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Direct Edge Trading Notice #12-55: Route Peg Order Functionality

Date 26/11/2012

Please be advised that EDGA Exchange, Inc. ("EDGA^®") and EDGX Exchange, Inc. ("EDGX^®", and together with EDGA, “the Exchanges”) have discovered a discrepancy between their rules that describe the operation of the Route Peg Order — EDGA Rule 11.5(c)(14) andEDGX Rule 11.5(c)(17) (together, the “Route Peg Rules”) — and the actual manner in which the Route Peg Order operates on the Exchanges’ Systems. This discrepancy has existed since the inception of the Route Peg Order types on the Exchanges on September 7, 2012.
Statement By President Obama On The Departure Of SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro

Date 26/11/2012

Today, the President issued the following statement on the announcement by Mary Schapiro, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, that she will be leaving her post. The President also announced that he intends to designate Elisse Walter, a current Commissioner, as Chair upon Ms. Schapiro’s departure next month.
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Launches Weekly Options On The TA-25 Index

Date 26/11/2012

At its meeting on Thursday, November 15, 2012, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) Board of Directors approved in principle a proposal to launch weekly options and futures on the TA-25 index.
Vienna Stock Exchange Successfully Completes XETRA® Update

Date 26/11/2012

With XETRA®, the Vienna Stock Exchange has been operating an absolutely state-of-the-art trading system for its participants for years. XETRA® is constantly being developed and improved by the stock exchanges. As of today, the latest version of the system, XETRA® 13.0, went live. Along with exchanges in Vienna and Ljubljana, the new system was implemented in a concerted action throughout Europe involving all exchanges using XETRA®.
BATS Global Markets Expands Access Of Risk Management And Kill Switch Tools To All Members - Tools Now Available To All Members At No Cost With No Additional Latency Incurred

Date 26/11/2012

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, today rolled out a suite of risk management tools available at no charge to all members of its U.S. equities and equity option markets to help them mitigate risk.

Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority- Finansinspektionen - The Economy Will Benefit From Stricter Requirements On Banks

Date 26/11/2012

The forthcoming tougher requirements on Swedish banks generate positive effects on the economy. This is the opinion of Finansinspektionen (FI) in its report on bank interest rates and lending for the third quarter. In order for banks to further bolster their resilience, FI today clarifies its view on how much capital the banks should have for their mortgage lending.
CFTC Charges Ireland-based “Prediction Market” Proprietors Intrade And TEN With Violating The CFTC’s Off-Exchange Options Trading Ban And Filing False Forms With The CFTC - CFTC Also Charges TEN With Violating A 2005 CFTC Cease And Desist Order

Date 26/11/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed a civil complaint in federal district court in Washington, DC, charging Intrade The Prediction Market Limited (Intrade) andTrade Exchange Network Limited (TEN), Irish companies based in Dublin, Ireland, with offering commodity option contracts to U.S. customers for trading, as well as soliciting, accepting, and confirming the execution of orders from U.S. customers, all in violation of the CFTC’s ban on off-exchange options trading. The CFTC’s complaint also charges Intrade and TEN with making false statements concerning their options trading website in documents filed with the CFTC, and charges TEN with violating a 2005 CFTC cease and desist order (see CFTC Press Release 5124-05, October 4, 2005).
IntercontinentalExchange Introduces New FX Products; First U.S. Exchange To Offer Indian Rupee Futures Contract

Date 26/11/2012

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, announced today it will launch two new cash-settled foreign exchange futures contracts on ICE Futures U.S. for the trade date of Monday, January 28, 2013.
SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro To Step Down Next Month

Date 26/11/2012

After nearly four years in office, SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro today announced that she will step down on Dec. 14, 2012.
Governor Of The Bank Of England

Date 26/11/2012

Her Majesty the Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of Mark Carney as Governor of the Bank of England from 1 July 2013. He will succeed Sir Mervyn King.