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ISDA 2012 Margin Survey Results: Collateralization Continues To Increase In OTC Derivatives Markets

Date 01/05/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today released results from its 2012 ISDA Margin Survey at its 27th Annual General Meeting in Chicago.

CBOE Holdings, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results - Diluted EPS Of $0.37, Up 3 Percent

Date 01/05/2012

First Quarter GAAP Financial Highlights

• Operating Revenues of $121.4 Million, Down 2 Percent
• Net Income Allocated to Common Stockholders was $32.9 Million; Diluted EPS Up 3 Percent to $0.37
• Operating Margin Increases 90 Basis Points to 47.3 Percent
• Average Daily Trading Volume of 4.88 Million Contracts, Down 4 Percent Versus 1Q11 and Up 14 Percent Versus 4Q11
• Total Market Share Increased to 29.9 Percent for the Quarter, Up 3.2 Percentage Points from Fourth Quarter 2011

ISDA Publishes 2012 Operations Benchmarking Survey

Date 01/05/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today released its 2012 Operations Benchmarking Survey at its 27th Annual General Meeting in Chicago.

CME Group To Expand CBOT Grain And Oilseed Trading Hours On CME

Date 01/05/2012

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will expand electronic trading hours in its CBOT grain and oilseed futures and options beginning Monday, May 14, 2012. This will expand market access to CBOT Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Soybean Meal,Soybean Oil, Oats and Rough Rice futures and options on CME Globex to 22 hours per day.

Statement Of Support Regarding Proposed Interpretative Statement The Confidentiality And Indemnification Provision In The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection – CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia

Date 01/05/2012

I concur in support of the Commission’s proposed interpretative statement (“Proposed Interpretative Statement”) regarding the confidentiality and indemnification provisions of Section 21(d) of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”).

BOX Price Improvement Activity for April

Date 01/05/2012

In the month of April, price improved contracts on BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) averaged 271,555 per day.  Price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s price improvement auction (“PIP”) averaged $173,580 per day, while total savings to investors this month were $3.4 MM.  With this, BOX has saved investors over $384 MM since its inception in 2004.  Overall average daily trading volume on BOX in the month of April was 618,318 contracts, which represented a 39% increase over the same period last year. 

Statement Of Concurrence Regarding Proposed Interpretative Statement The Confidentiality And Indemnification Provision In The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection – CFTC Commissioner Jill E. Sommers

Date 01/05/2012

I concur in the issuance of this Proposed Interpretative Statement Regarding the Confidentiality and Indemnification Provisions of Section 21(d) of the Commodity Exchange Act (Proposed Interpretive Statement). It provides some additional clarification with respect to how the Commission intends to interpret the application of the Section 21(d) indemnification provisions beyond what the Commission stated when it finalized the swap data repository (SDR) rules. See Swap Data Repositories: Registration Standards, Duties and Core Principles, 76 Fed. Reg. 54,538 (Sept. 1, 2011). However, a legislative fix is the only real solution to providing appropriate regulators, both foreign and domestic, with timely access to relevant data. I agree with Commissioner O’Malia that the Commission should publicly support repeal of the indemnification provisions, and note that the SEC has already done so.

SEC Charges UBS Puerto Rico And Two Executives With Defrauding Fund Customers

Date 01/05/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged UBS Financial Services Inc. of Puerto Rico and two executives with making misleading statements to investors, concealing a liquidity crisis, and masking its control of the secondary market for 23 proprietary closed-end mutual funds.

KCBT HRW Wheat Futures & Options Volume Increases Over Last Month

Date 01/05/2012

The Kansas City Board of Trade during the month of April saw increases in volume traded in both the HRW wheat futures and wheat options contracts compared to last month.

The Options Industry Council Announces April Options Trading Volume Decreased 5%

Date 01/05/2012

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that 319,640,606 total options contracts changed hands in April, 4.71 percent less than the 335,425,947 contracts traded in April 2011.