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Distribution Of Responsibilities Among The Members Of The Executive Board Of The ECB

Date 04/01/2012

The Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) agreed today, within the framework of its collective responsibility, on the following distribution of responsibilities among its members, with immediate effect unless otherwise stated:

In addition to his statutory duties as President of the Executive Board, the Governing Council and the General Council, the President, Mr Mario Draghi, will remain responsible for Communications; the Counsel to the Executive Board; the ESRB Secretariat; Internal Audit; and Secretariat and Language Services.

SGX Derivatives, Commodities And Clearing Activities Continue To Grow In December

Date 04/01/2012

Singapore Exchange (SGX) posted year-on-year increases in its derivatives, commodities and clearing
activities in December while securities trading declined.

EPEX SPOT / EEX Power Derivatives: - Power Trading Results In December

Date 04/01/2012

In December 2011, a total volume of 30.9 TWh wast raded on EPEX SPOT’s auction and intraday markets (December 2010: 26.2 TWh).

DGCX 2011 Annual Volumes Rise 110% To Record Over 4 Million Contracts

Date 04/01/2012

• 4,044,138 contracts registered on DGCX in 257 trading days in 2011
• Exchange hits milestone of 10 million contracts on 19 December 2011

Thailand Futures Exchange: Thai Derivatives Trading Volume Up 120 Pct In 2011

Date 04/01/2012

• Total contracts surge to 10 mln in 2011
• Daily average volume up 120 pct year-on-year to 41,145 contracts
• Gold futures and night trading session are key drivers

Bursa Malaysia: Local Participants Entry Requirements For Derivatives Trading Eased; Examination, Academic And Experience Pre-Requisites Removed

Date 04/01/2012

Individuals who aspire to be professional derivatives traders or Local Participants can now do so by attending a two-day familiarisation programme with Bursa Malaysia Derivatives.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Price Of Crude Oil For December 2011 Contract

Date 04/01/2012

Final settlement price of Middle East Crude Oil for December 2011 contract is 52,340 yen.

Tokyo Financial Exchange: Trading Volume In December 2011 And Year 2011

Date 04/01/2012

Trading Volume in December 2011

The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 320,454 decreasing 66.5% in comparison to that of the prior year comparable month, and decreasing 54.5% in comparison to that of the prior month, and the average dailyvolume was 15,260 . 

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: New Year's Message From Tadashi Ezaki, President & CEO

Date 04/01/2012

Let me begin by wishing you all a very happy New Year!

The year 2011 was a year of unprecedented challenges at home and abroad, with the devastation caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the following tsunami, as well as the financial crisis triggered by sovereign debt problems that spread rapidly around the world. Despite the turmoil immediately after the disaster, TOCOM strove to keep the market functioning for its participants, while retaining price linkage to overseas markets. Amid the financial crisis, we have witnessed the massive inflows of money into the gold market in Japan and abroad and growing interest in commodities.

Tokyo Grain Exchange Volume And Open Interest For 2011

Date 04/01/2012