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Financial Innovation-Driven Complexity: Creating A Dynamic Landscape - A Speech By Greg Medcraft, Chairman, Australian Securities And Investments Commission To The Stockbrokers Association Of Australia (SAA) Annual Conference, 30 May 2014

Date 30/05/2014

Introduction

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Notice On Adjusting The Standard Of The Minimum Trading Margin For The Blockboard Product

Date 30/05/2014

According to the “Measures of Dalian Commodity Exchange for Risk Management”, it has been decided upon discussion that as of the settlement on June 5, 2014, DCE will adjust the standard of the minimum trading margin for the blockboard product to 10%, and the limit up and down of 5% will remain unchanged.

NASDAQ OMX Closes $500 Million Senior Notes Offering

Date 30/05/2014

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) ("NASDAQ OMX") today announced that it closed a public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.25% Senior Notes due 2024. NASDAQ OMX expects to use the net proceeds from the offering, along with cash on hand, to refinance its 4.00% Senior Notes due 2015 and to repay a portion of the term loan under its senior credit facility.

SEC Names Stephanie Avakian As Deputy Director Of Enforcement

Date 29/05/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Stephanie Avakian has been named deputy director of its Division of Enforcement.

Global Trends In Derivatives Markets, Remarks By Walt Lukken, President And CEO Of FIA, Shanghai Derivatives Market Forum, May 28, 2014

Date 29/05/2014

Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, delivered remarks on global trends in derivatives markets on May 28 during the Shanghai Derivatives Market Forum in Shanghai, China.

Remarks At Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board’s 1st Annual Municipal Securities Regulator Summit, SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher, Washington, DC, May 29, 2014

Date 29/05/2014

Thank you, Lynnette [Kelly], for your very kind introduction.  I am honored to be today’s keynote speaker at the first MSRB Municipal Securities Regulator Summit.  The MSRB has always been an important institution, but never more so than now.  The statutory construct governing municipal securities regulation places the MSRB on the front lines of the federal oversight program for these vital markets and the participants therein.  And, thanks to more than half a decade of the Federal Reserve’s zero percent interest rate environment, the fixed income markets have taken on an increasingly important role in the financial planning of retail investors.

CBOE To Launch SPX End-Of-Month Options In July

Date 29/05/2014

Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated (CBOE^®) announced today that on Monday, July 7, it plans to introduce PM-settled, End-of-Month options series (EOM) -- with expiration dates falling on the last business day of the month -- for its S&P 500^® Index (SPX(SM)) options.

CME Group To Present $79,000 In Scholarships To Chicago Public School Seniors As Part Of Mayoral Awards Program

Date 29/05/2014

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will join CME Group CEO Phupinder Gill in honoring 79 Chicago Public School high school seniors who will be receiving a $1,000 achievement award based on essays they wrote about innovation, as well as their academic standing and extracurricular activities.  A number of students also will receive summer internships at CME Group clearing firms.

Direct Edge Trading Notice #14-19: Reminder: Connectivity Available To EDGA/EDGX Certification Ports In NY5 Effective June 2, 2014

Date 29/05/2014

Overview 
Per the BATS/Direct Edge Integration Schedule, effective Monday, June 2, 2014, connectivity for the new EDGA/EDGX certification environments located within the Equinix NY5 data center will be available to Members.  Physical ports will be made available for basic connectivity and logical ports will be available for heartbeating and functional testing of the BATS technology platform. Using the BATS Member Web Portal forms described below, Members may immediately start ordering physical and logical port connections that will be made available by June 2, 2014.

BATS Exchange Unveils New Pricing For Listings Business - Announces Lead Market Maker Program - BATS Offers Free Listings To ETPs That Trade More Than 400,000 Shares a Day, LMM Structure To Complement Competitive Liquidity Provider Program

Date 29/05/2014

BATS Exchange, a leading U.S. equities exchange operated by BATS Global Markets, today announced new pricing for its U.S. listings business.