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CME Group Announces The Launch Of New European Gasoil Futures Contract

Date 05/08/2009

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of trading and clearing services for a new financially settled European gasoil (ICE) futures contract. Trading will be available on the CME Globex® electronic trading platform and clearing services will be available through CME ClearPort®, a set of flexible clearing services open to over-the-counter (OTC) market participants to substantially mitigate counterparty risk and provide neutral settlemen

TSX Block Trade Summaries

Date 05/08/2009

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 05/08/2009

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, August 5, 2009: The shares of Geoinformatics Exploration Inc. (TSXVN:GXL) will trade under the new name Kiska Metals Corporation. The new ticker symbol will be "KSK" and the new CUSIP number will be 497725 10 1. The capital of the company will be consolidated on a 1-for-3 basis. The shares of Rimfire Minerals Corporation (TSXVN:RFM) will be removed fr

Direct Edge Update - Market Structure Principles

Date 05/08/2009

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SEC Charges Options Traders And Broker-Dealers For "Naked" Short Sale Rule Violations

Date 05/08/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission today took its first enforcement actions for violations of the Commission's rules to prevent abusive "naked" short selling, charging two options traders and their broker-dealers with violating the locate and close-out requirements of Regulation SHO. The Commission also charged a supervisor at one of the firms.

Steven Moses Hazan And Hazan Capital Management, L.L.C. Settle Enforcement Actions Involving Violations Of Regulation SHO Short Sale Rules - Steven Moses Hazan And Hazan Capital Management, L.L.C. To Pay $4 Million, Including $3 Million Disgorgement - St

Date 05/08/2009

NYSE Regulation, Inc. announced today the settlement of a joint disciplinary action by NYSE Amex LLC (“NYSE Amex”) and NYSE Arca, Inc. (NYSE Arca”) for violations of Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Regulation SHO short sale rules in connection with trading activity in threshold securities on various options and equity exchanges and marketplaces, including the American Stock Exchange (now known as NYSE Amex) and NYSE Arca. Steven Moses Hazan (“Hazan”) and his firm Hazan Capital Manage

Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics – July 2009

Date 05/08/2009

Equity turnover for July was EUR 3,897.72 million; ETF turnover was EUR 4.95 million while that for Irish Government Bonds was EUR 15,789.98 million and Treasury Bills EUR 4,981.57.

CFTC Requests Public Comment On Application By ICE Clear Europe Limited For Registration As A Derivatives Clearing Organization

Date 05/08/2009

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is asking for public comment on an application by ICE Clear Europe Limited for registration as a derivatives clearing organization.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Holds The 30th Board Secretary Training Class

Date 05/08/2009

The Shenzhen Stock Exchange held the 13th follow-up training class of the 30th qualification training class for board secretaries of listed companies in Anhui province; 176 trainees from 126 companies listed on Shenzhen stock market attended the class. A few leaders from Anhui Securities Regulatory Bureau and Shenzhen Stock Exchange appeared in the opening ceremony and gave the speech.

FINRA Hearing Panel Expels Legacy Trading Co., Bars Firm's CEO, Imposes Fine Of More Than $1 Million - Panel Finds Respondents Made Almost $900,000 From Illegal Short Sales, Firm And Its President Gave FINRA False Information During Investigation - Firm,

Date 05/08/2009

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) hearing panel has expelled Legacy Trading Co., LLC of Edmond, OK, and permanently barred the firm's CEO and owner, Mark Uselton, from the securities industry for a wide range of misconduct — including violations of short selling rules, failure to maintain required books and records, and for providing false information and refusing to provide testimony to FINRA. The hearing panel also fined Legacy and Uselton more than $1 million, finding that