MIAX Options Exchange: Penny Pilot Class For Option Class To Start Trading On July 9, 2013

Date 08/07/2013

Regulatory Circular 2013-38 identifies an option class to be included in the MIAX Penny Pilot Program starting on July 9, 2013.

British Government Responds To Parliamentary Commission On Banking Standards

Date 08/07/2013

The government has published its response to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standard’s (PCBS) report, ‘Changing banking for good’.

Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market Grows By 8% In H1 2013

Date 08/07/2013

The total value traded on Moscow Exhange"s Derivatives Market grew by 8% year-on-year (YoY) to RUB26.4 tn in H1 2013. The number of active accounts reached 31,012 as of the end of June. Average daily trading volume of all derivatives instruments was up 13.9% YoY to reach RUB221 bn.

Court Rules TOM May Continue To Offer Options Based On The AEX

Date 08/07/2013

Today the court in The Hague ruled that trading platform TOM may continue to offer options based on the AEX index and that TOM is allowed to refer to the AEX-index in the description of the options. Nevertheless, TOM will have to add a new ticker symbol for these options. The ticker symbols refer to the abbreviations used to indicate which option is traded. Euronext had filed a lawsuit against TOM for offering options based on the AEX index and the general use of ticker symbols.

June 2013: Successful First Half Of The Year - The Statistical Monthly Report Contains The Latest Trade And Turnover Figures For SIX Swiss Exchange And Scoach Switzerland Ltd.

Date 08/07/2013

In June 2013, all segments on SIX Swiss Exchange recorded a higher turnover than in the previous month (Structured Products being the only exception). Overall, turnover amounted to CHF 93'633 million, which corresponds to an increase of6.9% over May 2013. This growth in turnover was achieved while the number of transactions stayed flat, month-on-month (June 2013: 3'089'714, +0.0%).

ESMA: Protocol On The Operation Of Notifications Of MiFID Article 41 Suspensions And Removals Of Financial Instruments From Trading

Date 08/07/2013

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Moscow Exchange Extends The List Of T+2 Eligible Securities

Date 08/07/2013

On July 8, 2013, Moscow Exchange launches the next stage of T+2 implementation on its Securities Market by extending the list of eligible shares from 15 to 50 names. All sovereign bonds (OFZs) issues have been available for T+2 since March 25, 2013. Parallel trading with T+0 settlement will be available for all T+2 eligible securities until August 30, 2013. All other shares traded on the Moscow Exchange will migrate to T+2 on September 2, when T+0 settlement for all shares, Russian depositary receipts (RDRs) and OFZs will end.

Bahamas International Securities Exchange Q1, 2013 Statistical Report

Date 08/07/2013

BISX is pleased to announce its BISX All-Share Index and trading statistics for the three month period ending March 31, 2013 with comparison to the same period of 2012.

The Egyptian Exchange: Market Hours During Ramadan

Date 08/07/2013

EGX set the trading hours during Ramadan to be from 10:30 am till 01:30 pm for the ordinary trading session, from 12:30 pm till 01:00 pm for OTC (Orders Market) trading session on Mondays and Wednesdays and from 9:30 am till 01:30 pm for the Deals Market. As for the NILEX Market will be held from 10:30 am till 11:30 am.

Thomson Reuters Global Equities Monthly Market Share Data Updated To Reflect June 2013 Activity

Date 08/07/2013

Monthly Market Share Reports

Trading is increasingly fragmented. Find out by how much and which venues in the Thomson Reuters summarised monthly reports.