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CFTC Obtains Orders Against Patrick Rakotonanahary And His Company, Cyber Market Group LLC, For Defrauding Customers In A Multi-Million Dollar Foreign Currency Ponzi Scheme - Defendants Also Misappropriated Customer Funds In Hawaii And Elsewhere In The United States

Date 04/11/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that the Honorable Susan Oki Mollway of the U.S District Court for the District of Hawaii entered a consent order of permanent injunction against Patrick Rakotonanahary, formerly of Punta Gorda, Fla. Judge Mollway also adopted the Findings and Recommendation for a Default Judgment issued by the Honorable Richard L. Puglisi, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Hawaii, against Rakotonanahary’s company, Cyber Market Group LLC (Cyber).

CME Group Continues Transfer Of MF Global Customer Accounts

Date 04/11/2011

Today, CME Group continued to successfully transfer additional MF Global U.S. customer positions and CME Clearing-held collateral to other qualified clearing firms.  The remaining customer segregated positions are expected to be transferred by the end of the day, completing the total transfer of customer positions at CME Group exchanges in approximately 15,000 MF Global accounts and approximately $1.45 billion in associated clearing collateral, as approved by the Trustee and bankruptcy court.

TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics – October 2011 - Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange

Date 04/11/2011

TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for October 2011.

ICE Clearing Houses Statement On Transfer Of MF Global Customer Positions

Date 04/11/2011

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated clearing houses provided an update on its default management activities following the default of MF Global.

“The High Test” - Speech Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton To The Society Of Independent Gasoline Marketers Of America Annual Meeting, JW Marriott, Washington, DC

Date 04/11/2011

Introduction—I’ve Been Clean

Hi, I'm Bart and I'm a . . . I’m a regulator. I've been clean from doing regulation for 13 days now—fingers crossed! Thank you. Thank you very much. That's nice of you to applaud.

ISDA Leads Industry Effort To Standardize The Credit Support Annex

Date 04/11/2011

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today outlined key provisions to the Standard Credit Support Annex (SCSA) proposal as part of its continuing efforts to increase efficiency and improve standardization in the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets.

Court Orders Jeffery A. Lowrance And His Company To Pay More Than $4.5 Million For Operating Foreign Currency Ponzi Scheme - Court’s Order Permanently Bars Lowrance From Commodity-Related Activity

Date 04/11/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced it obtained a default judgment and permanent injunction against Jeffery Alan Lowrance, formerly of Houston, Texas, and his New Zealand company, First Capital Savings and Loan (First Capital). They are required to pay jointly and severally a $3.3 million civil monetary penalty and $1.2 million in restitution for a fraudulent off-exchange foreign currency (forex) scheme (see CFTC Press Release 6074-11, July 15, 2011).

TMX: Top 20 Largest - Consolidated Short Position Report – Highlights - October 31, 2011

Date 04/11/2011

Please find below the Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report Highlights. The report is produced twice monthly, effective the 15th and the end of each month. The report below covers the 2-week period ending October 31, 2011.

CFTC Statement Regarding Enforcement Investigation Of The Silver Markets

Date 04/11/2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued the following statement:

“In September of 2008, the Commission announced the existence of an enforcement investigation into the possibility of unlawful acts in silver markets. Since that time, the staff has analyzed over 100,000 documents and interviewed dozens of witnesses and obtained expert advice. It has been a long, detailed, and thorough investigation, and it continues in an appropriate and considered manner.”

CBOE Holdings Congratulates Mcgraw-Hill And CME Group On Joint Venture

Date 04/11/2011

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) issued today the following statement regarding the announced McGraw-Hill and CME Group Inc. joint venture:

"We congratulate our partner, McGraw-Hill, and our VIX Network Partner, CME Group Inc. on today's announced joint venture. We believe the creation of S&P/Dow Jones indexes is a net positive to the growth of the index option business and for options customers," said William J. Brodsky, CBOE Holdings Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.