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CBOE Futures Exchange November Volume Increased 9% Over Year Ago

Date 01/12/2011

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that trading volume during November 2011totaled 822,783 contracts, an increase of nine percent from the 751,481 contracts traded in November 2010.  Average daily volume (ADV) at CFE during November 2011 was 39,180 contracts, also a gain of nine percent from the 35,785 contracts traded per day in November 2010.  The 11 months of 2011 rank as the top 11 most-active trading months in CFE history. 

ISE Reports Business Activity For November 2011

Date 01/12/2011

• ISE is the largest equity options exchange in November with market share of 19.7%, excluding dividend trades.
• Dividend trades made up 4.9% of industry volume in November 2011.

Component Changes Made To STOXX Blue-Chip Indices - Changes Are Due To Fast Entry Rule

Date 01/12/2011

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced changes to the STOXX Europe 50, STOXX Asia-Pacific 50 and STOXX Global 150 indices, which will become effective with the open of European markets on December 19^th, 2011.

ISDA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee: SEAT PAGINEGIALLE Credit Event

Date 01/12/2011

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced that its EMEA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee resolved that a Failure to Pay Credit Event occurred in respect of SEAT PAGINEGIALLE S.P.A.

SEC Charges Multiple Hedge Fund Managers With Fraud In Inquiry Targeting Suspicious Investment Returns

Date 01/12/2011

As part of an initiative to combat hedge fund fraud by identifying abnormal investment performance, the Securities and Exchange Commission today announced enforcement actions against three separate advisory firms and six individuals for various misconduct including improper use of fund assets, fraudulent valuations, and misrepresenting fund returns.

BOX Price Improvement Activity Increases In November

Date 01/12/2011

In the month of November, price improved contractson BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) averaged 289,373 per day, which represented an 8% increase over the same period last year.  Price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s price improvement auction (“PIP”) averaged $183,071 per day, while total savings to investors this month were $3.8 MM. With this, BOX has saved investors over $367MM sinceits inception in 2004.  Overall average daily trading volume on BOX in the month of November was 576,335 contracts, which represented a 38% increase over thesame period last year.

KCBT Extends Annual Volume Records For HRW Wheat Futures, Exchange

Date 01/12/2011

The Kansas City Board of Trade during the month of November continued to add to the annual trading volume records in the Hard Red Winter wheat futures contract and the exchange as a whole. The records were first set in October and exceeded the previous records set in 2010.

BM&FBOVESPA Opens Competitive Bidding Process For Market Makers For Options On The Stocks Of Cia Siderúrgica Nacional, PDG Realty S.A. And Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. - Institutions Have Until January 30, 2012 To Send Proposals

Date 01/12/2011

BM&FBOVESPA announces today the start of the process to select up to three market makers for options on the stocks of Cia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSNA3), PDG Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações (PDGR3) and Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações (CYRE3). This is the fourth and final stage of the bidding program to select market makers for equity options and BOVESPA Index options, developed by the Exchange. The institutions (including nonresident ones) that wish to participate have until January 30, 2012 to deliver their proposals and the winners will be announced on February 02, 2012.

Statement By IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde At The Conclusion Of Her Visit To Brazil

Date 01/12/2011

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement today in Brasilia:

“It is a great pleasure to be in Brazil for my first visit as Managing Director of the IMF. I had the privilege to meet President Dilma Rousseff, and had very productive meetings with Finance Minister Guido Mantega and Central Bank President Alexandre Tombini.

SEC, U.S. Attorney And FBI Announce 13 Charged In Connection With Securities Kickback Schemes - SEC Suspends Trading In Seven Companies

Date 01/12/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, and Federal Bureau of Investigation today announced parallel cases filed in federal court against several corporate officers, lawyers and a stock promoter alleging they used kickbacks and other schemes to trigger investments in various thinly-traded stocks.