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ISDA To Further Develop CCS, The Clearing Connectivity Standard, In Conjunction With Sapient Global Markets

Date 24/10/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) announced today its support for the Clearing Connectivity Standard (CCS), an industry standard that helps improve over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives reporting and communication for asset managers, futures commission merchants (FCMs), central counterparties (CCPs) and custodians.  To further the development of this work, ISDA will work with Sapient Global Markets, which initially developed the standard in collaboration with the largest custodian banks and leading FCMs, to provide program management, governance and industry oversight.

NYSE Group Inc. Issues Short Interest Report

Date 24/10/2012

The NYSE Group, Inc. today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of October 15, 2012.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 24/10/2012

S&P Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The shareholders of Guide Exploration Ltd. (TSX:GO) have accepted the share exchange offer from Westfire Energy Ltd. (TSX:WFE) whereby Guide Exlporation Ltd. shareholders will receive 0.4167 shares of Westfire Energy Ltd for each share held. Guide Exploration Ltd will be removed from the S&P/TSX SmallCap and Equity SmallCap Indices effective after the close of Friday, October 26, 2012. Following the acquisition of Guide Exploration Ltd., Westfire Energy Ltd. will change its name to Long Run Exploration Ltd. and its ticker symbol to LRE. The relative weight of Long Run Exploration Ltd. will increase in the same indices to reflect the issuance of shares as part of the acquisition of Guide Exploration Ltd. 

NASDAQ Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks As Of Settlement Date October 15, 2012

Date 24/10/2012

At the end of the settlement date October 15, 2012, short interest in 2,177 NASDAQ Global Market^SM securities totaled 7,062,336,033 shares compared with 7,032,266,373 shares in 2,190 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of September 28, 2012. The mid-October short interest represents 4.42 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.06 days for the prior reporting period.

NYSE MKT Issues Short Interest Report

Date 24/10/2012

NYSE MKT (formerly known as NYSE Amex) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of October 15, 2012.

Bank Of America Sued In New York For Over $1 Billion For Multi-year Mortgage Fraud Against Government Sponsored Entities Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac

Date 24/10/2012

The United States has filed a civil mortgage fraud lawsuit against Bank of America Corporation and its predecessors Countrywide Financial Corporation and Countrywide Home Loans Inc. The lawsuit was announced by U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara; Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Steve A. Linick; and Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) Christy L. Romero.

Federal Reserve Issues Federal Open Market Committee Statement

Date 24/10/2012

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September suggests that economic activity has continued to expand at a moderate pace in recent months. Growth in employment has been slow, and the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending has advanced a bit more quickly, but growth in business fixed investment has slowed. The housing sector has shown some further signs of improvement, albeit from a depressed level. Inflation recently picked up somewhat, reflecting higher energy prices. Longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable.

InfoReach Adds Multi-Leg Order Functionality For Futures And Options To Global Institutional Trading Platforms

Date 24/10/2012

Global electronic trading technology provider InfoReach (www.inforeachinc.com) now provides FIX-based multi-leg order capabilities for derivatives in its Execution Management Systems.

Speech By SEC Commissioner Elisse B. Walter: Enhancing Disclosure In The Municipal Securities Market: What Now?

Date 24/10/2012

Thank you for your kind introduction and for inviting me here this morning. I appreciate the opportunity to share my views on a topic I care deeply about – enhancing disclosure in the municipal securities market.

NYSE Technologies Expands FIX Capabilities With Appia Business Centre - New Tool Allows Business Users To Develop, Manage, Configure, And Monitor FIX Connectivity - Leading Broker-Dealer In Chile, Larrainvial, Benefits From Improved Efficiencies, Reduced Cost, And Time To Market

Date 24/10/2012

NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology division of NYSE Euronext, today  announced the addition of the Appia Business Centre, a management interface that allows  front-end users to configure FIX infrastructure without special coding, to its  FIX capabilities. With the new Appia Business Centre, business users can build, maintain, and  monitor their FIX infrastructure without the help of specialists to on-board new  clients, communicate with new matching engines, or implement new rules. Through  the comprehensive Appia suite of products, also including the core Appia FIX  Engine and TradeScope, a monitoring solution, global market participants have  access to all the tools required to manage and monitor their FIX infrastructure,  connectivity and traffic.