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National Stock Exchange: Pricing Change For Executions In Securities Priced At $1.00 Or Greater

Date 02/04/2014

National Stock Exchange, Inc. (“NSX” or the “Exchange”) is issuing this Information Circular to advise Exchange Equity Trading Permit (“ETP”) Holders that, subject to review by the Securities and Exchange Commission, as of April 1, 2014 the Exchange has changed the fees and rebates applicable to transactions in securities priced at $1.00 or greater under Section I of the Exchange’s Fee and Rebate Schedule issued pursuant to Exchange Rule 16.1.

Thomson Reuters First-Quarter 2014 Earnings Announcement And Webcast Scheduled For Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - Conference Call And Webcast Scheduled For 8:30 A.M. EDT

Date 02/04/2014

Thomson Reuters (NYSE, TSX: TRI), the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced today that its first-quarter 2014 earnings will be issued via news release on Wednesday, April 30, 2014.

Spot Trading Elevates Three To Partner: McInerney, Penley And Nakagawa

Date 02/04/2014

Spot Trading LLC, a leading proprietary trading firm, announced today the addition of three executives to the firm's partnership.  Robin McInerney, Daniel Penley and Aki Nakagawa have now joined Spot's existing group of 10 partners.

SEC: Rebecca Olsen Named Chief Counsel In The Office Of Municipal Securities

Date 02/04/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Rebecca J. Olsen has been named chief counsel in its Office of Municipal Securities. 

MIAX Options - FIX Order Auto Cancel On Disconnect (ACOD) New Deployment Date

Date 02/04/2014

The MIAX Options Exchange is pleased to announce that it will introduce the Auto Cancel on Disconnect (ACOD) functionality on April 21, 2014.

SEC: Jessica Kane Named Deputy Director In The Office Of Municipal Securities

Date 02/04/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Jessica S. Kane has been named deputy director in its Office of Municipal Securities. 

Venture-Backed IPO Exit Activity Maintains Momentum With Best Quarter For New Listings Since 2000 - Led By Life Science Companies, Fourth Consecutive Quarter For 20+ Offerings - Average M&A Deal Size At Highest Level Since 2004

Date 02/04/2014

Thirty-six venture-backed initial public offerings (IPOs) raised $3.3 billion during the first quarter of 2014, a 50 percent increase, by number of new listings, compared to the previous quarter, according to the Exit Poll report by Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). This quarter, which marks the fourth consecutive quarter to see 20 or more venture-backed IPOs, is the strongest three-month period for new listings since the third quarter of 2000. For the first quarter of 2014, 105 venture-backed M&A deals were reported, 29 of which had an aggregate deal value of $7.5 billion. This represents a 12 percent increase in disclosed value from the fourth quarter of last year and marks the strongest quarter for M&A disclosed value since the third quarter of 2012. Average deal size during the first quarter totaled $259.2 million, the highest average deal size since the first quarter of 2004.

TMX Group And Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange Sign Memorandum Of Understanding

Date 02/04/2014

Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) and TMX Group today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance their understanding of each others' businesses and to explore the possibilities of cooperation.

Power Trading Results In March 2014 – 33.4 TWh: EPEX SPOT Marks New Monthly Record

Date 02/04/2014

In March 2014, a total volume of 33.4 TWh was traded on EPEX SPOT’s Day-Ahead and Intraday markets (March 2013: 29.5 TWh). This is the best monthly volume recorded on EPEX SPOT’s markets since its creation five years ago and is an increase of 6% compared to the previous record from last December (31.6 TWh). The increase is due to a record volume on the German/Austrian Day-Ahead and solid volumes on the French and Swiss Day-Ahead.

CME Group Volume Averaged 14.1 Million Contracts Per Day In March 2014, Up 13 Percent From March 2013

Date 02/04/2014

• Interest rate volume rose 35 percent
• Eurodollar futures volume increased 47 percent and Eurodollar options volume increased 132 percent
• Agricultural commodities volume rose 12 percent
• First-quarter 2014 volume averaged 13.7 million contracts per day, up 9 percent from first-quarter 2013