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HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - January 2012

Date 06/02/2012

Highlights

- Securities Market

• The average daily turnover in January 2012 was $55,618 million, a decrease of 26 per cent when compared with $75,016 million for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs in January 2012 was $7,084 million, an increase of 22 per cent when compared with $5,816 million for the same period in 2011.
• There were 11 new listings in January 2012, an increase of 22 per cent when compared with 9 for the same period in 2011.

LME Launches Live Forward Price Curve

Date 06/02/2012

The London Metal Exchange (LME) today will begin publishing live forward prices for all metals traded in the last Ring session of the day (the afternoon “Kerb”), a refinement that will add further transparency to the procedures used to establish the Closing Prices.

HKEx Trading Statistics For January 2012 - On-Floor & Off-Floor Trading Statistics

Date 06/02/2012

Delivering A Twin Peaks Regulatory Model Within The UK's Financial Services Authority

Date 06/02/2012

In a speech to the British Bankers’ Association, Hector Sants, chief executive of the FSA, gave an update on the progress of the regulatory reform programme. He announced a major milestone in the regulatory reform programme, namely the introduction of a ‘twin peaks’ model operating within the FSA from 2 April 2012.

HKEx Listing Nominating Committee Seeks Listing Committee Candidates

Date 06/02/2012

The Listing Nominating Committee is now seeking applications from individuals interested in serving on the Listing Committee and the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) Listing Committee¹. Appointments will be for a term of approximately twelve months commencing in April 2012.

EPEX SPOT / EEX Power Derivatives: Power Trading Results In January

Date 06/02/2012

In January 2012, a total volume of 29.6 TWh was traded on EPEX SPOT’s auction and intraday markets (January 2011: 27.1 TWh).

Trayport Appoints Yvonne Twiss As Vice President, Singapore To Further Accelerate Growth In The Region

Date 06/02/2012

Trayport, a leading provider of energy trading solutions to traders, brokers and exchanges worldwide, today announced the appointment of Yvonne Twiss as the new Vice President for their Singapore office.

EEX Trading Results In January

Date 06/02/2012

In January 2012, the total trading volume on the Natural Gas Market of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) amounted to 6,961,772 MWh compared with 2,328,881 MWh in January 2011.

TABB Says Trading Of VIX Products Has Grown At A 5-Year CAGR Of 130%, Introducing Lucrative Arbitrage Opportunities - New Research Says That VIX ETPs May Be Influencing The Price Of The Index Products They Are Designed To Track

Date 06/02/2012

Traders tell TABB Group that VIX exchange-traded products (ETPs) have been a key driver behind the trading of VIX futures and options, expanding at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 130%, quite possibly influencing the price of the index the products they have been designed to track. “Although this may be a ‘tail wagging the dog’ situation,” says Henry Chien, author of new research published today, “VIX Trading: The Structure of Uncertainty,” “this opens the door to a number of lucrative arbitrage opportunities.”

Tokyo Stock Exchange: New ETF To Be Listed On Feb. 23, 2012 (Thu.) - Mitsubishi UFJ AM "MAXIS TOPIX Risk Control (5%) ETF"

Date 06/02/2012

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listing of a new ETF created by Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Mitsubishi UFJ AM). The ETF will be listed on Thursday, February 23, 2012.