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BM&FBOVESPA Establishes Historic Record In Total Number Of Contracts Traded And In ID Futures

Date 17/03/2010

The Brazilian Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange – BM&FBOVESPA established today (03/17) a historic record in the total number of contracts traded in the derivatives segment, with 5,716,789 contracts. The previous record of 4,355,624 contracts was set on 17 April 2008.
ROFEX And MERVAROS Initiate Merging Process

Date 17/03/2010

With the purpose of moving towards the consolidation of Argentine derivatives and capital markets, ROFEX (Mercado a Término de Rosario SA) and MERVAROS (Mercado de Valores de Rosario SA), have subscribed a letter of intent to begin a merging process.
FIF Capacity Statistics For February 2010 - New Record Peaks For SIAC CTS, NASDAQ TotalView Aggregated, DAP, ITTO, BX TotalView ITCH 3.1 And UTDF, BATS Europe PITCH

Date 17/03/2010

This month’s bulletin from the Financial Information Forum (FIF) finds that SIAC CTS hit a new record of 49,570 mps over 1 second, up 66% from the previous month.
UK's Financial Services Authority Chairman Discusses Potential For New Macroprudential Policy Tools To Manage Credit And Asset Price Instability

Date 17/03/2010

New macro prudential policy tools are almost certainly needed to manage potentially unstable cycles of credit and asset prices and these tools may need to distinguish between different types of credit, according to Financial Services Authority (FSA) chairman, Lord Turner.
CalPERS Board Elects Committee Chairs And Vice Chairs

Date 17/03/2010

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration this week elected the following chairs and vice chairs for key Board committees:

CME Group Announces The Launch Of Ultra Treasury Bond Options - Ultra T-Bond Futures: Fastest Growing Interest Rate Product Ever Introduced

Date 17/03/2010

CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of options on Long-Term U.S. Treasury Bond (“Ultra T-Bond”) futures beginning June 7, 2010. Both standard and flexible options on Ultra T-Bond futures will be available. This contract will be listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of the CBOT.
BATS Options Joins The Options Industry Council

Date 17/03/2010

BATS Options has become a member of The Options Industry Council (OIC). BATS Options joins the member firms and other options exchanges cleared by OCC in helping promote the responsible use of equity options through education.
UK's Financial Services Authority Publishes Business Plan For 2010/11

Date 17/03/2010

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today published its Business Plan setting out its priorities for 2010/11.
Borsa Italiana: Star Conference 2010 - Record Number Of One-To-One Meetings

Date 17/03/2010

Today, Wednesday 17th, the ninth edition of the Star Conference starts and it will end tomorrow, 18th February. During the event 67 companies listed on Borsa Italiana STAR segment will meet with more than 160 fund manager and analysts – representing 102 houses of investment - in Palazzo Mezzanotte.
NYSE Liffe Lists Further 25 Futures Contracts On MSCI Indices On Bclear

Date 17/03/2010

NYSE Liffe, the European based derivatives business of NYSE Euronext (NYX), announced the launch today of twenty four new futures contracts on MSCI indices on its pioneering wholesale service, Bclear.