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Athens Stock Exchange: Price Fluctuation Limits For The Turnover Velocity Stocks For July 2014

Date 01/07/2014

The Executive Committee, during today's session, approved the application of price fluctuation limits of ±10%, for July 2014, for the low turnover velocity Stocks of the Main Market (monthly average velocity of last month less or equal to 0.01%) presented in Table 1, according to the ATHEX Board Decision 22.

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And SIX Structured Products Exchange: June 2014 / H1 2014

Date 01/07/2014

• Trading turnover of CHF 575.0 billion in the first half of 2014 (+6.5% versus the same period in 2013)
• Average trading turnover per day of CHF 4.7 billion]
• Fifth IPO this year: Glarner Kantonalbank now listed on SIX Swiss Exchange  

BOX Price Improvement Activity For June

Date 01/07/2014

In the month of June, price improved contracts on BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) averaged 287,807 per day, which represented a 54% increase over the same period last year. Price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s price improvement auction, PIP, averaged $479,037 per day, while total savings to investors this month was$10.1MM. With this, BOX has saved investors over $516 MM since its inception in 2004. Overall average daily trading volume on BOX in the month of June was 415,359 contracts, which represented an 11% increase over the same period last year.

New Participant Joins The Swiss Exchange

Date 01/07/2014

The Amman Stock Exchange Index Quarterly Review

Date 01/07/2014

In purpose of ensuring that the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) General Price Index reflects the market performance and the trading activity of the listed companies, Mr. Nader Azar the Acting CEO of the ASE said that the ASE has conducted its periodic quarterly review of the ASE index constituents. By this rebalancing, the activity of listed companies in regard to trading during the last quarter has been reviewed. After that, the ASE has conducted its screening process for all listed companies using the full market capitalization of the companies and the number of trading days during last quarter. It is worth mentioning that these criteria adopted by the ASE are similar to the international practices applied in this field. These criteria are applied in a number of leading international index providers such as the S&P Dow Jones.

BATS Announces Annual Changes To BATS 1000 Index - U.S. Equities Market Benchmark Celebrates Fifth Anniversary - CDW Corporation, News Corporation, And Rite Aid Among The Companies Added To The Index

Date 01/07/2014

BATS Global Markets (BATS) today announced the results of the annual reconstitution of the BATS 1000® Index, a U.S. equities market benchmark, which became effective prior to market open today.

MGEX Reports 5th Best Exchange And Electronic Volume

Date 01/07/2014

MGEX, a Designated Contract  Market  (DCM)  and  Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), announces top five monthly records from June in both total volume and electronic volume. This is the fifth month this year that the Exchange has finished with total volume in the top 25 all-time. All futures and options contracts traded totaled 214,007, a 70 percent increase from June 2013.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Introduces Dow Jones Commodity Index; Index Based On Straightforward Design, Equal-Weighted Approach - Diversification & Liquidity Hallmarks Of Dow Jones Commodity Index

Date 01/07/2014

S&P Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI) has introduced today the Dow Jones Commodity Index which is designed to serve as a broad-market commodity index with diversification and liquidity as its intrinsic characteristics. The Index may be used as a well-diversified, core beta exposure, or as a simple building block for customizable indices or product creation. The Dow Jones Commodity Index will serve as a complement to the S&P GSCI® – the first investable commodity index and its family of indices.

Turnover At Deutsche Börse’s Cash Markets At 93.7 Billion Euros In June

Date 01/07/2014

EBA Supports Capital Treatment Of Covered Bonds, But Calls For Additional Eligibility Criteria

Date 01/07/2014

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an opinion on the preferential capital treatment of covered bonds and a detailed report on the European covered bonds frameworks. While expressing support for the current approach laid down in the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR), the EBA recommends additional criteria to qualify for preferential treatment. The opinion also calls for further clarifications on current disclosure requirements and provides advice on the preferential treatment of some specific cover assets. Finally, based on the analysis presented in the report, the EBA has identified a series of best practices ensuring a robust and consistent regulatory framework for covered bonds.