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Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indexes January 2012 Performance Report

Date 01/02/2012

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index was up 2.47%, for the month of January. The Dow Jones-UBS Single Commodity Indexes for tin, orange juice and silver had the strongest gains with month-returns of 26.74%, 24.26% and 19.15%, respectively. The three most significant downside performing single commodity indexes were natural gas, coffee and soybean oil, which ended the month down 17.01%, 5.20%, and 2.96% respectively.

FINRA Charges Charles Schwab & Co With Violating FINRA Rules By Using Class Action Waiver In Customer Agreements

Date 01/02/2012

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has filed a complaint against Charles Schwab & Company charging the firm with violating FINRA rules by requiring its customers to waive their rights to bring class actions against the firm.

KCBT HRW Wheat Futures, Options & Exchange Volume Increase Compared To Previous Month

Date 01/02/2012

The Kansas City Board of Trade volume traded in January posted increases in the Hard Red Winter Wheat futures contract, the HRW wheat options contract and the exchange as a whole when compared to December 2011. Also, open interest increased in all contracts when compared to last month.

OneChicago Announces Trading Volumes For January 2012 - Security Futures Volume At The Exchange In January 2012 Was Up 82% Year-Over-Year, Compared To January 2011

Date 01/02/2012

OneChicago, LLC (OCX), an equity finance exchange, today announced that a total of 301,804 security futures contracts were traded in the month of January 2012.

ISE Reports Business Activity For January 2012

Date 01/02/2012

• ISE is the second largest equity options exchange in January with market share of 18.7%, excluding dividend trades.
• Dividend trades made up 8.8% of industry volume in January 2012.

MGEX Reports Impressive Month Over Month Volume Increase

Date 01/02/2012

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Organization, today reported total futures and options trading for its flagship Hard Red Spring Wheat (HRSW) contract in January increased more than 36 percent when compared to December 2011. Total Exchange volume was 93,252 contracts traded.  

Ibovespa Ends January Up 11.13%. ISE Rises 5.93% Over Same Period

Date 01/02/2012

The ISE Corporate Sustainability Index gained 5.93% in January, and in 12 months (Feb/11 to Jan/12) accumulated 3.20% return. Ibovespa ends January up 11.13%, according to the monthly ISE bulletin published by BM&FBOVESPA.

Direct Edge Regulatory Notice #12-02: Enhancements To Electronic Blue Sheet Submissions

Date 01/02/2012

Overview

This Regulatory Notice (the “Notice”) serves to inform Members of EDGA Exchange, Inc. and EDGX Exchange, Inc. (together, the “Exchanges”) that the Exchanges and certain members of the Intermarket Surveillance Group (collectively, the “ISG interested members”)¹ are enhancing the Electronic Blue Sheets (the “EBSs”) required to be submitted under the Exchanges’ Rule 4.2. These changes are being implemented to improve the regulatory agencies' ability to analyze trading activities and to support compliance with a Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) rule.

OCC Cleared Contract Volume Declined 12% In January

Date 01/02/2012

OCC announced today that total cleared contract volume January reached 337,222,938 contracts, a 12 percent decline from the January 2011 volume of 381,558,077 contracts. Despite this decline, January 2012 is now the third highest January volume on record.

SEC Charges Former Credit Suisse Investment Bankers In Subprime Bond Pricing Scheme During Credit Crisis

Date 01/02/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged four former veteran investment bankers and traders at Credit Suisse Group for engaging in a complex scheme to fraudulently overstate the prices of $3 billion in subprime bonds during the height of the subprime credit crisis.