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KCBT Eliminates Early Opening Floor Times Effective Jan. 1, 2013

Date 04/10/2012

The Kansas City Board of Trade has filed a submission with the CFTC to eliminate the early start time of open outcry trading for the KCBT’s flagship hard red winter wheat futures and options contracts on USDA report release dates effective January 1, 2013. Open outcry trading will open at 9:30 a.m. CT on these days, as it does on all other trading days (Monday-Friday).

CFTC’s Division Of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Provides Guidance On Segregated And Secured Funds Maintained In A Combined Omnibus Account

Date 04/10/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today released a letter providing guidance to registered futures commission merchants (FCMs). The letter is intended to identify a situation whereby FCMs may be inappropriately utilizing an omnibus account with their clearing FCM in which they are combining segregated and secured funds in one account.

Toronto Stock Exchange To Strengthen Corporate Governance Requirements For Listed Issuers

Date 04/10/2012

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) today announced that it has received notice of approval from the Ontario Securities Commission to proceed with amendments to Part IV of the TSX Company Manual that relate to how a listed issuer elects its board of directors.

Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, September 12-13, 2012

Date 04/10/2012

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Thursday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on September 12-13, 2012. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the September 12-13, 2012 meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes.

CFTC: Federal Court In Florida Imposes $350,000 Penalty Against GlobeFX Club, Inc. And Jeremy Munson Globe For Making False Statements To The National Futures Association - Court Permanently Bars Defendants From Commodities Industry

Date 04/10/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a federal court consent order of permanent injunction requiring defendants GlobeFX Club, Inc. (GFC) and Jeremy Munson Globe, both of Homestead, Fla., jointly and severally to pay a $350,000 civil monetary penalty for concealing material facts and making false statements or misrepresentations to the National Futures Association (NFA) during an investigation and audit.

TSX Block List Leaders – September, 2012

Date 04/10/2012

Block Trade Summaries

Block trades are large trades with a volume of 10,000 shares or more and a value of $100,000 or more. The TSX Block List Leaders lists shows the top ten brokers chosen by their customers to execute these significant block trades on Toronto Stock Exchange. For a full list of block trades for all brokers, get our Broker Block Summary.

ESMA Publishes A List Of Exempted Shares According To The Short Selling Regulation

Date 04/10/2012

To view the list and for further details, please click here.

“Time For A Fresh Look At Equity Market Structure And Self-Regulation” Remarks By SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher - SIFMA’s 15th Annual Market Structure Conference

Date 04/10/2012

Thank you, Randy [Snook], for the kind introduction. The topics you’ll be addressing at today’s conference are not only critically important but timely as well, and I’m glad to be able to be a part of the conversation.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces September Market Performance

Date 04/10/2012

• Record average daily financial volume and record average daily trading volume in the BOVESPA segment.
• Agribusiness securities registered with BM&FBOVESPA total BRL 27.08 billion, from BRL 25.49 billion the previous month

NASDAQ OMX Commodities: EUA And CER Spot Market Reopening On 9 October

Date 04/10/2012

With reference to Exchange and Clearing Information no 34/12 “Suspended trading and clearing of EUA and CER spot from 30 May”, NASDAQ OMX Commodities announces the reopening of trading and clearing of EUA and CER spot contracts on 9 October, 2012 at 08.00 CET.