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Another Foreign Company Newly Listed On The WSE - Exillon Energy Plc Is The Fifth Foreign Company To Introduce Its Shares On The WSE This Year; Four Foreign Companies Have Been Newly Listed On The Main Market And One On NewConnect - The Company Produces Oil In Russia

Date 29/10/2012

Exillon Energy Plc is the 42^nd foreign issuer listed on the WSE Main Market and the fourth foreign company to be newly listed on this market in 2012. The issuer is also the 435^th company listed on the Main Market and the 15^th new listing on this market in 2012. The company is an oil producer in Russia and the biggest oil stock listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

CME Group To Close Interest Rate Complex In Coordination With SIFMA

Date 29/10/2012

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, issued the following notice today.

CME Group will close its Interest Rate complex, including Treasury, Eurodollar and Fed Funds futures and options on futures markets on the trading floor and on CME Globex at 11:00 a.m. CT today in line with SIFMA's decision to close the cash market.

Direxion Funds Goes Live With SunGard’s Protegent Social Media Surveillance Solution

Date 29/10/2012

Direxion Funds, a provider of alternative strategy mutual funds and exchange traded funds, is now using SunGard’s Protegent solution to monitor its staff’s use of social media. SunGard’s Protegent helps the firm by allowing its employees to take advantage of the opportunities offered by social media platforms while still complying with regulations such as FINRA notice 10-06.

Thai Futures Exchange’s Sector Futures Welcomed On First Trading Day

Date 29/10/2012

The Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) group, revealed that its Sector Index Futures, tracking the movement of five sector indices on SET, were well-received from investors with trading volume of 101 contracts on its first trading day.

ESMA Announces A Vacancy For A Team Leader In The Investment Management Area

Date 29/10/2012

To see more and to apply, please click here.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 29/10/2012

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 1 November 2012, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

UK’s Financial Services Authority Fines And Bans Martin Edward Rigney Of Topps Rogers Financial Management

Date 29/10/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Martin Rigney of Topps Rogers £117,330 and banned him from performing any function in relation to any regulated activity in the financial services industry. Rigney was a Partner and the only adviser working at Topps Rogers.

Nomura Selects Fidessa's Trading Platform To Support Global Derivatives Operation

Date 29/10/2012

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA), provider of high-performance trading, investment management and information solutions for the world’s financial community, has today announced that Nomura has selected its trading platform to support its global futures and options trading activity.

ICE Futures Europe Announces Launch Of New Emissions Contracts For UK Auctions

Date 29/10/2012

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, today announced that ICE Futures Europe will introduce two new emissions allowance contracts in its capacity as the designated platform for hosting auctions under the EU Emissions Trading System on behalf of the UK Government's Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

SIFMA Early Market Close Recommendations For Hurricane Sandy In The US Markets

Date 29/10/2012

Due to Hurricane Sandy and severe weather, SIFMA recommends an early close of 12:00pm EST on Monday, October 29, 2012 for the trading of US dollar-denominated fixed-income securities in the United States. SIFMA will continue to monitor conditions (market, weather, infrastructure) to determine any additional recommendations for Tuesday.