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Opening Statement At The SEC Open Meeting By SEC Chairman Elisse Walter

Date 07/03/2013

Good afternoon. This is an open meeting of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2013.

Program Trading Averaged 30.5 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Feb. 25-Mar. 1

Date 07/03/2013

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms’ executed volume from NYSE’s orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Feb. 25-Mar. 1.

BATS Chi-X Europe Reports New Daily Record Of 16.2% Market Share In Spain - BATS Chi-X Europe’s Market Share In The IBEX 35 Continues To Grow Rapidly

Date 07/03/2013

BATS Chi-X Europe, the largest pan-European equities market operator, today reported 16.2% market share in Spain’s IBEX 35, inclusive of the closing auction, a new one-day record and the first time BATS Chi-X Europe has closed above 15% in this key market.

Exchange Traded Derivatives Trading Volumes Decrease 15% In 2012

Date 07/03/2013

For the first time since 2004, the number of Exchange Traded Derivatives (ETD) worldwide decreased in 2012 by 15% to 21 billion, according to statistics compiled by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).

CFTC Provides Operational Guidance Concerning Maintenance Of CICIs Issued Through Assisted Registration

Date 07/03/2013

The Utility designated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to issue legal entity identifiers or LEIs (currently known as CFTC interim compliant identifiers or CICIs) has requested operational guidance from the CFTC concerning maintenance of CICIs issued through assisted registration with explicit permission from the entity registered. The Commission has provided the following operational guidance to the Utility.

Hellenic Exchanges Monthly Statistics Bulletin - February 2013

Date 07/03/2013

Hellenic Exchanges publishes its Monthly Statistics Bulletin for February 2013.

Warsaw Stock Exchange To Provide CO2 Emission Allowances Auction Platform

Date 07/03/2013

• WSE has signed an agreement to provide the service of an online auction platform for the sale of CO₂ emission allowances.
• The emission allowances sale auction takes place on 2 April 2013.

UK's Financial Services Authority: Equities Trader Sentenced For Insider Dealing

Date 07/03/2013

In a case brought by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), Paul Milsom, a senior equities trader, has today been sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to 2 years imprisonment for disclosing inside information between October 2008 and March 2010. A confiscation order was also made in the sum of £245,000.

FINRA Bars Florida Broker For Unsuitable Recommendations And Unapproved Securities Transactions Involving 31 NFL Players

Date 07/03/2013

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has barred broker Jeffrey Rubin of Lighthouse Point, Florida, from the securities industry for making unsuitable recommendations to his customer, an NFL player, to invest in illiquid, high-risk securities issued in connection with a now-bankrupt casino in Alabama. As a result, the customer lost approximately $3 million. Based on Rubin's referrals, 30 other NFL players also invested in the casino project and lost approximately $40 million. Rubin also failed to obtain the required approval from his employers to participate in the securities transactions involving the casino.

Lahore Stock Exchange: Bushra Naz Malik Appointed As Member Competition Commission Pakistan

Date 07/03/2013

Ms.Bushra Naz Malik, a renowned corporate leader and director on the board of the Lahore Stock Exchange has been appointed as a member of the competition watchdog of the country, the competition commission of Pakistan. Her appointment has been made for a period of three years from the date of appointment of her charge.