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New Research Finds HFT Improves Market Fairness – CMCRC

Date 08/12/2013

New research from the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) has found that the presence of high-frequency traders improves market fairness by reducing end-of-day price dislocation.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Welcomes WTO Agreement

Date 08/12/2013

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement today:

“The breakthrough agreement reached in Bali by the World Trade Organization (WTO) reaffirms the commitment of the international community to an open trade system which boosts global growth and jobs, and cuts poverty.”

Dubai Financial Market Trading Session Of Sunday, December 8th 2013 Concluded At 2 pm As Usual

Date 08/12/2013

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) would like to notify its valued participants that the trading session of Sunday, December 8th 2013 will be concluded at 2 pm as usual.

Dubai Financial Market Pre-Opening Session Sunday, December 8th 2013 Extended Until 10:15 AM.

Date 08/12/2013

Dubai Financial Market Trading Session, Sunday, December 8th 2013 Delayed Due To Trading System Malfunction

Date 08/12/2013

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) announces that the trading session of Sunday, December 8th 2013 will be postponed until further notice due to a trading system malfunction currently handled by the technical teams.

ADX Begins Mock Session For New Trading Platform

Date 08/12/2013

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced recently that it has begun testing the new trading system "X-stream", a high performance exchange trading system that offers multiple functionalities and maximum flexibility to cater to the needs of ADX.

Remarks At The 2nd Annual Institute For Corporate Counsel, SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher, New York, NY, Dec. 6, 2013

Date 07/12/2013

Thank you, John [White], for that kind introduction.

Today, I am going to talk about disclosure reform. I will admit at the outset that it is very difficult to say anything really new about disclosure reform — so prepare to be bored! Seriously, though, it’s undeniable that disclosure reform is a must for the Commission. What may be missing in this longstanding discussion is a practical sense of where to begin. There’s an old adage: how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Right, but in tackling the topic of disclosure reform, what piece of elephant do we take a bite of first?

BATS 1000 Index Flat This Week

Date 06/12/2013

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) rose just 9.29 points this week to close at 20,290.40 as of the 4 p.m. ET market close today.

Virginia Man Sentenced For Conducting $270 Million Investment Fraud Scheme

Date 06/12/2013

The owner of a Virginia-based investment firm was sentenced today to serve 144 months in prison for orchestrating a $270 million stock loan scheme that defrauded his clients of more than $35 million.

Component Change Made In STOXX Balkan 50 Equal-Weight Index

Date 06/12/2013

STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced component changes in the STOXX Balkan 50 Equal-Weight Index due to an extraordinary review of the index. These changes become effective with the open of markets on December 23, 2013.