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London Stock Exchange: Peel Hunt Brings Extra Liquidity As New Order Book For Retail Bond Market Maker - Seventh Dedicated Market Maker Joins ORB - Offering Continuous Two-Way Pricing In All Corporate Bonds On ORB

Date 10/01/2012

London Stock Exchange today welcomed Peel Hunt to open London's markets to celebrate the company becoming the latest dedicated market maker to its Order Book for Retail Bonds (ORB).

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Explains Features And Risks Inherent In RQFII Funds

Date 10/01/2012

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today publishes a list of frequently asked questions on its InvestEd website (www.InvestEd.hk) to help investors understand the key features and risks specific to a new class of investment products, i.e. the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) funds (Note 1), which directly invest in renminbi in the Mainland bond and equity markets.

NYSE Euronext Announces Trading Volumes For December 2011 And Other Metrics - Global Derivatives ADV Up 12% Year-Over-Year - U.S. Equity Options ADV Up 17% - NYSE Liffe U.S. Crosses One Million Contracts In Total Exchange Open Interest - European Cash ADV Up 9% - U.S. Cash ADV Down 11%

Date 10/01/2012

NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced trading volumes for its global derivatives and cash equities exchanges for December 2011. Global derivatives average daily volume (“ADV”) of 7.5 million contracts in December 2011 increased 11.8% versus the prior year with U.S. equity options increasing 17.1%. Cash equities ADV in December 2011 were mixed, with European cash trading ADV increasing 9.0% and U.S. cash trading ADV decreasing 10.6% from December 2010 levels.

Thai Bourse Launches “Invest Thailand” Campaign To Boost Confidence

Date 10/01/2012

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announces the campaign “Invest Thailand” throughout the first quarter of this year (January-March) with many events and seminars in Bangkok and provinces to restore investment sentiment after Thailand’s flood crisis.

RTS - Moscow Energy Exchange: Final Settlement Prices Determined For December Power Futures Contracts

Date 10/01/2012

On January 3, 2011 futures contracts on the average power price index in the Center hub (ECBM-12.11 and ECPM-12.11), Ural hub (EUBM-12.11 and EUPM-12.11), Western Siberia hub (SWBM-12.11) and Eastern Siberia hub (SEBM-12.11) were settled.

Thailand Clearing House Admits New Members

Date 10/01/2012

The Thailand Clearing House Co. Ltd. (TCH), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) group, is now admitting new members and giving existing precious metal-related members the opportunity to upgrade themselves to general clearing members, so that they can offer post-trade services for all derivatives products following the liberalization of the brokerage industry of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Short-Term Options Drove US-Listed Options To Record Levels In 2011, Says TABB Group - Short-Term Volumes Accounted For 8% Of Trading In 2011, According To New Research

Date 10/01/2012

Short-term options represent one of the most successful products launched by options exchanges in recent years, with demand from retail and institutional investors driving growth, says TABB Group in new research published today, “Accelerated Expirations: The Growing Relevance of Short-term Options.”

Shanghai Stock Exchange Launches Appraisal On Excellent Cases Of Investor Education

Date 10/01/2012

To give play to the role of cases in investor education, display the members' investor education achievements, promote experience exchange between the members and enhance the efficiency in investor education, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has recently released to all its member units the "Notice of Appraisal on March 15 Excellent Cases of Investor Education" in response to the Day for the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests in 2012, so as to urge them to join in the appraisal.

NZX: 2011 Full Year Operating Metrics

Date 10/01/2012

Please find attached the Full Year Operating Metrics for 2011

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• 2011 Full Year Operating Metrics

CBSX Completes Acquisition Of NSX

Date 09/01/2012

On September 29, 2011, CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX) announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the National Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX). The transaction closed on December 30, 2011, making NSX a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBSX.