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CME Group Update: Observation Of Tenth Anniversary Of The Attacks On The World Trade Center

Date 07/09/2011

On Friday, September 9, 2011, CME Group will observe the tenth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. As a result, NYMEX/COMEX markets on CME Globex will observe voluntary moments of silence at: 07:46 CT/08:46 ET, 08:03 CT/09:03 ET, 08:59 CT/09:59 ET and 09:29 CT/10:29 ET. We request that all electronic market participants refrain from trading NYMEX and COMEX products on CME Globex and CME ClearPort during these moments of silence.

TMX Top 20 Largest - Consolidated Short Position Report – Highlights - August 31, 2011

Date 07/09/2011

Please find below the Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report Highlights. The report is produced twice monthly, effective the 15th and the end of each month. The report below covers the 2-week period ending August 31, 2011.

MSCI Launches New Overseas China Indices - New Indices Cover US And Singapore Listed Chinese Securities

Date 07/09/2011

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, including indices, portfolio risk and performance analytics and corporate governance services, announced today the launch of the MSCI Overseas China Indices. The new indices cover over 60 Chinese securities listed in the US and Singapore with a market capitalization of USD 68billion, none of which are currently included in the existing MSCI China Indices. 

BOX Options Exchange: September 2011 InBOX

Date 07/09/2011

Click here to download the inaugural issue of InBOX, your news source from inside the BOX Options Exchange. This monthly publication will provide convenient summaries of recent developments at BOX.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 07/09/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, September 8, 2011:

• Allana Potash Corp. (TSXVN:AAA) will be removed from the index as well as the S&P/TSX Venture Select Index. The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol. Allana Potash will remain a constituent of the S&P/TSX Venture 30 Index until the next index rebalancing at the end of January, 2012.

STOXX Announces New Composition Of Sustainability, ESG And Style Indices

Date 07/09/2011

Direct Edge To Observe A Moment Of Silence At 10:29 a.m., ET On Friday, September 9, 2011

Date 07/09/2011

Direct Edge will observe a moment of silence at 10:29 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Eastern Time (ET) on Friday, September 9, 2011, in honor of the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks and their families. 

FINRA Fines Five Broker Dealers For Improper Handling Fees - Firms Understated Commissions By Mischaracterizing Portion Of Charges As Handling Fees

Date 07/09/2011

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined five broker-dealers for understating the amount of total commissions charged to customers in trade confirmations and on fee schedules by mischaracterizing a portion of the commission charges as fees for handling services. With respect to each of these firms, the handling fees were designed to serve as a source of additional transaction based remuneration for the firm and thus were far in excess of the cost of the handling-related services the firms provided.

TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics – August 2011 - Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange

Date 07/09/2011

TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for August 2011.

Statement By SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro On Proxy Access Litigation

Date 07/09/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today confirmed that it is not seeking rehearing of the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. vacating a Commission rule, Rule 14a-11, which would have required companies to include shareholders' director nominees in company proxy materials in certain circumstances. Nor will the SEC seek Supreme Court review.