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DGCX Monthly Volumes Rise 70% In May

Date 09/06/2013

• Exchange registers monthly volume record of 1.4 million contracts, valued at $ 48.47 billion
• Year to Date Volumes rise by 107 percent
• Mini INR Futures register record growth of 248 percent

CFTC’s Division Of Clearing And Risk Issues Time-Limited No-Action Relief From Required Clearing For Swaps Entered Into By Certain Cooperatives

Date 08/06/2013

The Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today announced the issuance of a time-limited, no-action letter granting relief from required clearing under section 2(h)(1)(A) of the Commodity Exchange Act and part 50 of the Commission’s regulations for certain swaps entered into by qualifying cooperatives.

NASDAQ OMX Closes EUR 600,000,000 Senior Notes Offering

Date 07/06/2013

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that it closed a public offering of €600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Euro-denominated 3.875% senior notes due 2021 (the "Notes"). The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand and/or borrowings under the revolving portion of its senior credit facility, to fund the consideration for the previously announced acquisition of the eSpeed platform and related expenses and for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of indebtedness.

African Securities Exchanges Association Yearbook 2013

Date 07/06/2013

Click here to download the ASEA Yearbook 2013.

BATS 1000 Index Rises 0.6% This Week

Date 07/06/2013

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) rose 110.07 points, or 0.6%, this week to close at 18,411.98 as of the 4 p.m. ET market close today.

CalPERS Votes Against Walmart Directors

Date 07/06/2013

The California Public Employees' Retirement System is asking Walmart shareholders to join the Pension Fund in withholding votes from a slate of nominees to the Walmart Board of Directors.

U.S. Trade Associations Urge CFTC To Provide Cross-Border Relief

Date 07/06/2013

Yesterday a coalition of trade associations - including the FIA - wrote to the CFTC regarding the CFTC’s guidance on how it intends to apply the Dodd-Frank derivatives rules to cross-border transactions.

Component Change Made In STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index - Changes Are Due To Fast Exit Rule

Date 07/06/2013

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced component changes in the STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index due to the fast exit rule. Component changes will become effective with the open of markets on June 24th, 2013.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 07/06/2013

The current reports for the week of June 4, 2013 are now available.

BOX Options Exchange June 2013 InBOX

Date 07/06/2013

This is the June issue of InBOX, your news source from inside the BOX Options Exchange. This monthly publication will provide convenient summaries of recent developments at BOX.