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CRD Analytics Research Added To NASDAQ OMX Global Corporate Solutions Platform

Date 22/02/2011

CRD Analytics (CRDA) announced today the addition of CRDA’s proprietary Industry and Company Research to the NASDAQ OMX Global Corporate Solutions platform.  

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 22/02/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, February 22, 2011: 

• Centric Energy Corp. (TSXV:CTE) will be removed from the index. The shares of the company have been acquired by Africa Oil Corp. (TSXVN:AOI).

Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Netherlands Titans 30 Index

Date 22/02/2011

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Netherlands Titans 30 Index.

STA Applauds SEC-CFTC Report - Notes Attention To Due Process Approach

Date 22/02/2011

The Security Traders Association (STA), the leading advocacy and education organization for trading professionals of the financial industry in the U.S., today noted that the recently released report on the May 6 Flash Crash by The CFTC-SEC Joint Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues represents an appropriate “due process” approach to making recommendations, while responsive to a rapidly changing market structure. STA applauds the joint (SEC-CFTC) approach as being the most effective given the interconnectedness of markets that exists today.  “We believe this is the correct beginning of a process that will yield optimum results following a thorough due diligence process” said STA Chairman Joseph Cangemi. 

NYSE Euronext To Postpone Investor Day

Date 22/02/2011

NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced that it will postpone its Investor Day, which was previously scheduled for March 8, 2011.  It is anticipated that Investor Day will be rescheduled for Fall 2011 with details to follow when a new date has been established. 

STOXX Changes Composition Of Benchmark Indices - Results Of The First Regular Quarterly Review To Be Effective On March 21, 2011

Date 22/02/2011

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, substantial 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 and their sub- and sector indices, as well as that of the STOXX Europe Football Index and STOXX Europe Private Equity 20 Index.

CFTC Sanctions Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. $100,000 For Wash Sales And Causing Noncompetitive Trading In The Reformulated Gasoline Futures Contract Traded On The New York Mercantile Exchange

Date 22/02/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (Cantor) of New York, N.Y., for engaging in wash sales and causing the execution of noncompetitive transactions of Reformulated Gasoline Blendstock for Oxygen Blending (RB) gasoline futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). Cantor has been registered with the CFTC as a futures commission merchant since 1982.

CBOE To Relaunch Credit Event Binary Options (CEBOs) Contracts On March 8

Date 22/02/2011

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that on Tuesday, March 8, the Exchange will begin trading newly-designed Credit Event Binary Options (CEBOs) contracts.

The Options Clearing Corporation Board Of Directors Welcomes New Member

Date 22/02/2011

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced today the appointment of Thomas Callahan, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of NYSE Liffe U.S., the U.S. futures exchange of NYSE Euronext, to its Board of Directors. 

Dubai Financial Market Launches A Free 24/7 “Stock Portfolio Inquiry Call Service” - The New Service Is A Comprehensive Voice Portal To Efficiently Track Investments Instantly And Confidentially On DFM And NASDAQ Dubai Listed Securities

Date 22/02/2011

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) launched today the “Stock Portfolio Inquiry Call Service”, a comprehensive voice portal tailored to meet evolving investor needs and a first of its kind service amongst the region’s financial markets. The new service allows investors the opportunity to instantly track their investment and transaction details of DFM and NASDAQ Dubai listed companies. The launch of this state-of-the-art, free of charge service reflects DFM’s dedication to providing investors with unrivaled services and ongoing commitment to deploy the most effective technological tools to save investors time and effort.