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Statements Of Support By CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 05/12/2011

Investment of Customer Funds

I support the final rule to enhance customer protections regarding where derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs) and futures commission merchants (FCMs) can invest customer funds. I believe that this rule is critical for the safeguarding of customer money.

Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes November 2011 Performance Report

Date 05/12/2011

The global Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index, which measures the performance of 100 of the leading Shari’ah compliant stocks globally, had a down month in November with a loss of 0.57%, closing at 2213.85. In comparison, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, which measures the 50 biggest companies worldwide, posted a loss of 2.31%, closing at 171.24.

UNX Hires Henry Yegerman To Head Global Product Management

Date 05/12/2011

UNX LLC (www.unx.com), a leading provider of innovative trading technology solutions, welcomes trading analytics expert Henry Yegerman as Head of Product Management. He joins UNX after 12+ years at Investment Technology Group (ITG), most recently as Managing Director of Analytical Products and creator of ITG's acclaimed transaction cost analysis products.

NSX Releases November 2011 ETF/ETN Data Reports

Date 05/12/2011

National Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX®) announced that assets in U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) reached $1.06 trillion at November 2011 month-end.  This is an increase of approximately 12% over November 2010 month-end when assets totaled over $947 billion.  At the end of November 2011, there were 1376 listed products.

Athens Exchange Monthly Statistical Bulletin October 2011

Date 05/12/2011

Click here to download ATHEX's monthly statistical bulletin for October 2011.

Opening Statement Of Commissioner Mark Wetjen For The CFTC Open Meeting On December 5, 2011 - Final Rules On Regulation 1.25, Registration Of FBOTs, And Proposed Rule On Made Available For Trade

Date 05/12/2011

Thank you, Chairman Gensler.

Before I comment on the rules before the Commission today, I want to thank Chairman Gensler and Commissioners Chilton, Sommers and O’Malia for their graciousness during my first weeks here at the Commission. You have been both welcoming and extremely helpful during my transition here, and I have sincerely enjoyed working with each of you, especially on the rules we are considering today.

EU And US Legislators Step Up Their Cooperation

Date 05/12/2011

The debt crisis requires "a strong and coordinated transatlantic policy response", said lawmakers of the European Parliament and the US Congress meeting in Jacksonville, Florida, on 3-4 December. The legislators agreed to develop transatlantic working groups focussing on the financial markets and transport security.

RTS Stock Exchange Wins FOW Awards For Best Innovations For The Third Year In A Row

Date 05/12/2011

RTS has been awarded for best innovations by the Futures and Options World magazine for the third time in succession.

CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia: Open Meeting On Final Rules On Investment Of Customer Funds And Funds Held In An Account For Foreign Futures And Options Transactions And On Registration Of Foreign Boards Of Trade, And Further Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking On Process For A Designated Contract Market Or Swap Execution Facility To Make A Swap Available To Trade Under Section 2(H)(8) Of The Commodity Exchange Act

Date 05/12/2011

Today, we have before us two final rules and a further notice of proposed rulemaking. I greatly appreciate the cooperation of Commission staff in accommodating many of the requests for changes to these rules. I also appreciate that we have chosen to slow down the break-neck pace of finalizing rules under the Dodd-Frank Act, even though I continue to struggle with the fact that it is becoming increasingly clear that the rules we are putting out are less than clear. I hope that we can take the time to develop rules that are done right, rather than done quickly.

ISE Introduces Quoting In Its Complex Order Book - First Continually Quoted Complex Order Book In The US Options Industry

Date 05/12/2011

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) has enhanced its complex order book to enable market makers to provide two-sided quotes for complex, or multi-legged, instruments. This capability was developed as part of ISE's implementation of the Optimise™ trading architecture and successfully launched on December 1.