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SEC Charges Biopharmaceutical Company And Executives With Securities Fraud

Date 02/08/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a California-based biopharmaceutical company, three shareholder companies, and four senior executives for fraudulently misleading investors about the regulatory status of the company’s sole product. Three of the executives were additionally charged with insider trading.

NSX Releases July 2011 ETF/ETN Data Reports

Date 02/08/2011

National Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX®) announced that assets in U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) totaled approximately $1.107 trillion at July 2011 month-end, an increase of over 33% in comparison to July 2010 when month-end assets totaled over $835 billion.  At the end of July 2011, the number of listed products totaled 1,295 compared to 1032 listed products at the same time last year.

IMF Statement On U.S. Agreement To Raise Debt Ceiling

Date 02/08/2011

Following the signing into law today of the agreement to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and reduce government spending, Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement:

“We welcome the agreement to raise the U.S. government’s borrowing limit and cut the budget deficit. By reducing a major uncertainty in the markets and bolstering U.S. fiscal credibility, this agreement is good for both the U.S. and the global economy."

SIFMA Statement On Passage Of Debt Ceiling Agreement

Date 02/08/2011

SIFMA today released the following statement from President and CEO Tim Ryan following both House and Senate passage of a bipartisan legislative agreement to raise the federal debt ceiling.

ICE Reports 14% Increase In Futures Average Daily Volume For July - CDS Gross Notional Cleared Has Doubled In One Year

Date 02/08/2011

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, reported volume for July 2011. Average daily volume (ADV) for ICE's futures markets was 1,306,105 contracts, an increase of 14% from July 2010. Year-to-date through July 31, ADV across ICE's futures exchanges was 1,499,450 contracts, an increase of 14% compared to the first seven months of 2010. Total futures volume in July 2011 was 26.1 million contracts, up 8% from July 2010.

Athens Exchange Monthly Statistical Bulletin July 2011

Date 02/08/2011

Click here to download ATHEX's monthly statistical bulletin for July 2011. 

BM&FBOVESPA Market Supervision Reports 20% Trading Risk Improvement For Brokerage Houses 2010 YOY - Figure Part Of The Q2 2011 BSM Activity Report Published Today

Date 02/08/2011

BM&FBOVESPA Market Supervision published its second quarter of 2011 activity report together with consolidated figures for the first half. One of the main results singled out in the report was the completion in April of fieldwork for the 2010 Audit Program, involving all 90 brokerage houses. Of the 91 audit reports that were produced (one brokerage house had two reports), 52 were completed and 39 were at the final stages of elaboration on June 30.

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And Scoach Switzerland: July 2011

Date 02/08/2011

3,143,413 trades were executed on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland in July 2011. Compared with the previous month, this represents an increase of 11.0%. Compared with June 2011, turnover fell by 3.9% to CHF 85.8 billion. July is thus in line with the year to date: Overall, more trades and falling turnover at SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland.

New Volume Record For Agricultural Futures - July Was A Month Of Intense Activity For ROFEX´s Agricultural Derivatives Division (DDA). Trading Volume Amounted To 1,112,430 Tonnes, Surpassing By 8.45 Per Cent The Previous Record Reached In June 2011

Date 02/08/2011

In July, agricultural futures registered a new historical record, the second consecutive mark, placing itself as the best month of 2011 and of ROFEX´s history.

Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indexes - July 2011 Performance Report

Date 02/08/2011