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ROFEX: Strong Growth And Record For Financial Futures

Date 01/09/2010

For ROFEX, August was a month of intense activity in its Financial Derivatives Division (DDF). The contract volume increased by 105,64 % as compared to the same month in 2009 and the first two weeks of August ranked first and second in the weekly volume ranking.
Options Clearing Corporation Announces Total Contract Volume Remained Flat In August While Stock Loan Program Activity Continued To Grow

Date 01/09/2010

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced today that total OCC cleared volume in August reached 285,128,314 contracts, representing a 1% decrease over the August 2009 volume of 287,627,998 contracts. OCC’s year-to-date average daily volume is up 7% compared to 2009 with 15,440,615 and year-to-date total volume is up 7% with 2,578,582,756 contracts. Activity in OCC’s securities lending program has continued to grow with an 88% increase over last August.
CBOE Reports August 2010 Trading Volume

Date 01/09/2010

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today reported that daily volume in August averaged 3.5 million contracts, a nine-percent decline from July 2010 average daily volume (ADV) of 3.9 million contracts and down 21 percent from August 2009 ADV of 4.4 million contracts.
BM&FBOVESPA: New Fee Policy For High-Frequency Traders (HFT)

Date 01/09/2010

BM&FBOVESPA presented at beginning of August its new fee policy for the transactions carried out by High-Frequency Traders (HFTs) in the Bovespa and BM&F market segments. All investors will benefit from this policy by way of increased liquidity and tighter spreads which are a direct result of the increased participation of High-Frequency Traders. The new policy will be implemented in two stages, in accordance with the timetable described below:
August Trading Volume At CBOE Futures Exchange Rose 8% Over The Previous Month - August Was Eleventh Consecutive Month To Register Year-Over-Year Volume Gain

Date 01/09/2010

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that August 2010 trading volume totaled 291,533 contracts, compared to 105,506 contracts during August 2009. August was the third most active trading month at CFE this year and marked the eleventh consecutive month in which total volume registered an increase when comparing year-over-year trading activity. August volume rose eight percent from the 270,014 contracts that traded during July 2010.

Hellenic Exchanges S.A.: Election Of New Member To The Board Of Directors Of The Company

Date 01/09/2010

HELEX's Board of Directors, at its meeting yesterday, elected Mrs. Sofia Kounenaki-Efraimoglou, Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises, in place of Mr. Ulysses Kyriakopoulos who resigned. The election of the new member will be put to shareholders for approval at the next General Meeting of the company.
Osaka Securities Exchange Trading Overview For August 2010

Date 01/09/2010

Total trading volume of derivatives was 20,219,457 units, recorded its second highest on a month basis.
Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And Scoach Switzerland: August 2010

Date 01/09/2010

In August 2010, total turnover on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland amounted to CHF 83.6 billion, a decline of 7.2% versus the previous month. The total number of trades decreased by 5.6% to 2,718,045. Gratifyingly, a higher level of activity was observed in the Structured Products and Warrants segment, where turnover increased by 6.6% to CHF 2.9 billion and the total number of trades rose by 10.2% to 107,523.
Oslo Børs: Registration For Debt Issuance Programs – Simpler And More Efficient For Bond Issuers

Date 01/09/2010

A debt issuance program is a detailed description of an issuer and of all the terms and conditions that apply to the issuer’s bonds that are included in the program. Debt issuance programs make it possible for issuers of bonds to bring together all their bond issues with a single prospectus, subject to not exceeding the overall limit set for the program. In addition, a debt issuance program simplifies the procedures and documentation required when new bonds are issued. Once
Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange And Montreal Exchange Closed For Labour Day

Date 01/09/2010

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange and Montreal Exchange will be closed on Monday, September 6, 2010 for Labour Day.