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Thai Prime Minister Joins NY Roadshow By Thai Bourse And Goldman Sachs

Date 21/09/2010

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will join the roadshow held by The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Goldman Sachs to build the confidence of leading institutional investors in New York City, United States, during September 23-24.
S&P And ASX Launch Equity Volatility Index

Date 21/09/2010

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), a subsidiary of the ASX Group, announce the launch of an Australian equity volatility benchmark – the S&P/ASX 200 VIX (ASX code: XVI) - which will be available commencing Thursday, 23 September 2010.
United Stock Exchange Of India Commences Operations In Currency Derivatives With Record-Breaking First-Day Showing And 52% Market Share

Date 20/09/2010

9.9 million contracts valued at nearly $10 billion USD change hands USE promoted by BSE, Jaypee Capital, 21 Indian public sector banks, leading private sector banks as well as public sector units and corporate institutions Commences operations with 221 SEBI registered trading members and 31 SEBI registered clearing members
BATS 1000 Index Advances 1.2% On Week - Third Consecutive Weekly Advance For Index - Technology And Communications Sector Up 4.0% Leading Advances

Date 20/09/2010

BATS Exchange’s BATS 1000SM Index (BATSK) was up 1.2% for the week ending September 17, the third consecutive weekly gain for the Index. The S&P 500 Index advanced 1.4% for the week.
CFTC Sanctions Former Metals Trader For Defrauding General Motors - Former General Motors Executive Daniel J. Bealko Personally Profited By $6.5 million From GM’s Sale Of Surplus Aluminum

Date 20/09/2010

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing and simultaneous settlement of charges against Daniel J. Bealko, General Motors Corporation’s (GM) former global commodity manager for lightweight metals, for knowingly engaging in unauthorized futures and options trading as part of his criminal scheme to defraud GM. Bealko, formerly of Clarkston, Mich., is currently in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

FINRA, MSRB Remind Industry Of Sales, Due Diligence And Pricing Obligations - FINRA Provides Sales Checklist To Firms

Date 20/09/2010

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), in coordination with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) today issued a Regulatory Notice reminding municipal securities dealers of their sales practice, due diligence and fair pricing obligations when selling municipal securities in the secondary market.
Preqin Research Report: Private Equity Performance Report - Fund Performance Data As Of Q1 2010

Date 20/09/2010

Preqin recently updated its benchmarks to show performance data accurate to March 31st 2010. The results show further improvement, and although PE returns are lagging behind public markets over one year, they beat all the indices over a five year period. You can find out all about the changes, including NAV shifts and private equity vs. public markets in Preqin's latest complimentary performance report.
CBOE Now Disseminating Calculations On Two New Volatility Benchmarks Based On CME Group Exchange Products - Agreement Extends CBOE's Volatility Index (VIX) Methodology Into Commodity-Based Sectors

Date 20/09/2010

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that it has begun disseminating calculations on two new volatility benchmark indexes based on options on futures contracts presently listed on CME Group exchanges. The CBOE/NYMEX WTI Volatility Index (ticker symbol OIV) and the CBOE/COMEX Gold Volatility Index (ticker symbol GVX) are the first in a series of new volatility benchmark indexes to be created as a result of the licensing agreement between C
Semi-Annual Changes To The NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Global Wind Energy Index

Date 20/09/2010

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Clean Edge, Inc. announced today the results of the semi-annual evaluation of the NASDAQ OMX(R) Clean Edge(R) Global Wind Energy Index (Nasdaq:QWND), which will become effective with the market open today.
Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report - September 15, 2010

Date 20/09/2010

Please find below the Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report Highlights. The report is produced twice monthly, effective the 15th and the end of each month. The report below covers the 2-week period ending September 15, 2010.