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ISE Reports Business Activity For April 2011

Date 02/05/2011

• Dividend trades made up 4.6% of industry volume in April 2011. 
• ISE is third largest equity options exchange in April with market share of 19.2%, excluding dividend trades. 

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And Scoach Switzerland: April 2011

Date 02/05/2011

In April 2011, SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland posted revenues of CHF 88.5 billion, down 27.7% on March 2011. Revenue to date for 2011 amounts to CHF 414.97 billion (down 5.5% compared to January to April 2010), with 12,576,356 trades being executed (up 6.6% from January to April 2010). The number of transactions carried out came to 2,713,902 (down 24.8% on March 2011). It should be noted, however, that April 2011 had only 19 trading days, 4 less than March 2011.

Dow Jones Indexes’ The Global Dow To Become Underlying Index For State Street Global Advisors’ SPDR® Global Dow ETF - Stocks Of 150 Of The World’s Leading Companies Comprise The Global Dow

Date 02/05/2011

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced The Global Dow, which measures the stock performance of 150 of the world’s leading companies, will become the underlying index for State Street Global Advisors’ SPDR® Global Dow ETF, effective May 2, 2011.

Direct Edge Enhances Connectivity Services With Addition Of Seven Dark Pools - Connect Edge Enables Access To Major Dark Pools Via Direct Edge’s High-Speed, Low-Latency Network

Date 02/05/2011

Direct Edge announced today it has begun offering customers market access to seven major dark pools through Connect Edge, the company’s high-speed, low-latency proprietary network.  Using Connect Edge, customers will now have the ability to route orders directly to significant dark liquidity pools, in addition to the exchange connectivity currently provided, allowing customers to further reduce costs by eliminating the need for individual telco connections to each marketplace.  Today’s announcement is evidence of Direct Edge’s commitment to making Connect Edge a premiere source for marketplace connectivity.  

Deutsche Börse: 102 Billion Euro Turned Over On Xetra In April

Date 02/05/2011

Order book turnover on Xetra and on the trading floor of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange stood at €108.3 billion in April – a decrease by 14 percent year-on-year (April 2010: €126 billion). The decrease was due to reduced volatility compared to April 2010. Of the €108.3 billion, €102.6 billion was attributable to Xetra which registered a decline of 14 percent y-o-y (April 2010: €118.8 billion). €5.7 billion was attributable to floor trading in Frankfurt, a decrease of 22 percent y-o-y (April 2010: €7.2 billion). Order book turnover on Tradegate Exchange totaled €2.5 billion in April, making it 63 percent higher y-o-y (April 2010: €1.5 billion).

Average Daily Volume Of 10.5 Million Contracts At Eurex Group In April - Eurex Exchange: Stable Volume Year-To-Date In 2011 - Eurex Repo: Continues To Grow In All Markets Year-On-Year

Date 02/05/2011

In April 2011, the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 10.5 million contracts (April 2010: 12.7 million). Of those, 7.6 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (April 2010: 9.4 million), and 2.9 million contracts (April 2010: 3.3 million) were traded at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE). The decline of Eurex Exchange volume y-o-y is due to the lower volatility compared with April 2010 and the adjustment of contract specification of equity derivatives. In total, 145.1 million contracts were traded at Eurex Exchange and 58.3 million at ISE.

Rebalances Of BVMF´s Indices Theoretical Portfolios Valid From May 2 To August 31, 2011

Date 02/05/2011

BM&FBOVESPA announces the new rebalancing of the indices theoretical portfolios, valid as of August 31, 2011. The indices are rebalanced each four months.

Statistics From NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange April 2011

Date 02/05/2011

Share Trading in April

The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 2.6 billion, as compared to EUR 2.6 billion during the past 12-month period. The average number of trades per business day amounted to 291,770 as compared to 298,608 during the past 12-month period. The total market cap of listed companies at NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange amounted to EUR 838 billion, compared to EUR 712 billion in April 2010.

The Palestine Exchange (PEX) Launches A Local Promotional Campaign

Date 02/05/2011

The Palestine Exchange (PEX): Ahmad Aweidah, CEO of the Palestine Exchange announced today in a press conference in Ramallah the launch of a public promotional campaign.

JonesTrading Moves Into Global Commission Management - Industry Vet John McGough Spearheads Initiative

Date 02/05/2011

JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, a leading agency brokerage, which provides institutions with block trading of U.S. and international securities, announced today that it is expanding its services to include global commission management. The firm has named industry veteran John McGough as Managing Director to spearhead the expansion. Previously, Mr. McGough was Director of Commission Management Services for BTIG. This latest initiative reflects the firm’s continued growth of its services, which recently included adding additional asset classes and regions for trading.