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Report On Foreign Holdings Of U.S. Securities At End-June 2010

Date 29/04/2011

The final results from the survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities at end-June 2010 are released today on the U.S. Treasury web site at (http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/fpis.aspx).  A revised table on Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities, where estimates through end-February 2011 are based in part on survey data, is also released at (http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Documents/mfh.txt). 

Daily Options Volume Record Shattered At MGEX

Date 29/04/2011

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today announced a new daily volume record for Hard Red Spring Wheat Options (HRSW) was set during the April 28 session when 4,623 options contracts traded. The new record is a 73 percent increase over the previous daily options volume record of 2,667 contracts set February 8, 2008.  

BM&FBOVESPA: Third Preview For The Indices Theoretical Portfolios Valid From May To August, 2011

Date 29/04/2011

BM&FBOVESPA announces the third preview for the Ibovespa theoretical portfolio, which will be valid for the period of May to August, 2011. BM&FBOVESPA also announces the third previews for the other indices.

Emissions Trading: European Commission Rejects Estonia's Revised National Allocation Plan For 2008-2012

Date 29/04/2011

The European Commission today rejected a revised Estonian National Allocation Plan (NAP) for distributing carbon dioxide (CO2) emission allowances for the 2008-2012 trading period of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). The Commission rejected the plan on several grounds but in particular because the average total quantity of allowances Estonia proposed to allocate to its installations over the period was too high. The revised NAP was submitted following the Commission's decision of 11 December 2009 rejecting the initial plan.

Publication Of The Responses Received To The Consultation On ESMA´s Technical Advice To The Commission On Fees For CRA Supervision

Date 29/04/2011

Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics Report - Amendment

Date 29/04/2011

Some statistics in relation to Irish Government Bond and Irish Government Treasury Bills have been amended. The period affected by this amendment is June 2010 to February 2011.  

U.S. Treasury - Fact Sheet: Notice Of Proposed Determination On Foreign Exchange Swaps And Forwards

Date 29/04/2011

To view the Notice of Proposed Determination of Foreign Exchange Swaps and Forwards, visit link.

The Dodd-Frank Act put in place a comprehensive set of reforms to help build stronger, safer, and more efficient financial markets. The Obama Administration fought hard for and strongly supports the Dodd-Frank Act’s comprehensive reforms to the derivatives market, which will reduce risk, increase transparency, and provide accountability for market participants.

Irish Stock Exchange Publishes Quarterly Statistical Report For Q1 2011

Date 29/04/2011

• Increased trading activity in Irish companies and ETFs with turnover up 2.9% in Q1 2011
• Trading activity in Irish Government securities falls from record levels in 2010
• Challenging international markets continue to impact specialist securities listings

TMX Group And London Stock Exchange Group Joint Statement On Canadian Regulatory Filing Process

Date 29/04/2011

TMX Group and London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) have initiated the application process with Canadian federal and provincial authorities regarding their proposed merger.

ASIC Publishes Final Competition Market Integrity Rules

Date 29/04/2011

ASIC today published new market integrity rules to provide the framework for the introduction of competition in equity exchange markets and new market integrity rules specifically for the Chi-X market. ASIC also published two regulatory guides on the new rules.