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Average Daily Volume Of 8.2 Million Contracts At Eurex Group In January

Date 01/02/2012

In January 2012, the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 8.2 million contracts (Jan 2011: 10.4 million). Of those, 5.5 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (Jan 2011: 7.1 million), and 2.7 million contracts were at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE) (Jan 2011: 3.3 million). In total, 174.1 million contracts were traded, thereof 120.3 million at Eurex and 53.8 million at the ISE.

Deutsche Börse: Xetra Turnover In January At 99 Billion Euros - 19.7 Million Transactions On Xetra

Date 01/02/2012

Order book turnover on Xetra and the Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading stood at €104.4 billion in January – a decrease by 14 percent year-on-year (January 2011: €121.7 billion). Of the €104.4 billion, €99.1 billion were attributable to Xetra – a decrease by 13 percent y-o-y (January 2011: €114.3 billion). €5.3 billion were attributable to the Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading, a 30 percent decrease y-o-y (January 2011: €7.5 billion). Order book turnover on Tradegate Exchange* totalled approximately €3.2 billion in January.

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And Scoach Switzerland: January 2012

Date 01/02/2012

SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland have posted a sharp rise in trading activities compared to the previous month. Overall, turnover came to CHF 79.2 billion in January 2012. This was 13.7% more than in December 2011. The number of trades rose by 7.3% to 2,782,968.

STOXX Monthly Index Report – January In Review

Date 01/02/2012

As of January 31, 2012 stock market indices in Europe, Asia, the U.S. and globally were up, according to global index provider STOXX Limited. For the month of January, the Europe, Asia, U.S. and global markets were up 4.04%, 7.34%, 2.65% and 5.03%, respectively. The full performance report is below.

OCC Announces Retirement Of Bill Navin, Names James Brown New General Counsel

Date 01/02/2012

OCC announced today the retirement of Bill Navin, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer of OCC. Mr. Navin joined OCC in July 1999, but was previously OCC’s outside counsel at Schiff Hardin & Waite. As a Schiff partner, Mr. Navin represented OCC since its inception in 1973.

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME): Seminar On New Laws Affecting Listed Companies

Date 01/02/2012

Over 300 professionals representing IBEX 35® companies as well as numerous universities and law firms have come together in the Spanish stock exchange for a seminar concerned with the latest legal and corporate governance developments affecting General Shareholders Meetings and Boards of Directors of listed companies.

Automated Trader's Annual Survey Highlights Dramatic Increase In Model Diversity - Buyside Algorithmic Usage To Approach 100%

Date 01/02/2012

Automated Trader, the world's leading journal of automated and algorithmic trading, has recently released its Algorithmic Trading Survey Report. The results clearly demonstrate that with firms now automating or planning to automate an ever increasing range of processes, the diversity of algorithmic models being used has exploded, with further rapid growth predicted. The use of algorithms for trade execution and trade signalling purposes has been widespread amongst buyside firms for some time; already over 80% report the use of systematic algorithms to trade certain instruments, while more than 60% make use of execution algos. However, the range of models now being used for a variety of other purposes elsewhere in the trade life cycle has also been growing rapidly.

TMX Group To Introduce Next Generation Equity Trading Technology - Hardware Acceleration Technology To Provide Ultra-Low Latency Trading

Date 01/02/2012

TMX Group Inc. today announced that it is advancing its technology roadmap with the planned production implementation of the company’s next generation equity trading technology, which is based on hardware acceleration. Hardware acceleration is a general term that refers to the off-loading of processing work from server CPUs onto specialized hardware.

EMCF Introduces Lowest Clearing Rates In The World - Price Lowered To €0.001 Per Trade, Services Enhanced

Date 01/02/2012

European Multilateral Clearing Facility N.V. (EMCF), Europe’s largest cash equity CCP, announced today it offers the lowest clearing price available in Europe, while further enhancing its service. Participants clearing more than 2 million trades per day will be charged €0.001 per trade for all of their business.  The new fee equates to a lower rate than the clearing and netting fee for the same amount of business in the US and anywhere else in the world. 

The Spanish Stock Exchange Traded €69.99 Billion In January

Date 01/02/2012