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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 26/09/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, September 27, 2011:

• Rainy River Resources Ltd. (TSXVN:RR) will be removed from the index as well as the S&P/TSX Venture Select Index. The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol.

ISDA Reiterates Support For Global Trade And Counterparty Exposure Repositories In Comment Letter On CPSS/IOSCO Consultative Report

Date 26/09/2011

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) filed a comment letter on September 23 with the Committee on Payment and Settlements Systems (CPSS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) in response to their consultative report on over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives data reporting and aggregation requirements.

NYSE Group Inc. Issues Short Interest Report

Date 26/09/2011

The NYSE Group, Inc. today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of September 15, 2011.

NASDAQ Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks As Of Settlement Date September 15, 2011

Date 26/09/2011

At the end of the settlement date of September 15, 2011, short interest in 2,295 NASDAQ Global Market^SM securities totaled 7,496,281,312 shares compared with 7,182,656,153 shares in 2,292 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of August 31, 2011. The mid-September short interest represents 4.20 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 2.92 days for the prior reporting period.

NYSE Amex Issues Short Interest Report

Date 26/09/2011

NYSE Amex (formerly known as NYSE Alternext US) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of September 15, 2011.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 26/09/2011

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:

• Intact Financial Corporation (TSX:IFC) has completed the acquisition of AXA Canada. The relative weight of Intact Financial Corporation will increase in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the S&P/TSX Capped Financial, the S&P/TSX Completion and Equity Completion and the S&P/TSX Composite Dividend indices to reflect this issuance of Intact Financial shares. These changes will be effective after close on Monday, October 3, 2011.

Forefactor Announces Winners Of 2011 Canadian Investment Technology Awards - Buy-side Firms Honour Brightest And Best Solutions In The Marketplace

Date 26/09/2011

Forefactor, an independent market research and strategic consulting firm within the global capital markets space, announced this week the winners of the inaugural Canadian Investment Technology Awards during a gala event at Malaparte in Toronto.  The evening featured fine cuisine, entertainment from the Party Crashers, and one-of-a-kind awards created by Canadian glass artist Vaz Zastera. 

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: Short Sale Balance Report Upgrade

Date 26/09/2011

The TASE has upgraded the Short Sale Balance report screen on the website. The Weekly reports are now published automatically using an interactive user-friendly interface, both English and Hebrew.

Exchange Data International And SFB Market Systems Release A New Options Data Service For North America

Date 26/09/2011

Exchange Data International (EDI), a well established provider of Securities Corporate Actions and Reference Data, today announced the launch of its option series data service in partnership with SFB Market Systems, Inc. (SFB) a trusted leader in securities reference data, analytics and related solutions.

Thai Derivatives Market Extends Opening Time Of Pre-Night Session Trading

Date 26/09/2011

The Thailand Futures Exchange plc (TFEX) announces pre-open period of night session trading of gold and silver futures on September 26, 2011 from 07:15 - 7.30 p.m. to 07:15 - 08:10 p.m., due to more operation time needed for its working system. Today’s night trading will end at 10:30 p.m. as usual.