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Speech By CFTC Commissioner Michael V. Dunn, National Futures Association CPO/CTA Regulatory Seminar, USB Conference Center – Chicago, Illinois, Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Date 02/03/2010

Thank you for the opportunity to address you all today while you attend NFA’s regulatory seminar for CPOs and CTAs. I applaud you for your attendance at this meeting because I believe it shows a commitment not only to your businesses, but more importantly to the customers you represent and advise. With topics such as disclosure documents, sales practices, and the audit process, it is clear to me that you are willing to work to ensure that your business practices meet the expectations that NFA
Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Jay Nolan And His Company, Lodge Capital Group, LLC, Charged With Commodity Pool Fraud Court’s asset freeze against the defendants continued

Date 02/03/2010

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it obtained a preliminary injunction against defendants Jay C. Nolan of Wilmette, Ill. and his company, Lodge Capital Group, LLC, based in Northfield, Ill. The CFTC charged the defendants in January, 2010, with misappropriation and fraud in operating a commodity pool that solicited approximately $3.9 million from at least 5 individuals (see CFTC Press Release 5779-10, January 29, 2010, and CFTC v. Jay C. N
Remarks Of CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler, Over-The-Counter Derivatives Reform Women in Housing and Finance, March 2, 2010

Date 02/03/2010

Good afternoon. Thank you for inviting me to be with you. I am honored to be back with the Women in Housing and Finance again. I look forward to a vibrant discussion about some of the most important elements of financial regulatory reform. The 2008 financial crisis left us with many lessons and many challenges to tackle. Though there were certainly many causes of the crisis, I will focus my remarks today on the need to regulate over-the-counter derivatives.
SEC And IRS Agree To Work More Closely Regarding Municipal Bond Enforcement

Date 02/03/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Internal Revenue Service today announced that the two agencies agreed to work more closely to monitor and regulate the municipal bond market and industry.
TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics February 2010

Date 02/03/2010

TMX Group Inc. today announced February 2010 consolidated trading statistics for its diversified group of exchanges - Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange and Natural Gas Exchange (NGX).

NSX Releases February 2010 ETF/ETN Data Report

Date 02/03/2010

National Stock Exchange, Inc.(NSX®) announced that assets in U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) totaled approximately $765 billion at February 2010 month-end, an increase of approximately 66% over February 2009 month-end when assets totaled $460.6 billion. At the end of February 2010, the number of listed products totaled 964, compared to 843 listed products at the end of February 2009.
MGEX Reports Strong Volume And Open Interest Growth In February

Date 02/03/2010

MGEX (Exchange) reported monthly total Exchange volume of 108,381 contracts traded in February, a 31 percent increase over February of 2009. Exchange total open interest ended the month up 62 percent. Hard Red Spring Wheat (HRSW) futures open interest experienced a 59 percent increase over February 2009. February trading of (HRSW) futures increased 30 percent versus last year and five percent versus January. HRSW options volume increased 32 percent versus the year ago period and 92 percent v
TSX Block List Leaders - February 2010

Date 02/03/2010

Block Trade Summaries TSX Block List LeadersTM Block trades are large trades with a volume of 10,000 shares or more and a value of $100,000 or more. The TSX Block List Leaders lists shows the top ten brokers chosen by their customers to execute these significant block trades on Toronto Stock Exchange. The leaders are measured by volume and value of blocks traded.
Transaction Tax And Debt Moratorium Necessary To Meet Development Needs, Say MEPs

Date 02/03/2010

EU Member States must not only deliver on their international aid pledges, but also bring in a financial transactions tax and a temporary debt moratorium, to help developing countries to cope with the effects of the global financial and economic crisis, said the Development Committee on Monday. Member States are also urged to earmark at least 25% of the EU's CO2 emission trading revenue to help developing countries to deal with the effects of climate change.
The Options Clearing Corporation Announces Clearing Refund For 2009

Date 02/03/2010

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced today that its Board of Directors recently approved a refund of $ 57,928,503 to Clearing Members for the year ended Dec. 31, 2009.