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May Is Most-Active Trading Month All-Time At CBOE Futures Exchange - Total Volume Exceeds Two Million Contracts For First Time, Futures On CBOE NASDAQ-100 Volatility Index Begin Trading

Date 01/06/2012

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that May 2012 was the most-active trading month in CFE history as total volume exceeded two million contracts for the first time ever.  New records were established in total monthly volume and monthly average daily volume (ADV) both exchange-wide and for futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (the VIX Index).

Amendments To The Definitions And Exclusion Of Liability Clauses In Contract Specifications For Certain GreenX European Union Allowance And Certified Emission Reduction Futures Contracts

Date 01/06/2012

Pending all relevant regulatory review periods, effective June 18, 2012, GreenX will amend language in the Definitions and Exclusion of Liability clauses for certain European Union Allowance and Certified Emission Reduction Futures Contracts. These amendments are being made to conform to the recent European Union Registry infrastructure changes. The changes are applicable to the GreenX European Union Allowance and Certified Emission Reduction Futures contracts only.

The Europe Dow Closes May Down 13.08% According To Dow Jones Indexes - The Europe Dow Component Stocks Closed May In Negative Territory

Date 01/06/2012

The Europe Dow, an equal-weighted index that measures 30 of the region’s leading blue-chip stocks, loss 13.08% in May, according to data compiled by Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider.

CFTC Files A General Creditor Claim In The Liquidation Of MF Global

Date 01/06/2012

On June 1, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) filed a general creditor claim in the liquidation of MF Global, Inc., No. 11-02790 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.). The Commission took this action in relation to the Division of Enforcement’s ongoing investigation related to the failure of MF Global, Inc. If that investigation results in an enforcement action against MF Global, Inc., the Commission could pursue a restitution award for the benefit of commodity customers, which in turn could be the basis for a Commission claim as a general creditor against the MF Global, Inc. estate.  The Commission’s claim as a general creditor would not have priority over customer claims.  It has been filed solely to preserve all possible options for recovering funds for the benefit of commodity customers.

The Asia Dow Finished May Down 10.32% According To Dow Jones Indexes - The Asia Dow Component Stocks Closed May In Negative Territory

Date 01/06/2012

The Asia Dow, an equal-weighted, 30-stock index that measures 30 of the leading blue-chip stocks traded in the Asia/Pacific region, dropped 10.32% in May, according to data compiled by Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider.

SIFMA Applauds SEC Approval Of Proposals To Address Extraordinary Market Volatility

Date 01/06/2012

SIFMA today released the following statement from Randy Snook, executive vice president, in response to the approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of two proposals that seek to address extraordinary volatility in individual stocks and the broader stock markets. These proposals -- for updated market-wide circuit breakers and the establishment of a limit up-limit down mechanism that replaces the existing single stock circuit breakers -- were put forward by the national securities exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average Closed Down 6.21% In May, According To Dow Jones Indexes - 820.18 Point Drop Is Second Largest For May - Four Of The Dow’s 30 Component Stocks Closed Month In Positive Territory - Wal-Mart Topped All 30 Components With 11.73% Gain

Date 01/06/2012

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the longest running and most widely quoted U.S. stock-market index, fell 6.21% in May, according to data compiled by Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider.

ISE Reports Business Activity For May 2012

Date 01/06/2012

• ISE was the second largest equity options exchange in May with market share of 18.3%, excluding dividend trades.
• Dividend trades made up 3.8% of industry volume in May 2012.

Program Trading Averaged 29.8 Percent Of NYSE Volume During May 21-25

Date 01/06/2012

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 May 21-25.

BOX Options Exchange June 2012 InBOX

Date 01/06/2012

This is the June issue of InBOX, your news source from inside the BOX Options Exchange. This monthly publication will provide convenient summaries of recent developments at BOX.