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SEC Charges UBS Puerto Rico And Two Executives With Defrauding Fund Customers

Date 01/05/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged UBS Financial Services Inc. of Puerto Rico and two executives with making misleading statements to investors, concealing a liquidity crisis, and masking its control of the secondary market for 23 proprietary closed-end mutual funds.

KCBT HRW Wheat Futures & Options Volume Increases Over Last Month

Date 01/05/2012

The Kansas City Board of Trade during the month of April saw increases in volume traded in both the HRW wheat futures and wheat options contracts compared to last month.

The Options Industry Council Announces April Options Trading Volume Decreased 5%

Date 01/05/2012

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that 319,640,606 total options contracts changed hands in April, 4.71 percent less than the 335,425,947 contracts traded in April 2011.

INTL FCStone Closes On Purchase Of TRX Futures Limited

Date 01/05/2012

INTL FCStone Inc. (Nasdaq:INTL) today announced that INTL Holding (UK) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom, received approval from the United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority (FSA) to acquire TRX Futures Ltd. from Neumann Gruppe GmbH and has closed on the purchase. TRX Futures Ltd. is a London-based brokerage and clearing firm for commercial coffee and cocoa customers, as well as energy and financial products.

TMX Group Welcomes SEC Approval Of BOX As National Securities Exchange And Self-Regulatory Organization

Date 01/05/2012

TMX Group Inc. welcomed the recent decision by the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission to grant BOX Options Exchange LLC (BOX) a national securities exchange license. The license enables BOX to act as its own self-regulatory organization (SRO), which it expects to begin doing in mid-May.

MGEX Boasts Strong Month Over Month Volume Growth

Date 01/05/2012

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Organization, today announced monthly futures volume of its flagship Hard Red Spring Wheat (HRSW) contract increased 40 percent in April when compared to the previous month. The 112,322 HRSW futures contracts traded also marks the ninth best April futures volume in the 131 years of the Exchange.  

OneChicago Announces Trading Volumes For April 2012 -The OCX.NoDivRisk™ Product Continues Strong First-Quarter Trend, Posting 38% Of Aprils’ Month-End Open Interest

Date 01/05/2012

OneChicago, LLC (OCX), an equity finance exchange, today announced that a total of 228,685 security futures contracts were traded in the month of April 2012.

NSX Introduces New Pricing Schedule And Market Data Revenue Sharing

Date 01/05/2012

NSX Introduces New Pricing Schedule and Market Data Revenue Sharing

ISDA Paper Examines Three-Year History Of The ISDA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committees

Date 01/05/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced the publication of a paper that reviews the formation, structure and workings of the ISDA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committees. 

ISE Reports Business Activity For April 2012

Date 01/05/2012

• ISE was the second largest equity options exchange in April with market share of 18.3%, excluding dividend trades.
• Dividend trades made up 4.5% of industry volume in April 2012.