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CFTC Commissioner Jill E. Sommers: Opening Statement Before The Sixth Open Meeting To Consider Final Rules Pursuant To The Dodd-Frank Act

Date 05/12/2011

Thank you Mr. Chairman. I too would like to welcome Commissioner Wetjen to his first CFTC Dodd-Frank open meeting. And, as always, I thank the teams who have worked so diligently on the two final rules and the proposal we are considering today. The longs hours you have committed to the documents before us today are very much appreciated.

New Product Provider Ossiam Lists Five Exchange - Traded Funds (ETFs) On SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 05/12/2011

SIX Swiss Exchange welcomes Ossiam as a new issuer to the ExchangeTraded Funds segment. Ossiam was founded in 2009. At the end of October 2010, it became a subsidiary of Natixis Global Asset Management, the investment banking arm of France’s BPCE savings and cooperative bank group and one of the 15 biggest asset managers in the world. With the five new Ossiam ETFs based on European and American indices, SIX Swiss Exchange's ETF segment now comprises 753 ETFs, of which 112 are also listed in an additional currency.

CME Group Sets OTC Clearing Volume Record For The Fourth Consecutive Month, Surpasses $150 Billion In Total Notional Cleared

Date 05/12/2011

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it set new monthly records for clearing interest rate swaps (IRS) and credit default swaps (CDS). For the month of November, the company cleared $61.9 billion in combined OTC IRS and CDS volume, a 36 percent increase over the previous record monthly total of $45.5 billion set in October 2011.

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.