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BOX Options Exchange Price Improvement Activity For September

Date 01/10/2012

In the month of September, price improved contracts on BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) averaged 268,423 per day. Price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s price improvement auction (“PIP”) averaged $155,991 per day, while total savings to investors this month were $3.0 MM. With this, BOX has saved investors over $401 MM since its inception in 2004. Overall average daily trading volume on BOX in the month of September was 571,697 contracts.
BM&FBOVESPA Begins Trading In The S&P 500 Futures Contract - S&P 500 Futures Contract, Derivative

Date 01/10/2012

This Monday, October 01, BM&FBOVESPA begins trading in the S&P 500 futures contract settled in cash to the price of the S&P 500 Index futures contract, listed and traded on the CME Group. This is the first futures contract traded on the Brazilian Exchange to reference a U.S. stock index.
ISE Reports Business Activity For September 2012

Date 01/10/2012
- ISE was the second largest equity options exchange in September with market share of 18.2%, excluding dividend trades.
- Dividend trades made up 8.8% of industry volume in September 2012.
Direct Edge Regulatory Notice #12-05: Consolidated Audit Trail Industry Event

Date 01/10/2012

The national securities exchanges and FINRA (collectively the “SROs”) together are hosting an industry event to discuss SEC Rule 613 requiring the creation of a Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT). This event is being held in New York City and is open to all industry and other interested participants. Please note that the event is closed to the media.
Remarks Before The Financial Markets Law Committee Seminar At The Bank Of England, London, CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 01/10/2012

Good afternoon, Lord Hoffman, I appreciate that kind introduction. I would like to thank the Financial Markets Law Committee for the invitation to speak today.

Average Daily Volume Of 10.2 Million Contracts At Eurex Group In September

Date 01/10/2012

In September 2012, the international derivatives markets of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 10.2 million contracts (September 2011: 12.4 million). Of those, 7.5 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (September 2011: 9.1 million), and 2.7 million contracts (September 2011: 3.3 million) were traded at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE).

The Options Industry Council Announces Average Daily Options Trading Volume Declined 7 Percent In September

Date 01/10/2012

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that 17,348,823 contracts were traded on average each day in September, a 6.9 percent decline from the 18,630,087 contract average in September 2011, and the highest average recorded since February.
Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And Scoach Switzerland: September 2012

Date 01/10/2012

A total of 2,466,872 transactions were conducted on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland in September 2012. This represents an increase of 1.7% over the previous month, which had two more trading days. Turnover was 3.2% higher than in August at CHF 71,3 billion.
CNBC Launches New Online Show, “Futures Now” - Only Available On CNBC.Com And Entirely Devoted To The Futures Market. Sponsored By CME Group And TD Ameritrade

Date 01/10/2012

CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, today announced the launch of a new live online show, “Futures Now,” only available on CNBC.com and entirely devoted to the futures market. The fifteen-minute program will premiere live Tuesday, October 2^nd at 1PM ET and will live stream twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1PM ET on CNBC.com here.
Burgundy: Modification Of Trading Fees

Date 01/10/2012

From 1 November 2012, Burgundy will temporarily remove the 25% discount for internal trades in Security Groups Nordic Tier 3, Tier 4, Warrants and Equity Rights & Structured Products (classified in the trading system as “Other Financial Products”).