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Tokyo Commodity Exchange Statement On Trading Disruption On November 1, 2011

Date 02/11/2011

Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) halted trading session for Gold Standard, Gold Mini and Gold Options contracts at 19:17 JST on November 1, 2011 until the end of the session at 4:00 JST on November 2, due to the defect in the bid and asked price indications for Gold Market.

HKMEx Suspends Trading of MF Global

Date 02/11/2011

The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange has suspended and restricted the trading of MF Global Hong Kong, and at the same time declared MF Global UK (a clearing member) to be a “defaulter”. Working with our appointed clearing house LCH Clearnet, HKMEx is following standard policy and procedures to facilitate an orderly transfer or closing out of positions. The Exchange will continue to monitor the situation.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: On Today's Session - Gold Standard, Gold Mini And Gold Options

Date 02/11/2011

The Exchange suspended trading for Gold Standard, Gold Mini and Gold Options at 19:17 on November 1, 2011. Since the cause of the problem has been identified, and we confirmed that it would cause no problem for today’s trading, sessions will be open under the normal schedule. 

Monetary Authority of Singapore Reiterates: Safeguarding Interests Of Investors Who Have Dealings With MF Global Singapore Is A Priority

Date 02/11/2011

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has been informed that there are about 1,000 contracts for differences (CFDs) accounts with MF Global Singapore (MFGS) which are active. MAS is working closely with the MFGS-appointed provisional liquidators from KPMG to safeguard investors’ interest. 

MGEX Clearing House: MF Global Inc. – Clearing & Trading Rights Suspended

Date 02/11/2011

In  connection  with  the  commencement  of  SIPC  insolvency  proceeding  against  MFGlobal Inc., pursuant to MGEX Rule 2105.00, the MGEX Clearing House has deemedMF Global to be insolvent and is suspending MF Global Inc.’s trading and clearingprivileges until further notice.

Transcript Of The Audio Teleconference With World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick

Date 01/11/2011

MR. FERGUSON:  Hi, good morning.  Alex Ferguson from the World Bank.  Thanks for joining us today.  World Bank President Robert Zoellick is going to brief you on this week's G20 meetings.

CBOE Holdings Reports October 2011 Trading Volume - CBOE Holdings October Average Daily Volume Of 5.0 Million Options Contracts Increases 16% From Year Ago

Date 01/11/2011

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today reported that October trading volume for options on theChicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange (C2), the company's all-electronic market, combined, totaled 105.2 million contracts.  Average daily volume (ADV) was 5.0 million contracts, an increase of 16 percent from October 2010 ADV of 4.3 million contracts per day. 

Greece Cabinet Of Ministers - Prime Minister’s speech

Date 01/11/2011

Dear Friends, dear Colleagues, after much discussion within the Movement and more broadly within the framework of a social dialogue, I took an initiative to take us forward.  This initiative is the calling of a referendum.

BM&FBOVESPA: Start Of Trading For Two New ETFs On BM&FBOVESPA: IT Now ISE And IT Now IGCT

Date 01/11/2011

Trading starts on BM&FBOVESPA on Monday (October 31) for two new Exchange Traded Funds, (ETFs): the IT Now ISE Index Fund and the IT Now IGCT Index Fund, which respectively track the BM&FBOVESPA Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) and BM&FBOVESPA Corporate Governance Trade Index (IGCT).

DTCC Applies To Register Swap Data Repository For Multiple Asset Classes With CFTC - Application To Operate Commodities SDR Also Made Through Alliance With EFETnet

Date 01/11/2011

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced that it had filed a registration application with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to operate a swaps data repository (SDR), DTCC Data Repository (U.S.) LLC, across multiple OTC derivatives asset classes.