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BOX Options Exchange Price Improvement Activity Increases In July

Date 06/08/2012

In the month of July, price improved contracts on BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) averaged 280,308 per day.  Price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s price improvement auction (“PIP”) averaged $179,218 per day, while total savings to investors this month were $3.8 MM.  With this, BOX has saved investors over $395 MM since its inception in 2004.  Overall average daily trading volume on BOX in the month of July was 593,901 contracts, which represented a 1% increase over the same period last year.

Direct Edge Trading Notice #12-31: Introducing Edge Ticker Plant

Date 06/08/2012

Today, Direct Edge^® launched Edge Ticker Plant^SM, a low-cost, high-performing accelerated market data aggregator as part of our consistent commitment to offer value-added products and services to market participants. Edge Ticker Plant leverages the Connect Edge^SM network and Exegy ticker plant technology to integrate more than 20 market data feeds with direct market access to all major U.S. equity exchanges. Edge Ticker Plant was designed to lower technology infrastructure costs without compromising performance and uses the same trusted connectivity infrastructure that supports the Direct Edge exchanges and our Member firms.  

Knight Capital Group Completes $400 Million Equity Financing Agreement - Infusion Of New Capital And Resulting Liquidity Will Allow Knight To Resume Normal Operations Immediately

Date 06/08/2012

Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE Euronext: KCG) announced $400 million in equity financing withWall Street firms including Jefferies Group, Inc., which conceived and structured the investment, as well as Blackstone, GETCO LLC, Stephens,Stifel Financial Corp. and TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces July Market Performance

Date 06/08/2012

• More than 300,000 agribusiness derivatives contracts traded
• FIIs turn over BRL 242.71 million in 28,063 transactions in July

Final ISDA-AFME-BBA-Assosim Submission To ESMA Re. EMIR Draft Technical Standards For The Regulation On OTC Derivatives, CCPs And Trade Repositories

Date 06/08/2012

Click here to download the ISDA-AFME-BBA-Assosim response to the ESMA Consultation Paper and Draft Technical Standards for theRegulation on OTC Derivatives, CCPs and Trade Repositories.

BM&FBOVESPA: Institutional Investors Lead Participation In Volume Of Index funds (ETFs) Traded On The Exchange In July

Date 06/08/2012

Institutional investors led with a 35.5% participation of the total volume of index funds (ETFs) traded on the Exchange in July, followed by foreign investors (24.2%), financial institutions (22.6%), individuals (14.5%) and public and private companies (3.2%).

ETFGI Global ETF And ETP Industry Insights, July 2012

Date 06/08/2012

EFGI will shortly be offering an annual, paid-for subscription which will provide a more detailed monthly report, an ETF and ETP directory report and access to tools to find and compare ETFs and ETPs.

JonesTrading Names Martin To Build Global Franchise - Industry Vet To Lead Initiatives, Expand JonesTrading Model Worldwide

Date 06/08/2012

JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, a leading agency brokerage, which provides institutions and hedge funds with unconflicted block trading in securities, announced today that it has recruited industry veteran Marcus Martin to expand and head its global business. Mr. Martin has been named Managing Director and Head of International and GEM-ex Trading, and reports to Chairman and CEO Packy Jones as well as to the firm’s Executive Committee.

NYSE Euronext Statement On The Passing Of John J. Phelan, Jr. On Saturday, August 4, 2012 - Mr. Phelan Was NYSE President From 1980-1984 And Chairman And CEO From 1984-1990

Date 06/08/2012

“My NYSE Euronext colleagues and I are saddened at John’s passing, and on behalf of our entire community I would like to offer my condolences to John’s wife Joyce, sons John, Peter and David and the entire Phelan family. John was an extremely generous and caring individual, and as Chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange and throughout his career John served our capital markets, investors and all market participants with outstanding professionalism, commitment and integrity.”

- Duncan Niederauer, Chief Executive Officer, NYSE Euronext

Palestine Exchange Investor Monthly Newsletter Issue #28, July 2012

Date 06/08/2012

Click here to download the PEX Investor Monthly Newsletter Issue #28, July 2012