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DTCC Releases November Report On Annuity Product Activity

Date 04/01/2012

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) Insurance & Retirement Services (I&RS) released today November reports on activity in the market for annuity products from its award-winning Analytic Reporting for Annuities online information service, which is based on the transactions that DTCC processes for the industry. Analytic Reporting for Annuities is a service offering of National Securities Clearing Corporation, a DTCC subsidiary.

BOX Price Improvement Activity Increases In December

Date 04/01/2012

In the month of December, price improved contracts on BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) averaged 266,627 per day.  Price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s price improvement auction (“PIP”) averaged $146,904 per day, while total savings to investors this month were $3.1 MM.  With this, BOX has saved investors over $370 MM since its inception in 2004.  Overall average daily trading volume on BOX in the month of December was 496,487 contracts, which represented a 22% increase over the same period last year. 

SEC Charges Illinois-Based Adviser In Social Media Scam - Agency Issues Alerts On Social Media Risks For Investors And Firms

Date 04/01/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged an Illinois-based investment adviser with offering to sell fictitious securities on LinkedIn and it issued two alerts in an agency-wide effort to highlight the risks investors and advisory firms face when using social media.

NYSE Liffe U.S. Announces The Launch Of DTCC GCF Repo Index Futures

Date 04/01/2012

• Innovative New Product Tracking the $400 Billion GCF Repo^® Market
• Exclusive Index License Agreement on DTCC GCF Repo Index
• Will Enhance Liquidity and Efficiency in the U.S. Repo Markets
• Tom Callahan of NYSE Liffe U.S. and Gary Chan of DTCC Discuss DTCC GCF Repo Futures:  http://youtu.be/YW--G2FBlD0

ICE Reports Record Futures Volume In 2011, ADV Up 16% - 2011 OTC Energy ADC Up 15% To A Record $1.6 Million - $26.2 Trillion Cleared In CDS, Record Annual CDS Revenues

Date 04/01/2012

 IntercontinentalExchange  (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing  houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today reported record annual futures  volume and average daily volume for 2011. ICE's OTC energy and credit markets  also produced record average daily commissions (ADC) and credit default swap  (CDS) revenues, respectively.

First Series Of WSE Bonds Now Listed On CATALYST - 5-Year Bonds Issued By The Warsaw Stock Exchange Have Been Newly Listed On The Catalyst Market - A Modern Issue Of Debt Instruments On The Transparent Exchange Market Inspires More Issuers

Date 04/01/2012

The Warsaw Stock Exchange has introduced 1.7 million bearer bonds with a total nominal value of PLN 170 million to trading in the alternative trading system operated by BondSpot.

Tehran Stock Exchange In 2011

Date 04/01/2012

Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) ended 2011 with a considerable growth of its general index: 29.5 percent, comparing the figure at the end of 2010. This has ranked TSE as the top Exchange in 2011 concerning the index average return.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Trading Conditions (Outlook & Initial Figures) 2011

Date 04/01/2012

Equities

-In 2011, TOPIX recovered during the beginning of the year, with positive conditions continuing until March where it suffered a large decline following the Great East Japan Earthquake. European financial instability in August contributed to further losses, as poor conditions continued to the end of the year.

CME Group Volume Averaged A Record 13.4 Million Contracts Per Day In 2011, Up 10 Percent From 2010

Date 04/01/2012

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that 2011 volume averaged a record 13.4 million contracts per day, up 10 percent from 2010.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: New Year's Message From President Saito

Date 04/01/2012

With the coming of the New Year, I would like to offer my warmest greetings and wish everyone health and prosperity in 2012. Also, to the many people still suffering in the wake of the earthquake, we continue to send our hopes and prayers for a restoration of normal everyday life as quickly as possible.