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NYSE Euronext Announces Trading Volumes For November 2011 - Global Derivatives ADV Up 1% Year-Over-Year - U.S. Equity Options ADV Up 10% - European Cash ADV Up 8% - U.S. Cash ADV Down 10%

Date 07/12/2011

NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced trading volumes for its global derivatives and cash equities exchanges for November 2011¹. Global derivatives average daily volume ("ADV") of 8.3 million contracts in November 2011 increased 0.7% versus the prior year with U.S. equity options increasing 10%. Cash equities ADV in November 2011 were mixed, with European cash trading ADV increasing 8.4% and U.S. cash trading ADV decreasing 9.9% from November 2010 levels.

Brady Facilitates Market Transparency On The Australian Bullion Exchange

Date 07/12/2011

Brady plc (BRY.L), the leading global supplier of trading, risk management and settlement solutions to the metals, energy and softs sectors, announced today that the Australian Bullion Exchange (ABX), based in Brisbane, has extended its use of Brady solutions to bring order transparency to the market via its electronic trading platform.

NASDAQ OMX Iceland Lists Islandsbanki‘s Covered Bonds

Date 07/12/2011

NASDAQ OMX (NASDAQ: NDAQ) announces that NASDAQ OMX Iceland has approved an application to admit covered bonds issued by Islandsbanki hf. (issuer symbol: ISLA) to trading. The first day of trading will be 7 December, 2011. This is the first listing of a bond issued by an Icelandic financial company since the collapse in Iceland in 2008.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Completes Strategic Leadership Team With Two Further Appointments

Date 07/12/2011

The Financial Markets Authority has completed the recruitment of its strategic leadership team with two further appointments reporting to Chief Executive Sean Hughes.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Large-Cap Equal Weight Index To Be Renamed

Date 07/12/2011

Shanghai Stock Exchange and China Securities Index today together announced that SSE Large-Cap Equal Weight Index will be renamed SSE 50 Equal Weight Index on Dec 22nd 2011. The shortened name will be changed into SSE 50 EWI. The index's Chinese full name as well as its Chinese shortened name will also be changed accordingly. The index methodology remains the same.

NZX Indices December 2011 Quarterly Review

Date 07/12/2011

NZX Indices announces the outcomes of the December 2011 Quarterly Index Review. Changes below to index constituents and indexed shares will be applied at market close on Friday 16 December 2011, and become effective at market open on Monday 19 December 2011. For clarity, NZX Indices advises that its review for index changes is carried out on the first Friday of each month.

KCBT Christmas And New Year's Holidays - Schedule For Days Surrounding The Christmas And New Year's Holidays

Date 06/12/2011

In coordination with U.S. stock and commodity exchanges, the Kansas City Board of Trade will observe the following trading hours on the days surrounding Christmas and New Year's holidays.

CHRISTMAS

Friday, December 23, 2011

Normal trading hours

Sunday, December 25, 2011

All sessions for business date 12/26/2011 are closed

CFTC Charges San Diego Resident Charles Steven Goodie And His Company, CSG Commodity Services Group, With Commodity Pool Fraud - Defendants Charged With Fraudulent Solicitation, Misappropriation Of Customer Funds, And False Statements

Date 06/12/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of an enforcement action charging Charles Steven Goodie and his company, CSG Commodity Service Group (CSG), both of San Diego, Calif., with fraudulently operating a commodity futures pool and with registration and disclosure violations.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Hopeful Of Economic Potential Of Arab Spring

Date 06/12/2011

The historic transformation of the Arab world holds the promise of improving the lives of the people in the region, even though there are some inevitable short-term costs associated with the transition process, said International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde in a speech today hosted by the Safadi Foundation at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington DC.

DTCC Launches Enhanced Cost Basis Reporting Service For Mutual Fund Industry - Platform Helps Customers Comply With Reporting Regulations Surrounding Mutual Fund Assets

Date 06/12/2011

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced today that it has launched enhancements to its Cost Basis Reporting Service (CBRS) to help customers comply with federal cost basis reporting regulations for mutual fund assets, which take effect in January 2012.