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MGEX Reports Impressive Gains In Open Interest And Highlights Upcoming AJC Contract

Date 01/08/2012

MGEX,  a  Designated  Contract  Market  (DCM)  and  Derivatives  Clearing Organization (DCO), today announced total Exchange open interest has grown 28 percent from last month.  Open interest of its flagship Hard Red Spring Wheat (HRSW) contract is currently 42,689; of that total, HRSW futures open interest is 39,085 with open interest of 3,604 for HRSW options.

KCBT Announces New Settlement Methodology For HRW Wheat Futures

Date 01/08/2012

The board of directors of the Kansas City Board of Trade in a regularly scheduled board meeting yesterday approved plans to implement a new settlement methodology for HRW wheat futures that will incorporate both floor-based and electronic trading in a volume-weighted settlement price calculation. Pending CFTC approval, the change will be effective on August 20.

Xetra Orderbook Turnover At 91 Billion Euros In July

Date 01/08/2012

Order book turnover on Xetra and the Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading stood at €94.3 billion in July – a decrease by 21 percent year-on-year (July 2011: €118.8 billion). Of the €94.3 billion, €90.7 billion were attributable to Xetra – a decrease by 20 percent y-o-y (July 2011: €113.3 billion). €3.6 billion were attributable to the Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading – a decrease by 34 percent y-o-y (July 2011: €5.5 billion). Order book turnover on Tradegate Exchange* totalled approximately €2.9 billion in July.

Christian Schürlein New Managing Director Of Tradegate Exchange Gmbh

Date 01/08/2012

With effect from 1 August, Christian Schürlein is a new managing director of Berlin-based Tradegate Exchange GmbH, the operating company of the public-law stock exchange, Tradegate Exchange. Schürlein (41) had been at Deutsche Börse since 2007, where he was responsible for coordinating post-trade activities. Prior to that, he was a financial services consultant at Accenture for ten years.

ESMA Calls For Candidates To Join Its Consultative Working Group On Investor Protection And Intermediaries

Date 01/08/2012

ESMA has launched today a call for expressions of interest for its Consultative Working Group (CWG) for ESMA’s Investor Protection and Intermediaries Standing Committee (IPISC).

ISDA Files Comment Letter On EBA’s Consultation Paper On Draft Regulatory Technical Standards On Capital Requirements For CCPs

Date 01/08/2012

This letter contains the response of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
(“ISDA”) to the EBA’s Consultation Paper on draft RTS on capital requirements for CCPs dated 15 June 2012 (the “Consultation Paper”). Since 1985, ISDA  has worked to make global over-the- counter (“OTC”) derivatives markets safer and more efficient. Accordingly, this response focuses on the draft RTS’ application to OTC derivatives markets, and in particular the proposals’ suitability for OTC derivatives CCPs.

ICE Announces August 28 Launch Of New Energy Contracts

Date 01/08/2012

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today announced the introduction of 29 new cleared OTC contracts. The new contracts include oil and refined petroleum product swaps, North American power swaps and natural gas liquids (NGLs) swaps. ICE is also introducing its first uranium swap, the previously announced Japan/Korea Marker (JKM) liquefied natural gas (LNG) swap and a Baltic Exchange wet freight swap.

Burgundy Monthly Report July 2012

Date 01/08/2012

In July:

• The average daily turnover was EUR 88.5 (86.0) million, an increase of 2.9 percent. The total turnover was EUR 1,947.6 (1,805.8) million, an increase of 7.9 percent.
• The average number of trades per day was 14,266 (13,809), an increase of 3.3 percent. The total number of trades was 313,843 (289,996) a decrease of 8.2 percent.
• The trading participant with the highest turnover was SEB with a turnover of EUR 943.9 (823.0) million.
• The most traded instrument was Volvo B, with a turnover of EUR 146.3 (101.4) million, an increase of 44.3 percent.

Boerse Stuttgart Reports July Trading In Excess Of EUR 7.3 Billion - Big Increase In Investment Products - Securitised Derivatives And Equities Both Up - Trading In Corporate Bonds Remains Buoyant

Date 01/08/2012

According to the order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart generated turnover in excess of EUR 7.3 billion in July 2012, an increase of nearly 5 percent on the figure for June. Trading in securitised derivatives accounted for the lion’s share of total turnover in July at over EUR 3.5 billion, more than 5 percent up on last month. At EUR 2 billion, the contribution from investment products was over 8 percent higher compared to June, while leverage products generated more than EUR 1.5 billion towards the total.

NASDAQ OMX Nordic Trading Statistics July 2012

Date 01/08/2012

NASDAQ OMX today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic and Baltic markets.