rebate reduced by $0.0001 per share, regardless of the tier for which they would otherwise qualify. (Note: Inbound messages are defined to include orders, cancels, and cancel/replace messages.) 

SIX: Successful Completion Of Eurex Sale

Date 30/04/2012

SIX has sold its share of the Eurex joint venture to Deutsche Börse AG with effect from 1 January 2012. The implementation project was concluded today with the successful execution of the sale. This marks the final transfer of Eurex to Deutsche Börse AG.

Deutsche Börse Completes Eurex Takeover - Acquisition Of SIX Swiss Exchange’s 50-Percent Share Closed

Date 30/04/2012

Deutsche Börse Group today completed its full acquisition of Eurex Zürich AG. Representatives of SIX Swiss Exchange/SIX Group AG and Deutsche Börse AG jointly finalized the transaction in Zurich and signed the corresponding closing documents. Deutsche Börse is to pay 295 million euros and transfer approx. 5.3 million Deutsche Börse AG shares to the SIX Group.

CME Group Expands Multi-Asset Class OTC Offering With First Cleared FX Non-Deliverable Forward

Date 30/04/2012

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced today that on April 27 the company cleared its first customer FX Over-the-Counter Non Deliverable Forward (NDF) trade, further expanding the company's market leading OTC solution across multiple asset classes. The currency cleared was the Brazilian Real. The company also offers NDF clearing for the Chinese Renminbi Yuan, Philippine Peso, Malaysian Ringgit, Indian Rupee, Korean Won, Taiwan Dollar, Chilean Peso, Colombian Peso, Peruvian Sol, Russian Ruble and Indonesian  Rupiah.

Direct Edge Trading Notice #12-17: Transaction Pricing Changes On EDGA And EDGX Effective Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Date 30/04/2012

Direct Edge is introducing the following fee schedule changes on EDGA Exchange, Inc. (EDGA) and EDGX Exchange, Inc. (EDGX) effectiveTuesday, May 1, 2012, upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Second Meeting Of The Financial Stability Board Regional Consultative Group For Europe

Date 30/04/2012

In November 2010, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) announced arrangements to expand and formalise outreach beyond its membership. To this end, six regional consultative groups1 were established to bring together financial authorities from FSB member and non-member countries to exchange views on vulnerabilities affecting financial systems and on initiatives to promote financial stability.