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CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler To Testify Before The House Committee On Agriculture

Date 13/03/2013

BATS Options Offers Free Trading For U.S. Mini Options, Launching March 18th - Mini Options Available For Apple, Amazon, Google, SPDR Gold Trust And SPDR S&P 500

Date 13/03/2013

BATS Options, a U.S. equity options market operated by BATS Global Markets (BATS), will list Mini Options on five high-priced and actively traded securities on March 18 with no charge for members to trade.

"Law And Order" - Speech Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton At The Futures Industry Association Customer Protection Roundtable, Boca Raton, FL

Date 13/03/2013

Thanks for the invitation to be here today to talk about a subject that all of us in the futures world ought to have clearly on our radar. The collapse of MF Global and Peregrine were bitter pills to swallow for customers and showed us that customer protections at futures commission merchants (FCMs) needed vast improvement.

Federal Reserve Announces Time Changes For FOMC Statements And News Conferences

Date 13/03/2013

The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that, to better facilitate the release of information in conjunction with the Chairman's quarterly news conferences, the time between the release of the Federal Open Market Committee's statement and the beginning of the news conference is being reduced.

From Our Man In Boca, Tom Groenfeldt: CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler On Manipulation Of LIBOR

Date 13/03/2013

With charming understatement, Gary Gensler described the financial industry’s reliance on LIBOR and Euribor as “fragile.”

Nigerian Stock Exchange Increases Market Making Stocks By Four

Date 13/03/2013

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced the addition of four new stocks to the market making programme. The new additions are: Portland Paints & Products Nigeria Plc; ABC Transport Plc; Glaxo SmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc and Stanbic IBTC Holdings. The new additions bring the number of stocks that have been rolled out by the initiative to 52.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Increases Market Making Stocks By Four

Date 13/03/2013

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced the addition of four new stocks to the market making programme. The new additions are: Portland Paints & Products Nigeria Plc; ABC Transport Plc; Glaxo SmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc and Stanbic IBTC Holdings. The new additions bring the number of stocks that have been rolled out by the initiative to 52.

FESE European Equity Market Report - February 2013 Figures

Date 13/03/2013

The European Equity Market Report is a piece of analysis that allows for an accurate comparison of trading statistics across European trading venues.

CBOE Holdings And S&P Dow Jones Indices Extend Licensing Agreement Through 2033

Date 13/03/2013

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) and S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today that they have finalized an amendment to their license agreement that extends Chicago Board Options Exchange's (CBOE) exclusive rights to list security options contracts based on certain indices calculated and published by S&P Dow Jones Indices through 2032, and non-exclusive rights through 2033.

Nigerian Bourse Set To Launch Issuers’ Portal

Date 13/03/2013

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has concluded arrangements to introduce the first ever Issuers’ Portal in the Nigerian Capital Market known as X-Issuer. The new portal, which will be formally launched on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the MUSON Centre in Lagos, is one of a number of new regulatory initiatives of The NSE that will allow online information submission for enhanced interaction between the Exchange and listed companies.