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June Is Second Consecutive Month Of Record Trading Volume At CBOE Futures Exchange - VIX Futures Trading Reaches New All-Time High - Several Milestones Achieved During Record-Setting Month

Date 02/07/2012

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that June 2012 was the most-active trading month in CFE history and the second consecutive month of record trading volume at the exchange.  The most-active trading month in CFE history was driven by record volume in futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (the VIX Index), with June 2012 trading in VIX futures up 85 percent over a year-ago.  During the record-breaking month, new all-time highs were established in total monthly volume, monthly average daily volume (ADV), single-day volume and weekly volume -- both exchange-wide and for VIX futures.  In addition, the second quarter of 2012 experienced the highest trading volume of any quarter in CFE history.

KCBT HRW Wheat Futures & Exchange Volume Second Largest For Month Of June

Date 02/07/2012

The Kansas City Board of Trade HRW wheat futures and exchange volume traded during the month of June was the second largest in the history of the exchange for the calendar month of June.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde Welcomes World Bank President Jim Yong Kim

Date 02/07/2012

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today:

“It is with great pleasure that I extend a warm welcome to Jim Yong Kim on his first day as President of the World Bank Group. Given our common membership and global mandates, the Fund and the Bank have a special responsibility to work together, and Jim and I have already agreed that we will be collaborating closely. It is with our shared objectives in mind that I congratulate my new colleague in his important position. I look forward to working with him in the years ahead.”

OCC Announces Cleared Contract Volume Declined 6% In The First Half Of 2012 While Securities Lending Volume Rose 15%

Date 02/07/2012

OCC announced that cleared contract volume reached 329,891,797 in June, representing a 12 percent decrease from the June 2011 volume of 376,877,261 contracts. OCC’s year-to-date total contract volume is down 6 percent with 2,100,988,040 contracts in 2012.

Platts: U.K. And Continental European Natural Gas Prices Diverge In June - Wholesale Power Prices See Double-Digit Declines Against 2011 Levels

Date 02/07/2012

U.K. and Continental European natural gas price trends diverged in June, with a year-on-year comparison showing U.K. gas down 5% while gas on the Continent was up 5%, according toPlatts, the global energy, petrochemicals and metals information provider.

Red Rocks Capital Announces Quarterly Rebalancing To Global Listed Private Equity Index

Date 02/07/2012

Red Rocks Capital LLC, the nation's leading asset management firm specializing in listed private equity, today announced quarterly changes to the firm's Global Listed Private Equity Index(Bloomberg: GLPEXUTR:IND).

BATS Global Markets Reports June U.S. Equities Market Share Of 11.5% - European Record Market Share In Germany, Sweden And Denmark - BATS Records 11.5% U.S. Equities Market Share In June, Up From 11.0% One Year Ago; - U.S. Options Market Share Increases Sequentially; BATS Chi-X Europe Remains Largest European Equities Market Operator

Date 02/07/2012

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, today reported strong U.S. equities market share of 11.5% in June, up from 11.0% one year ago. BATS Options saw a strong month-over-month jump to 3.5% matched market share, up from 3.0% in May.

The McGraw-Hill Companies, CME Group Announce The Launch Of S&P Dow Jones Indices - New Company Has The Scale & Capital To Increase Product Innovation Across All Asset Classes, Fueling Greater Liquidity In The Global Markets - Alexander Matturri Named Chief Executive Officer

Date 02/07/2012

The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), one of the world's foremost financial information companies, and CME Group (NASDAQ: CME), the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced today the launch of S&P Dow Jones Indices – the world’s largest provider of financial market indices. S&P Dow Jones Indices calculates over 830,000 indices, publishes benchmarks that provide the basis for 575 ETFs globally with $387 billion in assets invested, and serves as the DNA for $1.5 trillion of the world’s indexed assets.

TOPIX Futures Trading On NYSE Liffe Will Be Extended To Cover Asian Hours

Date 02/07/2012

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. ("TSE") today announced that the trading hours of TOPIX futures listed on the NYSE Liffe market will be extended to cover the Asian and Japanese hours on and from Monday 30 July 2012.

ISE Reports Business Activity For June 2012

Date 02/07/2012

• ISE was the second largest equity options exchange in June with market share of 18.1%, excluding dividend trades.
• Dividend trades made up 3.8% of industry volume in June 2012.