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Working To Achieve The American Dream - Remarks To The Hispanic Bar Association Of The District Of Columbia By SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar

Date 20/09/2012

I am very pleased be here among so many friends from the Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia (“HBA-DC”). We gather to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month — a time to recognize the rich contributions of Latinos to American history and culture.

SEC Slide Presentation: Update From The Division Of Corporation Finance, 2012 AICPA National Conference On Banks & Savings Institutions

Date 20/09/2012

Click here to download a presentation by Stephanie Ciboroski, Senior Assistant Chief Accountant and Mark Shannon, Associate Chief Accountant; Washington, D.C.; on September 12, 2012.

SEC Freezes Assets Of Insider Trader In Burger King Stock

Date 20/09/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today obtained an emergency court order to freeze the assets of a stockbroker who used nonpublic information from a customer and engaged in insider trading ahead of Burger King’s announcement that it was being acquired by a New York private equity firm.

Four New Record Peaks: BATS CHI-X Europe CXE PITCH, Direct Edge EDGX, NYSE AMEX Options And Deutsche Börse CEF Core Eurex

Date 20/09/2012

This month’s bulletin from the Financial Information Forum (FIF) finds that BATS CHI-X Europe CXE PITCH was up a record 37% to 90,937 mps over the 1 second interval

TSX Markets Top 20 Largest - Consolidated Short Position Report – Highlights - September 15, 2012

Date 20/09/2012

Please find below the Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report Highlights. The report is produced twice monthly, effective the 15th and the end of each month. The report below covers the 2-week period ending September 15, 2012.

Remarks At Third SAIS Global Conference On Women In The Boardroom By SEC Commissioner Elisse B. Walter

Date 20/09/2012

Good morning, and thank you, Susan, for that lovely introduction. I want to thank you for all of your tireless work as a true champion of women in the boardroom. Your accomplishments and the trails you have blazed over the course of your career are an inspiration to women and girls across the globe, and I hope, to men and boys, as well.

Richard G. Ketchum, FINRA Chairman And Chief Executive Officer, Security Traders Association Annual Conference

Date 20/09/2012

Thank you John [Daley] for that introduction, and thanks for the invitation to join you this morning.

When I spoke to you last fall, I updated you on market structure changes and the volatility we've seen in the markets since the flash crash in May 2010. Since then, we've experienced other significant trading-related issues, including the Knight Capital trading glitch on August 1. Keeping up with computerized trading and market structure changes is a never-ending challenge for regulators. 

European Parliament: Financial Watchdogs Under Economic And Monetary Affairs Committee Spotlight

Date 20/09/2012

The EU financial supervisory authorities must be given the right legal powers and resources for the job, their chairs chorused at Wednesday's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee meeting. MEPs airing ideas for banking union were warned by the banking authority chair that rules risked differing for "ins" and "outs".

International Securities Exchange And MEB Options Announce Partnership To Introduce Spread Crawler - A New Tool That Provides Insight On Real-Time Spread Orders Via Instant Message

Date 20/09/2012

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today announced that it has partnered with MEB Options to introduce Spread CrawlerTM , a new tool that provides powerful insight through Instant Messaging (IM) into the entire universe of real-time actionable spread orders. This unique product aggregates streaming spread book data from all options exchanges and transmits individual, user-defined spread orders to subscribers via IM. Spread Crawler simplifies the monitoring of live spread book feeds, while displaying spreads that satisfy customized pre-defined parameters.

Program Trading Averaged 29.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Sept. 10-14

Date 20/09/2012

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released  its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms' executed volume from  NYSE's orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Sept. 10-14.