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Chi-X Europe To Become First MTF To Offer Participants Choice Through CCP Interoperability

Date 03/02/2009

Chi-X® Europe Limited, operator of the largest pan-European equity multilateral trading facility (MTF), today announced that it intends to introduce a “user choice” clearing model following the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed today by European Multilateral Clearing Facility N.V. (EMCF) and SIX x-clear Ltd. to interoperate. This will make Chi-X Europe the first MTF to offer its participants the ability to clear though multiple central counterparty (CCP) firms.

NZX Operating Metrics - January 2009

Date 03/02/2009

NZX has today released the NZX Operating Metrics for January 2009. NZX releases the Operating Metrics on the first Tuesday of every month.

CBOE January Volume Of 83.5 Million Contracts Averages 4.2 Million Contracts Per Day - Up 26% Over December

Date 02/02/2009

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today reported that 83,544,370 contracts changed hands at the Exchange in January. Daily volume averaged 4.2 million contracts, up 26 percent from December 2008. Average daily trading volume (ADV) for the month was down 21 percent from January 2008 when 110.8 million contracts (5.3 million contracts ADV) were traded during the most active January in CBOE's history.

BATS Exchange Earns 11% Overall Matched Market Share In January - Maintains Strong #3 Ranking Among Us Equity Markets

Date 02/02/2009

BATS Exchange recorded its second-best month in its history in January, earning 11% of US matched market share to firmly remain the third largest cash equity market behind NYSE and Nasdaq.

CBOE Futures Exchange's Average Daily Volume In January Up 8 Percent Over The Previous Month - Off From 2008's Record January

Date 02/02/2009

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that average daily volume during the month of January 2009 was 2,070 contracts, an increase of eight percent over the previous month when 1,919 contracts per day changed hands.

ETF Landscape: Growth In Institutional Users Of ETFs Listed In The United States Through Q3 2008

Date 02/02/2009

NYSE And NYSE Arca Announce Changes In Equities Transaction Pricing, Effective March 1

Date 02/02/2009

-- NYSE rebate of $0.0010 per share for adding liquidity in displayed and non-displayed orders -- NYSE transaction fee of $0.0018 per share for removing liquidity; 28%-40% lower than other major market centers -- NYSE execution speed improvements to sub-10 milliseconds -- NYSE Arca rebate of $0.0029 per sh

90 Billion Euro Turnover On Cash Market Of Deutsche Börse - Significant Decrease Of Trading Activity - Total Volume Of EUR105 Billion Traded On All Stock Exchanges In Germany

Date 02/02/2009

In January €90 billion were turned over on Xetra and on the floor of Börse Frankfurt – a dropdown of more than 70 percent year-on-year (January 2008: €307.8 billion). “The reason for the decrease of the orderbook turnover is on the one hand the sharp decline in share prices compared to the previous year. On the other hand private as well as institutional investors shy away because of general market uncertainty”, says Frank Gerstenschläger Member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse AG and re

KCBT January Volume Posts Gains Over December

Date 02/02/2009

Kansas City Board of Trade trading volume for the month of January amounted to 198,126 contracts, an increase of 6.7 percent compared to December 2008. Wheat futures trading volume in January tallied 192,152 contracts, an increase of 10 percent from last month.

Robert Colby, Deputy Director Of Trading And Markets Division, To Leave SEC After 27 Years Of Service

Date 02/02/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Robert L.D. Colby, Deputy Director of the Division of Trading and Markets, will leave the agency in February to join the law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell in its Washington, D.C. office.