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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.

Banco Penta Selects Calypso Technology For Front-To-Back Office Processing Of Currency And Interest Rate Derivatives - Chilean Bank Chooses Calypso’s Platform To Support The Growth Of Its Business - New License Agreement Reinforces Calypso Technology’s Strong Position In The Latin American Market

Date 26/09/2012

Calypso Technology Inc., the global capital markets platform provider, announced today that Banco Penta has licensed Calypso’s integrated technology, enabling the bank to fully process interest rate derivatives front-to-back. Based in Santiago, Chile, Banco Penta specializes in capital markets, financing, asset management and corporate finance for private banking, corporate and institutional clients.

WFE Reaffirms Support Of Regulatory Action In Global Derivatives Market Following Publication Of New Study

Date 26/09/2012

Leaders from the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) have re-emphasized their support of regulatory action in the global derivatives market on the occasion of the publication of a new study commissioned by the WFE to examine the state of over-the-counter (OTC) and exchange-traded derivatives. The report describes how regulatory reform is resulting in significant shifts in product selection across the global risk transfer market.

“Small Business Connections: Marketing Meets Microfinancing” Workshop Tour Comes To New Orleans - Accion, NYSE Euronext, And Yelp Bring The Big Startup To Local Entrepreneurs - Galvez Restaurant, October 10, 6:00PM-8:00PM

Date 26/09/2012

On October 10, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: NYX), Accion and Yelp will bring the NYSE Big StartUp “Small Business Connections: Marketing Meets Microfinancing” nationwide workshop tour to New Orleans. The event will provide local small business owners with two resources vital to growing any business: social media marketing know-how and access to capital. New Orleans marks the eighth stop on the Small Business Connections Tour.