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BGC Partners Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results

Date 05/05/2011

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) (“BGC Partners,” “BGC,” or “the Company”), a leading global brokerage company servicing the wholesale financial markets, today reported its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Warsaw Stock Exchange: Derivative Instruments Market In April 2011

Date 05/05/2011

• The volume of trading in derivative instruments was 915 thousand instruments in April 2011 and 14.4 million instruments in the last 12 months (May 2010 – April 2011)
• The number of open interest was 259 thousand at the end of April, an increase of 27.6% year on year

UK’s Financial Services Authority Welcomes Announcement Of Independent Reviewers For RBS Report

Date 05/05/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today welcomed the statement from the Treasury Select Committee Chairman Andrew Tyrie which confirms that in agreement with the FSA, the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) has asked Sir David Walker and Bill Knight to conduct an independent review of the report which the FSA is producing into the failure of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).

WSE Trading Data: April 2011

Date 05/05/2011

The Warsaw Stock Exchange publishes April turnover data for the markets operated by the WSE Group.

RTS Group Weekly Market Results: April 2011

Date 05/05/2011

In April 2011 the RTS Index went down by 0.84% to 2,026.94 points as of April 29, 2011 against 2,044.20 points as of March 31, 2011.

Deutsche Börse Launches Mobile-Friendly Version Of MNI Monitor - New Feature Delivers Key Economic Indicators Directly To Traders’ Smartphones

Date 05/05/2011

Deutsche Börse Market Data & Analytics has launched a mobile-friendly version of MNI Monitor, giving market participants instant access to macroeconomic figures on their smartphones.

Calypso Technology Releases Version 12 - New Update Offers Unprecedented Capital Markets Integration

Date 05/05/2011

Calypso Technology Inc., the global capital markets platform provider, today announced the release of Calypso Version 12 (V12) of its cross-asset, front-to-back office platform.

Securities Commission Malaysia: Appeal Court Affirms High Court’s Decision And Dismisses Syarikat Kayu Wangi’s Appeal

Date 05/05/2011

The Court of Appeal has on 29 April 2011 ruled in favour of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and Bursa Malaysia to dismiss with costs Syarikat Kayu Wangi’s appeal against the High Court’s dismissal of its judicial review application on 14 September 2009.

Cleartrade Exchange And Drewry Unveil World Container Index - Joint Venture Partners Will Provide Assessments For 11 East-West Trade Routes To Stimulate Container Freight Swaps Market

Date 05/05/2011

Cleartrade Exchange and Drewry have today unveiled the World Container Index assessed by Drewry, a global index which can be used by physical and derivative market participants to manage freight risk.

RTS Stock Exchange: Rules Of Admission To Trading For Clients Non-Residents Changed

Date 05/05/2011

Starting from May 6, 2011 the rules of admission to trading for non-residents will be changed in accordance with the order No 10-78/pz-n "On approval of Regulation on Organization of Trade on the Securities Market" as of December 28, 2010 issued by the Federal Financial Markets Service.