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OCC Reports Cleared Contract Volume Flat In November As Futures And Securities Lending Activity Rise

Date 03/12/2012

OCC announced today that total cleared contract volume reached 339,206,527 contracts in November, a 2 percent decrease from the November 2011 volume of 346,584,214 contracts. While overall cleared contract volume remained flat last month, OCC reported a significant rise in futures and securities lending activity. OCC’s year-to-date cleared contract volume reached 3,724,984,827 last month, down 13 percent from 2011, but an improvement from the 14 percent decline recorded after October.

Remarks Before The 2012 AICPA Conference On Current SEC And PCAOB Developments By Paul A. Beswick, Acting Chief Accountant, Office Of The Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 03/12/2012

Introduction

Good morning and thank you Melanie (Dolan) for the kind introduction, and  thanks once again for the invitation to share my views at the annual AICPA  National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments. Â This year I am  particularly glad to be here in person to actually deliver my remarks.

CFTC: Federal Court Orders MBF Clearing Corp. To Pay $650,000 For Violating Customer Fund Segregation Requirements

Date 03/12/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a federal court order requiring MBF Clearing Corp. (MBF), a registered futures commission merchant, to pay a $650,000 civil monetary penalty for violating the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations concerning the segregation of customer funds, and for supervision failures.  The order also permanently prohibits MBF and its successors from further violations of the CEA and CFTC regulations, as charged, and from failing to diligently supervise its employees and agents to insure the proper segregation of customer funds.

Thomson Reuters Delivers Significant Enhancements To FX Matching Platform - Upgrades Enhance Functionality, User Experience And Wider Access To Liquidity

Date 03/12/2012

Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced a number of significant enhancements to its FX Matching platform to bring increased capacity, scalability and performance to the FX community whilst providing customers with the additional functionality and services they need in the fast-changing FX market.

ISE Partners With PureFunds To Launch Three New ETFs - The Diamond/Gemstone, Mining Service, And Junior Silver ETFs Track ISE Indexes

Date 03/12/2012

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today announced the launch of three new exchange traded funds (ETFs) in partnership with PureFunds: PureFunds™ ISE Diamond/Gemstone ETF (NYSEArca: GEMS); PureFunds™ ISE Mining Service ETF (NYSEArca: MSXX); and PureFunds™ ISE Junior Silver ETF (NYSEArca: SILJ). All three ETFs track proprietary indexes developed by ISE. The ETFs began trading on November 29, 2012.  

MGEX Reports Strong Month Over Month And Year Over Year Growth

Date 03/12/2012

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today reported November 2012 total volume at 129,179 contracts traded.

The Options Industry Council Announces Options Trading Volume Down 3 Percent In November

Date 03/12/2012

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that 335,527,473 contracts were traded in November, which is off 2.57 percent compared to last November when 344,377,310 contracts were traded.

BATS Global Markets Reports November Volume - Record Fifth Consecutive Month Above 12% Market Share In U.S. Equities - BATS Chi-X Europe Reports 25.3% - U.S. Options Reports 3.6%

Date 03/12/2012

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reported November data, including the third best U.S. equities market share in its history (12.7%), a record fifth consecutive month above 12%.

Average Daily Volume Of 7.5 Million Contracts At Eurex Group In November

Date 03/12/2012

In November 2012, the international derivatives markets of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 7.5 million contracts (November 2011: 10.0 million). Of those, 5.0 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (November 2011: 7.2 million), and 2.5 million contracts (November 2011: 2.8 million) were traded at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE).

EBS Acquires ClientKnowledge, A Leading Liquidity Optimisation Advisory Firm Specialising In FX

Date 03/12/2012

EBS, ICAP's market-leading electronic FX platform, today announces that it has acquired Global Research and Consulting Limited, known as ClientKnowledge, the leading advisory liquidity optimisation firm specialising in FX.