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January Turnover At Boerse Stuttgart Exceeds € 8.7 billion - Growth In All Asset Classes - Particularly Strong Increase In Equities Trading

Date 02/02/2012

According to order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart’s turnover in January 2012 was more than € 8.7 billion, with the volume of trading up around 36 percent in comparison with December 2011. All asset classes enjoyed an increase in turnover during that period.

Deutsche Börse: Two New UBS ETFs Launched On Xetra

Date 02/02/2012

Two new exchange-traded index funds issued by UBS (Irl) ETF plc have been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment since Thursday.

Japan's Financial Services Agency Publishes Newsletter No.102

Date 02/02/2012

In October 2005, the FSA started to issue the ''FSA Newsletter'', a translated version of the Japanese monthly public relations brochure ''ACCESS FSA''. This explains important measures and policies that the Financial Services Agency announced, clarifies laws and ordinances or financial terms and so on. The FSA hope this will be some help for you to understand what it does.

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Tokyo Grain Exchange Inc. Monthly Trading Report Jan. 2012

Date 02/02/2012

Remarks By FINRA Chairman And CEO Richard Ketchum From The Global Diversity Leadership Exchange — 2/1/12

Date 01/02/2012

Welcome and Introduction

Good morning and thank you Ray [Pellechia] for that introduction and the invitation to join you here today. It's a pleasure to be back at the NYSE.

CBOE Holdings Reports January 2012 Trading Volume

Date 01/02/2012

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today reported that January trading volume for options on theChicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange (C2), combined, totaled 90.36 million contracts. January average daily volume (ADV) was 4.52 million contracts, a 15-percent decrease from January 2011 ADV of 5.29 million contracts and a 27-percent increase fromDecember 2011 ADV of 3.55 million contracts.

January 2012 Commodities Commentary: Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indexes Up As Fed Signals Low Interest Rates Through 2014 By Christine Marie Nielsen

Date 01/02/2012

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index ended up 2.47% for the month of January as investors pondered word that the U.S. Federal Reserve is prepared to extend the time frame for exceptionally low interest rates through 2014 in an effort to provide additional stimulus to the U.S. economy. This action could increase growth and boost demand for commodities such as industrial metals. Further, a weakening of the U.S. dollar against other key currencies including the euro made dollar-denominated commodities more accessible to holders of other currencies.

CBOE Futures Exchange Experiences Busiest January Ever, Trading Volume Up 4% Over 2011 - New CBOE Emerging Markets ETF Volatility Index Security Futures Listed During Month

Date 01/02/2012

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that trading volume during January 2012totaled 811,283 contracts, an increase of four percent from the 778,157 contracts traded in January 2011.  This was the busiest January in CFE history and it ranks as the tenth most-active trading month ever at the exchange.  Average daily volume (ADV) at CFE during January 2012 was 40,564 contracts, also up four percent from the 38,908 contracts traded per day a year ago.  January 2012 marked the twenty-eighth consecutive month that CFE monthly volume posted a year-over-year gain.

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.