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US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner - Opening Statement - As Prepared For Delivery, House Budget Committee Hearing, March 5, 2009

Date 05/03/2009

Chairman Spratt, Ranking Member Ryan, and members of the Committee, thank you for providing me the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the President’s Budget at this moment of economic crisis, but also of real possibility, for the United States.
SIFMA Recommends Full Market Close On March 20 For Trading Of US Dollar-Denominated Fixed-Income Securities In Japan In Observance Of The Spring Equinox Holiday

Date 05/03/2009

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has confirmed its previous recommendation for a full market close on Friday, March 20, for the trading of US dollar-denominated fixed-income securities in Japan in observance of the Spring Equinox Holiday.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 05/03/2009

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The shareholders of Frontera Copper Corporation (TSX:FCC) have accepted the $CDN0.75 cash per share offer from Invecture Group S.A. de C.V. Frontera will be removed from the S&P/TSX SmallCap and Equity SmallCap Indices after the close of Thursday, March 12, 2009.
Program Trading Averaged 32.7 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Feb. 23-27

Date 05/03/2009

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Feb. 23-27.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 05/03/2009

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The relative weight of Cameco Corporation (TSX:CCO) will increase in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the S&P/TSX 60 and Equity 60 and the S&P/TSX 60 Capped indices after the close of trading on Friday, March 6, 2009, to reflect the issuance of shares via a bought deal offering.

CFTC Adopts Requirement For Electronic Filing Of CPO And CTA Disclosure Documents

Date 05/03/2009

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has adopted, and has approved for publication in the Federal Register, amendments to Regulations 4.26 and 4.36, concerning the electronic filing of Disclosure Documents by commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors, respectively (Amendments).
NSX Releases February 2009 ETF/ETN Data Report

Date 05/03/2009

National Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX®) today announced that assets in U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) totaled approximately $460.6 billion at February 2009 month-end, a decrease of 19.5% from February 2008 when assets totaled $572.2 billion. February 2009 net cash outflows from all ETFs/ETNs totaled $5.8 billion, although net inflows into Commodity-based products totaled a record $8.0 billion for the month of February, for a year-to-date total of $12.9 b
FINRA Announces Creation Of "Office Of The Whistleblower" - Dedicated Team To Handle High-Risk Tips

Date 05/03/2009

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has established a new Office of the Whistleblower to expedite the review of high-risk tips by FINRA senior staff and ensure a rapid response for tips believed to have merit.
BOX Reports Gains In Volume, Market Share

Date 05/03/2009

In the month of February, BOX market share in BOX-traded classes was 6.1%, which represented a 15% gain over the same period last year. In terms of volume, average daily trading on BOX increased 31% over the same period last year, as well as 3% on a month-to-month basis. This is mainly due to continued strong performances in heavily traded ETFs such as SPY, QQQQ, and IWM.
BM&FBOVESPA: New Trading Hours – BOVESPA Market Segment

Date 05/03/2009

In view of the end of daylight saving time in Brazil and the beginning of daylight saving time in the United States , as of March 9, 2009 the equity electronic trading floor at BM&FBOVESPA will operate, uninterruptedly, from 10 a .m. to 5 p.m. (Brasília time). The after-market will operate from 5:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Brasília time).