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CME Group Establishes $100M Fund To Provide Additional Protection For Family Farmers And Ranchers - Fund Launched As Initial Step In Restoring Confidence Of Market Users

Date 02/02/2012

CME Group today announced that it will establish a $100 million fund designed to provide further protection of customer segregated funds for U.S. family farmers and ranchers who hedge their business in CME Group futures markets. In light of the recent MF Global failure, in which a clearing firm violated CFTC regulations and misused customer monies that should have been kept segregated, CME Group is adding this extra security measure to protect the country's food producers who are using CME Group futures markets to hedge their crops and livestock that feed the world.
Statement Of Dissent To The CFTC-SEC Report On International Swap Regulation Pursuant To Section 719(c) Of The Dodd-Frank Act (the “Report”), CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia

Date 02/02/2012

The staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) must be commended on their outreach with other international regulatory bodies to harmonize the new rules and regulations over the swaps markets. I am confident that this level of coordination and cooperation has never been achieved previously.
Testimony By U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke - The Economic Outlook And The Federal Budget Situation - Before The Committee On The Budget, U.S. House Of Representatives, Washington, D.C., February 2, 2012

Date 02/02/2012

Chairman Ryan, Vice Chairman Garrett, Ranking Member Van Hollen, and other members of the Committee, I appreciate this opportunity to discuss my views on the economic outlook, monetary policy, and the challenges facing federal fiscal policymakers.
TMX Group Expands Co-Location Facility - Growing Community Of Capital Markets cCients Drives Demand For Co-Location

Date 02/02/2012

TMX Group Inc. today announced that phase four of its co-locationfacility will open in Q2 2012. Strong demand for co-location with TMX Group, as well as rapid adoption of prior phases, has advanced implementation of phase four.
TOM Insight January 2012

Date 02/02/2012

Click here to download TOM’s January ‘12 Insight, a document describing cash matching statistics on TOM MTF and savings made for the retail client by TOM Smart Execution.

ICE Reports Daily Futures Volume For January - $27 Trillion Cleared In CDS Globally To Date

Date 02/02/2012

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, reported a 6% decline in futures volume and improved revenue capture for January 2012. ICE's average daily volume (ADV) was 1.49 million contracts compared to 1.58 million contracts in the prior January. Total futures volume in January 2012 was 29.8 million contracts.
UK’s Financial Services Authority Announces Annual Funding Requirement For 2012/13

Date 02/02/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today announced its proposed Annual Funding Requirement (AFR) for 2012/13. This is likely to be the FSA’s final AFR before it splits into the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in 2013.
CME Group Volume Averaged 11.6 Million Contracts Per Day in January 2012, Up 21 Percent from December 2011 - Open Interest Reached 87 Million Contracts, Up 11 Percent From Year-End 2011 - Average Daily Volume Cleared Through CME ClearPort Increased 27 Percent, And Privately Negotiated Average Daily Volume Rose 14 Percent

Date 02/02/2012

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that January 2012 volume averaged 11.6 million contracts per day, down 5 percent from January 2010, but up 21 percent from December 2011. Total volume for January was 232 million contracts, of which 82 percent was traded electronically.
CME Group Inc. Reports Fourth-Quarter And Full-Year 2011 Financial Results - Reached Annual Average Daily Volume Records In Foreign Exchange, Agricultural Commodities, Energy And Metals Product Lines - Raised Regular Quarterly Dividend To $2.23 Per Share, An Increase Of 59 Percent, And Declared An Additional Dividend Of $3.00 Per Share

Date 02/02/2012

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today reported full-year 2011 results, primarily driven by a 10 percent increase in overall average daily volume. During the year, the company posted annual average daily volume records across the foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy and metals product lines.
NASDAQ OMX Commodities Genium INET To Go Live 5 March 2012

Date 02/02/2012

NASDAQ OMX Commodities Genium INET will be launched 5 March 2012 (ref. exchange and clearing information no. 19/11, 27/11, 43/11 and 49/11). The weekend 3-4 March will feature mandatory activities for all members. Exchange and IT information with overviews of the launch preparation activities, launch weekend plan and roll back framework will be distributed in the beginning of February. Additional activities and plans will be updated through exchange notices or member IT notices if necessary.