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Chrysler Repays Outstanding TARP Loans - Early Repayment Comes Six Years Before Loans Mature In 2017 - 115,000 Jobs Added In Auto Industry Since June 2009 – Strongest Growth In A Decade

Date 24/05/2011

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that Chrysler Group LLC has repaid its outstanding Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) loans. Chrysler’s repayment comes six years before the scheduled maturity of those loans in 2017.
Financial Information Forum Announces The Formation Of The Options Market Share Methodology Working Group

Date 24/05/2011

The Financial Information Forum is pleased to announce the formation of its Options Market Share Methodology Working Group. The group will focus on opportunities for bringing more transparency to options volume data by identifying the types of trades that could be broken out by OPRA or the OCC. The formation of a working group came out of an FIF meeting at the Options Industry Conference where the different methodologies for calculating market share used by the OCC, ISE and BATS were discussed. At that meeting, representatives of the exchanges expressed a willingness to meet with an FIF working group after requirements had been defined.
STOXX Changes Composition Of Benchmark Indices - Results Of The Second Regular Quarterly Review To Be Effective On June 20, 2011

Date 24/05/2011

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced the new composition of the STOXX Global 1800 Index, STOXX Europe Total Market Index, STOXX Europe 600 Index, STOXX Americas 600 Index, STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 Index, STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index, STOXX Eastern Europe Total Market Index, STOXX Eastern Europe 300 Index andtheir sub- and sector indices, as well as that of the STOXX Europe Football Index and STOXX Europe Private Equity 20 Index.
Industry Commentary May 2011: Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indexes In May: Down As Inflation Trade Loses Popularity - Dollar Strengthens

Date 24/05/2011

The Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index was down 8.36% for the month of May as commodities saw some reversal of the so-called “inflation trade,” where market participants bought commodities in anticipation of inflation. A strengthening U.S. dollar was viewed as non-inflationary, and the rise in the dollar made commodities more expensive to those holding other key currencies.
Direct Edge EDGA Exchange Holiday Reminder - Memorial Day

Date 24/05/2011

Direct Edge EDGA Exchange will be closed on Monday, May 30, 2011 in observance of Memorial Day. Normal trading will resume Tuesday, May 31, 2011.

Remarks By FINRA Chairman And CEO Rick Ketchum At The FINRA Annual Conference

Date 24/05/2011

Thank you, Cathy [Mattax] for that introduction. And it's great to be back with you again today.

Yesterday on the panel I moderated, financial industry leaders talked about trends they're seeing and the impact of regulatory changes on their businesses. Amid these changes, the fundamental issue for industry, and for regulators, remains the same: finding the right regulatory balance that will allow the industry to evolve and create opportunity, while also maintaining safeguards that ensure investor protection.
SIFMA Statement On Passage Of Deadline Extension Legislation For Dodd-Frank Derivatives Rulemaking

Date 24/05/2011

SIFMA today released the following statement from Ken Bentsen, executive vice president, public policy and advocacy, upon passage by the House Financial Services Committee of H.R. 1573, legislation that would extend the effective implementation date for the derivatives-related section of the Dodd-Frank Act.
Direct Edge EDGX Exchange Holiday Reminder - Memorial Day

Date 24/05/2011

Direct Edge EDGX Exchange will be closed on Monday, May 30, 2011 in observance of Memorial Day. Normal trading will resume Tuesday, May 31, 2011.
Montreal Exchange launches SXM Mini Futures Contract

Date 24/05/2011

Montreal Exchange Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group Inc., today announced that it has successfully launched the SXM^TM Mini Futures contract on the S&P/TSX 60™ Index.
European Parliament's Economic Affairs Committee: Clampdown On Derivatives Trading

Date 24/05/2011

New EU legislation designed to regulate the trade in derivatives - widely believed to have contributed to the global financial crisis - moved a step closer on Tuesday with a vote by Parliament's Economic Affairs Committee.