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Federal Open Market Committee Statement

Date 15/03/2011

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that the economic recovery is on a firmer footing, and overall conditions in the labor market appear to be improving gradually. Household spending and business investment in equipment and software continue to expand. However, investment in nonresidential structures is still weak, and the housing sector continues to be depressed. Commodity prices have risen significantly since the summer, and concerns about global supplies of crude oil have contributed to a sharp run-up in oil prices in recent weeks. Nonetheless, longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable, and measures of underlying inflation have been subdued.

BM&FBOVESPA Breaks Co-Location Trading And Financial Volume Records In The Bovespa Segment - Institutional Investors Have The Largest Participation, At 39.6% Of The Total

Date 15/03/2011

Individual investors had a 10.3% share of the volume of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) traded on BM&FBOVESPA in February.

“Interconnectedness” - Keynote Address Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton To The 13th Annual Structured Trade And Finance In The Americas Conference

Date 15/03/2011

Introduction

Good morning. It is a real pleasure to be with you today. I was thinking about this speech which on your programs you will see was titled “Financial Tides,” but in light of the Japanese earthquakes and the tsunami that followed, I wondered if I should change the title and the speech out of an abundance of caution for good taste. After all, the earthquake and tsunami appear to be the toughest thing to hit that island nation since World War II. It is going to require a massive rebuilding. Therefore, I have changed the speech, I won’t be talking about tides today with any metaphors or analogies, but I am nevertheless going to talk a little about the disaster—which of course continues.

Athens Exchange Derivatives Market Monthly Statistical Bulletin February 2011

Date 15/03/2011

Click here to download Athens Exchange Derivatives Market's monthly statistical bulletin for February 2011

ELX Announces Plans To List European Interest-Rate Futures Using Maker-Taker And Taker-Maker Pricing Models

Date 15/03/2011

ELX Futures, L.P. (ELX), a leading electronic futures exchange, announced today that it will move forward with launch plans to trade competitive interest-rate products from NYSE Liffe and Eurex using the maker-taker and taker-maker pricing models, bringing enhanced technology, competitive pricing and market structure innovation to challenge an expanding monopoly structure.

SIFMA Market Close Recommendation For Spring Equinox Holiday In Japan - SIFMA Recommends Full Market Close On March 21 For Trading Of US Dollar-Denominated Fixed-Income Securities In Japan In Observance Of The Spring Equinox Holiday

Date 15/03/2011

SIFMA has confirmed its previous recommendation for a full market close on Monday, March 21, for the trading of US dollar-denominated fixed-income securities in Japan in observance of the Spring Equinox Holiday.

SEC Charges Hedge Fund Managers With Fraud

Date 15/03/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a hedge fund investment advisory firm and its two founders with orchestrating a multi-faceted scheme to defraud clients and failing to comply with fiduciary obligations.

Chief Technology Officer To Depart Direct Edge

Date 15/03/2011

Direct Edge announced today that Steven Bonanno will step down as Chief Technology Officer in May 2011.  Direct Edge has commenced an active search for Bonanno’s replacement.      

QuantHouse Selects Greenline Latency Monitoring For QuantLINK Order Routing Services

Date 15/03/2011

Greenline Financial Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of electronic trading marketplace solutions, today announced that QuantHouse, the leading independent provider of low latency trading solutions, has selected Latency Monitor, Greenline's latest product designed to monitor order flow, for end-to-end order message monitoring.

FINRA Warns Of Facebook-Linked Pre-IPO Scams

Date 15/03/2011

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued a warning about scams that purport to offer investors' access to pre-IPO shares of well-known social media companies, including Facebook.