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CME Group Hits Daily FX Trading Volume Record - FX Notional Value Reaches All-Time High

Date 29/04/2010

CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, experienced record trading volumes and notional values for FX products on Wednesday, April 28, 2010.
April 2010 “Market’s Measure” Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes

Date 29/04/2010

Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 1.74% Gain in APRIL, European Stocks Lose -4.18%, Asia Fall -1.58% and World Equities Fall by -1.17% Oil & Gas Sector Posts Biggest Gain for April in U.S. Financials Sector Takes the Hardest Hit for April in Europe
General Shareholders’ Meeting Of Bolsas Y Mercados Españoles - BME Posts Net Profit Of €150 Million In 2009 - BME Approves The Distribution Of A €31 Million Extraordinary Dividend

Date 29/04/2010

The General Meeting agrees to also distribute a final dividend of €50 million The company’s pay-out stands at 89%, one the highest rates for any listed company and in the Exchanges sector BME has distributed over €1 billion in dividends since the company was founded in 2003 BME posted a net profit of €36 million in the first quarter 2010, up 8% on the same period in 2009 The ratio of the operating cost base covered by revenues not linked to trading volumes reache
Palestine Securities Exchange Closed On Sunday 2nd May 2010 For Labour Day

Date 29/04/2010

The Palestine Securities Exchange (PSE) will be closed on Sunday 02/5/2010 for Labour Day. Business will start as usual on Monday 03/5/2010.
After-Hours Trading On FORTS Hits A New Record

Date 29/04/2010

On April 28, 2010 a new trading record was set on FORTS, derivatives market of RTS, during the evening trading session – RUB34.755 billion or USD1.182 billion in value. It is the highest value since the launch of the evening trading session on FORTS. The previous record was seen on April 27, 2010, when evening trading on FORTS exceeded RUB29.809 billion or USD1.029 billion.

FIA Issues DMA Risk Recommendations

Date 29/04/2010

The FIA has issued a report that recommends a number of principles for managing the risks in direct access to exchanges. This type of arrangement has become increasingly common among derivatives exchanges in many parts of the world. The report recommends that exchanges establish certain risk controls and apply those risk controls across all trading firms. This will ensure a level playing field in terms of the latency of trading and avoid creating competitive pressures among clearing firms and tr
Trading Volumes On FORTS Reach A Record High Of Over RUB170 Billion

Date 29/04/2010

On April 28, 2010, trading volume in futures and options contracts on FORTS, the derivatives market of RTS, hit an all-time high value of RUB171.113 billion or USD5.887 billion by the end of the main trading session.
Statement By President Barroso On Greece

Date 29/04/2010

The European Commission is making solid and rapid progress with the ECB, the IMF and the Greek authorities to finalise the Greek adjustment programme. The Commission expects this work to be finalized in the coming days.
Gold Hits All Time High In EUR And GBP, As Gold ETCs Trade Over USD300m This Week

Date 29/04/2010

Gold ETC returns rise as gold price hits a record high of €882/oz in Euro and £764/oz in Sterling, on the back of Greek bond downgrade to junk as ETF Securities' physical gold ETCs trade over $300m this week; Gold returns 15% in EUR and 12% in GBP this year, outshining local equities markets by around 12 percentage points (v STOXX Europe 600) and 8 percentage points (v FTSE 100); Despite USD strengthening by 2.5% since 4 February 2010, the USD gold price has risen by over
Record Non-Display Trading On Turquoise - Trading Mid-Point Book Exceeds €200 Million For First Time - Second Largest Dark MTF Offering In Europe

Date 29/04/2010

Trading on Turquoise's pan-European mid-point dark pool reached record levels yesterday, with trading exceeding €200 million for the first time, making Turquoise the second largest MTF dark pool in Europe, considerably ahead of BATS Europe and SmartPool.