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CFTC Charges Pro Trading Course, LLC, And Richard Regan With Solicitation Fraud - Chicago-Based Defendants Charged With Fraudulently Soliciting The Public To Enroll In A Commodity Futures Training Program

Date 07/12/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today charged Chicago-based Pro Trading Course, LLC (PTC), a registered commodity trading advisor, and Richard Regan, PTC’s sole principal and a registered floor broker with fraudulently soliciting members of the public to enroll in a commodity futures training program.  The program purportedly was designed to teach individuals how to become successful PTC proprietary traders.

Clearstream’s November 2011 figures

Date 07/12/2011

In November 2011, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered a decrease of 2 percent to € 10.9 trillion (compared to € 11.1 trillion in November 2010). Securities held under custody in Clearstream’s international business stayed flat at € 5.9 trillion – while domestic German securities held under custody decreased by 5 percent from € 5.3 trillion in November 2010 to € 5.0 trillion in November 2011.

CFTC Orders Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc. To Pay $350,000 Civil Penalty For Violating Cotton Futures Speculative Position Limits

Date 07/12/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc. (MLCI) agreed to pay a $350,000 civil monetary penalty to settle CFTC charges that it exceeded speculative position limits in Cotton No. 2 futures contracts in trading on the IntercontinentalExchange U.S. (ICE).

Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation Launches Global OTC Interest Rate Trade Repository - Latest Development In DTCC’s Drive To Improve Transparency Across Key Asset Classes

Date 07/12/2011

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today announced the launch of its global, over-the-counter (OTC) interest rates derivatives trade repository.

CFTC Announces Public Meeting Of The Technology Advisory Committee - Committee To Focus On Market Structure, The Role Of High Frequency Traders, And Interim Recommendations Of The Subcommittee On Data Standardization

Date 07/12/2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that on December 13, 2011, the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee (the “TAC”) will hold a public meeting at the Commission’s headquarters in Washington, DC. 

ICE To Distribute Platts’ Content To Become Integrated Information & Trading Platform

Date 07/12/2011

Platts, a leading energy, petrochemicals and metals information provider, and IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated futures exchanges, clearinghouses and over-the-counter markets, are combining capabilities to provide the market with an integrated solution for commodities information and trading, with ICE becoming a distributor of Platts’ electronic products and services.

London Capital Group Selects ITRS Geneos For Its Entire Application And Infrastructure Monitoring

Date 07/12/2011

Leading UK retail and professional spread betting provider, London Capital Group (LCG), is to use Geneos from ITRS Group, to monitor and manage all elements of their trading room technology to optimise speed, latency and reliability across their data and trading technology.

RTS Stock Market Weekly Trading Results

Date 07/12/2011

Weekly Trading Results: November 28 - December 2, 2011 (pdf, 91 Kb)

BM&FBOVESPA Announces November 2011 Market Performance

Date 07/12/2011

New Rules Of The MICEX Index Calculation Take Effect

Date 07/12/2011

On December 19, 2011 a new version of the Rules of the MICEX Index calculation registered by the Federal Financial Markets Service on December 6, 2011, will come into force.