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Speech By SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro: Statement At SEC Open Meeting — Market Access

Date 14/01/2010

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. January 13, 2010 Good Morning. This is an open meeting of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 13, 2010. Overview Today we are taking another step in our effort to restore confidence and ensure our markets are fair and efficient. As you know, toward the end of last year we proposed rules to ban the flashing of marketable orders and to increase the tr

RTS Group Monthly Trading Results: December 2009

Date 14/01/2010

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Deutsche Börse Systems Expands Ultra Low Latency Network Lower network latencies from Frankfurt to Paris, Amsterdam, New York and Chicago

Date 14/01/2010

Deutsche Börse Systems is developing a new ultra low latency infrastructure from Frankfurt to Paris, Amsterdam, New York and Chicago. The new design will enable these key markets to connect to Deutsche Börse, Eurex and Xetra trading systems as well as to external clients and partners with ultra low latency. Latencies under 3.3 milliseconds will be achieved for the Frankfurt-Amsterdam connection, under 4.5 milliseconds for Paris, under 40 milliseconds for New York, and under 49 milliseconds for C

CISI Accredits SIDC Malaysia As Training Partner

Date 14/01/2010

A ‘train the trainer’ programme in Malaysia has helped to underpin the introduction by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) of its Islamic Finance Qualification (IFQ) into this key market.

Semi-Annual Review Of OMX Helsinki 25 Index

Date 14/01/2010

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. ("NASDAQ") (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today the results of the semi-annual review of the OMX Helsinki 25 index (NASDAQ OMX Helsinki: OMXH25), which will become effective with the market open on Monday, February 1, 2010.

HKEx Publishes 35th Edition Of Its Quarterly Publication - <i>Exchange </i>

Date 14/01/2010

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has published on the HKEx website the 35th edition of its quarterly publication, Exchange.  This edition includes:

Deutsche Börse Publishes Annual Statistics For Primary Market - Volume Doubles In Capital Increases - Further Internationalization Of Primary Market

Date 14/01/2010

Deutsche Börse recorded 58 initial listings in 2009 (2008: 189) and 40 company transfers in all listing-segments (2008: 28). Of the initial listings, 79 percent were companies outside Germany. A total of six companies placed shares as part of an initial public offering (IPO), including one each from China, USA and Canada. Year-on-year the volume of capital increases doubled.

HKEx: Status Report On New Product And Market Development Initiatives (Status As Of 13 January 2010)

Date 14/01/2010

The following initiatives are subject to market support and regulatory approval so they may not be implemented.  HKEx will announce further details of these initiatives as they progress.  

SIBEX To List Futures Contract On Dow Jones Industrial Average

Date 14/01/2010

SIBEX announced today that they have signed a sub-license agreement with CME Group and Dow Jones Indexes to launch a futures contract based on the Dow Jones Industrial Average – one of the world’s most frequently quoted and recognized equity indexes. CME Group, the world’s largest and most diverse derivatives marketplace, owns the exclusive license to trade U.S. dollar denominated futures and futures-options contracts based on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).

ETF Securities’ Commodity ETC Assets Rise $9bn In 2009 To $16bn Qs Demand For Gold, Energy, Agriculture And Other Hard Assets Surge

Date 14/01/2010

Record breaking year for commodity ETCs, with assets up over $9bn (2.3X end-2008 levels) to $16bn ETFS Copper (COPA) up 130% and ETFS Physical Palladium (PHPD) up 114%, 2 of top 5 best performing long ETFs/ETCs listed on the London Stock Exchange ETFS Industrial Metals (AIGI) best performing commodity basket in 2009, up 80% Physically-backed precious metal ETC holdings – gold, silver, platinum, palladium - reach historic highs ETFS Forward All Commodities DJ-UBSCI-F