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BM&FBOVESPA Begins Trading In The S&P 500 Futures Contract - This Is The First Derivative Of A U.S. Stock Index Traded On The Brazilian Exchange, Easing Local Investors’ Access To A Global Market Product

Date 26/09/2012

On Monday, October 01, BM&FBOVESPA will begin trading in the S&P 500 futures contract settled in cash to the price of the S&P 500 Index futures contract, listed and traded on CME, a CME Group exchange. This is the first futures contract traded on the Brazilian Exchange to reference a U.S. stock index.

U.S. Agencies Reopen Comment Period On Swap Margin And Capital Proposed Rulemaking

Date 26/09/2012

Five federal agencies on Wednesday reopened the comment period on a proposed rule to establish margin and capital requirements for swap dealers, major swap participants, security-based swap dealers, and major security-based swap participants for which one of the agencies is the prudential regulator, as required by sections 731 and 764 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The comment period--which originally ended July 11, 2011--was reopened to November 26, 2012, to allow interested persons more time to analyze the issues and prepare their comments in light of the consultative document on margin requirements for noncentrally-cleared derivatives recently published for comment by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organization of Securities Commissions.

European Parliament: Financial Trading Rules: Economic Affairs Committee MEPs Outline Reform Plan

Date 26/09/2012

Investors would have to be offered financial products that are tailored to their needs, and so they should be less likely to be misled, under new uniform trading rules unanimously approved by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on Wednesday. These rules, in proposed updates to the EU directive and regulation on markets in financial instruments, would apply to almost all such instruments and almost all market players.

Direct Edge Market Data Notice #12-05: Edge Routed Liquidity Report Available October 1, 2012

Date 26/09/2012

As announced in Market Data Notice #12-04, Direct Edge^® will introduce a new, innovative data product that provides unique insight into trading opportunities on EDGA Exchange, Inc. (EDGA^®) and EDGX Exchange, Inc. (EDGX^®) called the Edge Routed Liquidity Report^SM. The Edge Routed Liquidity Report will launch on Monday, October 1, 2012.  

Irish Stock Exchange Chief Calls For Irish Enterprise Policy To Stimulate Next Generation Of Global Irish Businesses

Date 26/09/2012

• High level of start-ups not matched by companies growing into large-scale Irish enterprises
• Policy should aim to build at least 5 to 10 companies to scale with a value of more than €1 billion over the next 5 years 
• Entrepreneurs should be encouraged to consider IPOs as well as trade sales Wednesday 26th September 2012   

ESMA Publishes The Responses To The Consultation On The Treatment Of Repurchase And Reverse Repurchase Agreements

Date 26/09/2012

To view the responses, please click here.

KCBT Lowers Minimum Margins For HRW Wheat Old Crop/New Crop Spreads

Date 26/09/2012

The Kansas City Board of Trade has lowered its minimum margins for the hard red  winter wheat futures contract and wheat calendar swaps old crop/new crop  spreads. The KCBT also eliminated floor trader marked-to-market margin rates on  calendar spreads

Inaugural US-Poland Business Week In New York - Top US And Poland Economic Leaders Convene To Discuss Ongoing Economic Partnership - Warsaw Stock Exchange Co-Organises The Initiative

Date 26/09/2012

The first ever US-Poland Business Week will be held in New York on October 10-12. In order to deepen collaboration between United States and Poland, business partners from both countries will participate in a series of conferences and debates.

Sıxth Meetıng Of The OIC Member States’ Stock Exchanges Forum Convened In Istanbul

Date 26/09/2012

The Sixth meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States’ Stock Exchanges Forum convened in Istanbul on September 26, 2012. The meeting, chaired by Mr. İbrahim M. TURHAN, İstanbul Menkul Kıymetler Borsası (İMKB) Chairman & CEO, was held within the framework of the mandate of developing the cooperation among the stock exchanges of the OIC member states, given by the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC). OIC Member States’ Stock Exchanges Forum was initiated in 2005, and has been coordinated by the İMKB since then. As a back-to-back event with the Forum, a seminar on Collateralization & Tri-Party Arrangements for Islamic Securities together with International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) was held with the attendance of financial intermediaries, banks and Forum members.

Thai Bourse Readies New SET50 Options For Oct Launch

Date 26/09/2012

Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand group is ready to start its modified SET50 Options on September 27, 2012 as it will not create the new series, expiring in September 2013 to reflect the upcoming changes.