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Osaka Securities Exchange Outline Of Specifications For OSE Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures - Draft

Date 08/12/2011

Considering the recent diversification, sophistication and internationalization of investors’ needs, OSE has decided to introduce Dow Jones Industrial Average Futures and made the outline of the specifications.

CME Group Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

Date 07/12/2011

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today declared a fourth-quarter dividend of $1.40 per share, payable December 29, 2011, to shareholders of record December 19, 2011.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services: Long-Term 'AAA' Rating On The European Union Placed On CreditWatch Negative

Date 07/12/2011

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today placed its 'AAA' long-term issuer credit rating on the European Union (EU) on CreditWatch with negative implications. At the same time, we affirmed the 'A-1+' short-term issuer credit rating on the EU.

CFTC’s Division Of Market Oversight Issues Guidebook For Part 20 Reports

Date 07/12/2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight today issued a Guidebook for Part 20 Reports providing additional guidance and detailed instructions for submitting large swaps trader reports to the Commission.

Two Banks Repay $145 Million In TARP Funds, Provide Additional Positive Return On Tarp Bank Programs For Taxpayers

Date 07/12/2011

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that the following two financial institutions have repurchased Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Capital Purchase Program (CPP) investments, delivering a total of $145 million in proceeds today for taxpayers.

US Congress Financial Services Subcommittee Subpoenas Corzine

Date 07/12/2011

FTSE Italia Index Series Review December 2011

Date 07/12/2011

The FTSE Italia Index Policy Committee has approved changes to the FTSE Italia Index Series which will become effective after the close of business on Friday, 16 December 2011 (i.e. on Monday, 19 December 2011).

NYSE Technologies Expands TAQ Historical Data Products Globally - Another Step In Its Continuing Global Expansion And Increasing Market Coverage

Date 07/12/2011

NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology unit of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today announced the continued expansion of its Historical TAQ product suite to include European Cash Equities and Fixed Income data from Euronext markets as well as Derivatives data from the NYSE Liffe U.S. market. Complementing the recent additions of U.S. Options and NYSE Liffe derivative products from January 2011, these additions further enhance the historical TAQ product suite that includes a broad range of key trading venues around the world and all NYSE Euronext markets.

CRH, Evraz And Polymetal International To Join FTSE 100 Index

Date 07/12/2011

FTSE Group (“FTSE”) confirms today that, international building materials group, CRH, steel and mining company, Evraz, and precious metals producer, Polymetal International will be joining the FTSE 100 Index. In the rebalance, Inmarsat, Investec and Lonmin will leave the UK’s leading index and enter the FTSE 250 Index.

CME Group To Develop New Gulf Coast Crude Oil Futures Contract At Enterprise Terminal

Date 07/12/2011

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will work with oil market participants to discuss developing a new Gulf Coast crude oil futures contract at the ECHO Terminal, a storage facility being developed by Enterprise Products Partners L.P., to be listed on the NYMEX exchange. Connected to multiple facilities along the Houston Ship Channel, the ECHO Terminal is expected to begin service during the second quarter of 2012. The ECHO Terminal will be the destination of Enterprise's Eagle Ford Crude pipeline, as well as the Seaway pipeline following the reversal project announced November 16, 2011 by Enbridge Inc. and Enterprise. Once the process of changing the flow direction has been completed, Seaway will transport crude from Cushing, Oklahoma to the Houston refining market. The Seaway pipeline will accommodate growing domestic crude oil production supplies from the Cushing hub and Canada.