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CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 11/01/2013

The current reports for the week of January 8, 2013 are now available.

ISDA/AFME/BBA Response To EBA's Draft Regulatory Technical Standards On Prudent Valuation Under Article 100 Of The Draft CRR Of Nov 2012

Date 11/01/2013

ISDA’s Risk Management Team works with members, regulators and policy makers to develop rules which ensure that appropriate, prudent and risk sensitive capital charges are applied uniformly to the various financial risks faced by the industry. The group continually seeks to define best practice in each area and assist all stakeholders in achieving this.

VIX Futures Open Interest Reaches New High

Date 11/01/2013

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE®) announced that open interest in futures on the CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX® Index) reached a new all-time high of 438,038 contracts this morning. This morning's high surpassed the previous high mark of 431,265 VIX futures contracts on September 18, 2012.

Direct Edge Technical Notice #13-01: Attribution Message Testing

Date 11/01/2013

In order to provide continued opportunities to test the receipt of attributed orders through EdgeBook Depth^SM, effective Monday, January 14, 2013, EDGA^® Exchange and EDGX^®Exchange will generate and disseminate attributed orders for the following test symbol in production on a daily basis:

• ZVZZT

SEC: Order Disapproving Proposed Rule Change To Establish "Benchmark Orders" Under NASDAQ Rule 4751(f)

Date 11/01/2013

On May 1, 2012, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ” or “Exchange”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) and Rule 19b-4 thereunder, a proposed rule change to establish various “Benchmark Orders” under NASDAQ Rule 4751(f). The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register on May 17, 2012.  On June 26, 2012, the Commission extended to August 15, 2012, the time period in which to approve the proposed rule change, disapprove the proposed rule change, or institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove the proposed rule change.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 2, 2012

Date 11/01/2013

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 2 - 2013. 

The Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Applies The ESMA Guidelines On The Compliance Function Requirements

Date 11/01/2013

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers incorporated the ESMA guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID compliance function requirements (2012/388) in its position 2012-17 (published today), which will apply as of 28 January 2013.

NYSE Arca Continues To Hold #1 Position For U.S. Exchange Traded Product Listings And Exchange Trading

Date 11/01/2013

NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced NYSE Arca, its fully electronic U.S. equities market, continued to hold the leading position in Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) listings and exchange trading in 2012. NYSE Arca market makers provided the best bid or offer of any exchange, nearly 90% of the time, for all U.S. ETPs. NYSE Arca also maintained the highest level of market share amongst all ETP U.S. exchanges at over 20% for all of 2012.

Fifth Progress Note On The Global LEI Initiative

Date 11/01/2013

This is the fifth of a series of notes on the implementation of the legal entity identifier (LEI)initiative. The first progress note is available here, the second note here, the third note here, and fourth note here. Please also see G20 progress note here, LEI ROC Charter here, and allocation of pre-LOU prefixes for pre-LEI issuance here.

Athens Exchange: Creation Of The Customized “Hellenic Mid & Small Cap Index”

Date 11/01/2013

As part of its specialized services provided regarding the design, creation, measurement and management of indices, the  Athens Exchange announces the creation of the Hellenic Mid & Small Cap Index designed for and in cooperation with the NBG Asset Management M.F.M.C., in order to be used as a Benchmark on the yield of the mutual funds.