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ASIC Remakes Instruments And Updates Policy Facilitating Offers By Foreign Companies

Date 02/09/2015

Following public consultation, ASIC has remade six legislative instruments that facilitate Australian investors participating in foreign scrip offers, when appropriate safeguards are in place.

MNI China Auto Purchase Sentiment Survey: Chinese Car Buying Sentiment Falters - Car Ownership Levels Lowest Since January 2014

Date 02/09/2015

There was a pull-back in the car buying environment in August according to Chinese consumers, with relative stability in sentiment outweighed by a sharp downward revision in reported car ownership and plans to buy.

Brief Analysis On Interim Reports Disclosed By Companies Listed On Shenzhen Markets

Date 02/09/2015

As of August 31 2015, all of the 1729 companies listed on the Shenzhen markets have disclosed their 2015 interim reports. For the first half of 2015, these companies have made an aggregate operating income of CNY3.072003 trillion and an aggregate net profit of CNY223.073 billion, a year-on-year growth of 5.1% and 23.5% respectively. From the point of operating income, 61.98% companies have realized a year-on-year growth and 78.24% companies have realized a quarter-on-quarter growth. From the point of net profit, 59.27% companies have realized a year-on-year growth and 71.58% companies have realized a quarter-on-quarter growth. Under the background of economy “new normal”, the performance of Shenzhen listed companies continues to improve, showing a steady increasing trend.

BNY Mellon Update On Fund Accounting Issue

Date 01/09/2015

BNY Mellon has completed production of system-generated net asset values (NAVs) for all exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds through Monday, August 31, 2015. To meet month end processing deadlines, certain clients elected to use alternative NAV production methodologies for Monday, August 31st.

CBOE Futures Exchange Reports Jump In August 2015 Trading Volume - VIX Futures ADV Up 34% From July, Up 41% From Year Ago - Total of 6.4 Million VIX Futures Contracts Traded - August Logs 3rd Consecutive Monthly Volume High For Year

Date 01/09/2015

CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE®) today reported that August 2015 was its second-busiest month of all time and its third consecutive monthly gain for 2015. Average daily volume (ADV) in CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX® Index) futures rose 34 percent from July 2015 and 41 percent from August 2014. 

ISE Holdings Reports Business Activity For August 2015

Date 01/09/2015

• ISE and ISE Gemini combined represent 16.6% of equity options market share, excluding dividend trades.
• ISE and ISE Gemini reported a combined ADV of 3.0 million contracts.
• Dividend trades made up 0.4% of industry volume in August 2015.

CBOE Holdings Reports August 2015 Trading Volume - ADV Of 6.0 Million Contracts, Up 23% From July, Up 26% From Year Ago - Total Volume Of 125.2 Million Contracts - CBOE And C2 Set Single-Day Trading Volume Records - VIX And SPX Options Establish New Monthly ADV Highs

Date 01/09/2015

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) reported today that total trading volume in August for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) and C2 Options Exchange (C2) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE®) was 125.2 million contracts, an increase of 18 percent from July 2015 and an increase of 26 percent from August 2014.

OneChicago Announces Trading Volume For August 2015 – Total Volume Up From Prior Month And Year Ago Marking The 4th Consecutive Month Of Double Digit Increases

Date 01/09/2015

OneChicago, LLC (OCX), a securities finance exchange, today announced its August 2015 volume of 1,300,536, an increase of 57% year-over-year. OneChicago is a CFTC and SEC regulated exchange offering Single Stock Futures (SSF), a Delta One product, on approximately 1,500 equities, including ADRs and ETFs.

OCC Cleared Contract Volume Rose 33% In August - Securities Lending CCP Activity Grew 27% For August And 14% Year-To-Date

Date 01/09/2015

OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that cleared contract volume in August was 434,313,474 contracts, up 33 percent from August 2014 volume of 325,548,099 contracts. OCC’s year-to-date average daily cleared contract volume is up 0.15 percent from 2014 with 16,809,864 contracts in 2015.

Nasdaq Futures Data Now Available On Interactive Data's Consolidated Feed And FutureSource Services - Expansion Deepens Interactive Data's Coverage Of US Derivatives And Energy Marketplace

Date 01/09/2015

Nasdaq announced today that it now supplies futures data to Interactive Data's product line through Nasdaq Futures, Inc. (NFX), the exchange group's US-based designated contract market (DCM) that launched on July 24, 2015.