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Trading Volume On The Spanish Exchange Reached €81.74 Bn In April On 3.5 Million Trades - Monthly Trading Statements For BME Markets

Date 03/05/2011

•  Between January and April trading in Equities on the Spanish Stock market amounted to €328.73bn, similar to the figure for the same period last year
• The number of trades to the end of April reached 16.5 million, up 28.7%  from the same period a year earlier
• Trading in Futures on Stocks in April was double relative to 2010
• The volume of warrants and certificates from January to April was up 23.5% year-on-year
• Corporate Debt trading in April reached €344.38 bn, up 68.7% year on year

TOM - The Order Machine: Negotiated Order Flow: Good News And Bad News

Date 03/05/2011

The recently announced initiative by Euronext ("Negotiated Order Flow") where retail orders will go through the systems of Euronext, but are traded outside the central order book, is both good and bad news.Let’s start with the good news. Finally Euronext also acknowledges that the costs of trading retail orders are too high. It is difficult to ignore the fact that almost 40% of their business is lost to alternative exchanges. This new initiative can indeed save transaction costs for retail brokers and that is the good news.

Bucharest Stock Exchange Monthly Newsletter - April 2010

Date 03/05/2011

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LCH.Clearnet Press Statement On LME Announcement That It Is Considering Building Its Own Clearing House.

Date 03/05/2011

The LME has today announced that it is considering building its own clearing house.

SIFMA Supports United States Covered Bond Act Of 2011

Date 03/05/2011

SIFMA today issued the following statement from Ken Bentsen, executive vice president, public policy and advocacy in support of H.R. 940, the United States Covered Bond Act of 2011, which faces a vote in the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises of the House Financial Services Committee.  

NYSE Liffe U.S. Announces Wholesale Trader List For Block And Basis Trading In Eurodollar And U.S. Treasury Futures - Enhancing Market Quality, Facilitating Efficient Block and Basis Trading-

Date 03/05/2011

In an effort to provide greater choice and liquidity for customers wishing to execute transactions in sizes that are above the published Exchange block trade minimum thresholds in Interest Rate Futures, NYSE Liffe U.S., the U.S. futures exchange of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today announced the publication of its wholesale trader list.    This list contains the names and contact information for leading market participants who have expressed an interest in providing liquidity for wholesale trades, including block and basis trades, in interest rate futures contracts trading on NYSE Liffe U.S. 

CBOE Holdings, Inc. Declares Second Quarter 2011 Dividend

Date 03/05/2011

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share of common stock payable on June 24, 2011, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 3, 2011.

Edward Lowe Foundation Receives $730,000 Grant From The NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation For Research On Job Creation And Capital Access - Establishes The New Institute For Exceptional Growth Companies

Date 03/05/2011

The Edward Lowe Foundation today announced its new partnership with The NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation to establish a new research and education institute focusing on job growth and capital access for developing companies in the United States.

ICE Announces ICE Link Connectivity To CME Clearing For CDS

Date 03/05/2011

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced today that its ICE Link platform will offer connectivity to CME Clearing for credit default swap (CDS) clearing starting in the summer of 2011.

Johannesburg Stock Exchange Weekly Statistics Report

Date 03/05/2011

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