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Shanghai Stock Exchange Market Closure Schedule For 2011 Mid-Autumn Festival

Date 05/09/2011

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) hereby announces the market closure schedule for the 2011 Mid-Autumn Festival according to the "SSE Holiday Schedule for 2011" (Shang Zheng Jiao Zi [2010] No. 30). It will close from September 10 (Saturday) to September 12 (Monday), 2011 and open for trading on September 13 (Tuesday), 2011.

NZX Monthly Shareholder Metrics August 2011

Date 04/09/2011

Please find attached the NZX Monthly Shareholder Metrics for August 2011.

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Weekly Market Commentary - September 04, 2011

Date 04/09/2011

Welcome to the Weekly Market Commentary from DGCX, providing you with a snapshot of what’s happening in the energy, precious metal and currency futures markets.

SEC Approves CBOE Holdings' Proposal To Trade SPXpm - New S&P 500 Index Option Product To Launch On C2, The Company's All-Electronic Exchange

Date 02/09/2011

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced today that the Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) has approved its rule filing to launch, on a pilot basis, SPXpm, its proposed new S&P 500 Index option product. SPXpm will be traded on the C2 Options Exchange (C2), the Company's all-electronic exchange.

CFTC Staff Allows Euronext Brussels’ Futures Contract Based On The BEL 20 Index To Be Offered And Sold In The United States

Date 02/09/2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC’s) Office of General Counsel today announced that it issued a no-action letter on August 31, 2011, permitting the offer and sale in the United States of Euronext Brussels’ (EB) futures contract based on the BEL 20 Index (B20).

Boston Options Exchange Price Improvement Activity Increases In August

Date 02/09/2011

In the month of August, price improved contracts on Boston Options Exchange (“BOX”) averaged 366,281 per day, which represented a 79% increase over the same period last year. Price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s price improvement auction (“PIP”) averaged over $317,000 per day, while total savings to investors this month were $7.3MM. With this, BOX has saved investors over $355MM since its inception in 2004.  Overall average daily trading volume on BOX in the month of August was 870,508 contracts, which represented a 148% increase over the same period last year.

BATS 1000 Index Flat This Week After Several Weeks Of Market Swings, Index Finishes Week Unchanged

Date 02/09/2011

BATS Global Markets, a global stock market operator, reports the BATS 1000^SM Index (Ticker: BATSK) was unchanged for the week ending September 2. The  S&P 500 Index was down 0.2% on the week.

CFTC To Hold Open Meeting To Consider Two Proposed Rules Under Dodd-Frank Act

Date 02/09/2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, September 8, 2011, at 9:30 a.m., to consider proposed rulemakings under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

SEC Halts Fraud Conducted By Purported Life Settlement Company

Date 02/09/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has obtained an emergency court order to halt an alleged $4.5 million investment scheme by a Los Angeles-based company that purports to broker life settlements.

OneChicago Announces Trading Volumes For August 2011

Date 02/09/2011

• Volume up 25% over August 2010
• Open interest stood at 385,072 contracts on the equity finance exchange at the end of August