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TriOptima Eliminated A Record-Breaking $62 Trillion In Notional Principal Outstanding In OTC Derivatives In 2011

Date 17/01/2012

TriOptima announced that market participants, using its triReduce compression service for both interest rate and credit default swaps, terminated a record-breaking $62 trillion in OTC derivative notional principal outstanding in 2011.  The $62 trillion included $56.4 trillion in interest rate swap notional principal of which $48.3 trillion were cleared swaps in LCH SwapClear, and $5.6 trillion in credit default swap notional principal. This represented a 14% increase over 2010 levels overall, and a 23% increase in interest rate swap terminations.

Special Meeting Of The European Bank Coordination “Vienna” Initiative

Date 17/01/2012

Official side of the public/private forum met to co-ordinate policies vis-à-vis emerging European economies.

Public sector officials from within the European Bank Coordination "Vienna" Initiative met in Vienna on 16 January with the aim to enhance the coordination of national policies that could impact the economies of emerging Europe.

Interxion Strengthens Its Financial Community With Infront

Date 17/01/2012

INTERXION HOLDING NV, (NYSE: INXN), a leading European provider of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, today announced that Infront, a leading provider of real-time market data and electronic trading solutions, has chosen to house its solutions at Interxion’s Stockholm data centre and City of London data centre, in order to provide its financial customers with faster connectivity to exchanges and  key liquidity venues.

MICEX-RTS Group Launches Distribution Of The MICEX-RTS Indices Via The Plaza Workstations, FORTS Trading Workstations, FORTS Plaza II Gateway And FORTS FAST Gateway

Date 17/01/2012

MICEX-RTS started distributing the MICEX-RTS indices via the Plaza workstations, FORTS trading terminals, FORTS Plaza II gateway and FORTS FAST gateway.

Qatar Exchange Ready To Launch SME Market - Workshop To Be Held On January 25, 2012

Date 17/01/2012

Qatar Exchange (QE) today announced the readiness of technical and regulatory infrastructure dedicated for the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME's) Market, which was previously announced in implementation of the decision issued by the Supreme Council for Economic Affairs and Investment.

Deutsche Börse: Four New Lyxor Commodity Index ETFs Launched On Xetra - ETFs Cover Inverse Performance Of Agriculture And Livestock, And Industrial Metals For The First Time

Date 17/01/2012

Deutsche Börse continues to expand its XTF segment for exchange-traded index funds. Four new Lyxor commodity index ETFs have been tradable in the XTF segment since Tuesday.

EFSF Statement Following Standard & Poor’s Decision To Downgrade Its Long-Term Rating

Date 17/01/2012

EFSF takes note of the decision by Standard and Poor's to downgrade the EFSF's long-term rating to AA+.

CPSS-IOSCO Publishes Final Report On Requirements For OTC Derivatives Data Reporting And Aggregation

Date 17/01/2012

The Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) and the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have published their final report on the OTC derivatives data that should be collected, stored and disseminated by trade repositories (TRs).

NASDAQ OMX Commodities Exchange And Clearing Information No 02/12: Monthly Market Report Available, N2EX Exchange And Clearing Information No 01/12: Figures Show Outstanding Year For N2EX

Date 17/01/2012

Highlights physical 2011:

POWER:

• N2EX posted in 2011 a record volume of 45.6 TWh, up from 19.6 TWh the year before. The auction market gained 624.4 per cent from 2010 to 2011 and the prompt and spot market      58.5 per cent.
• In the Nordic/Baltic day-ahead auction Elspot, volumes reached 294.4 TWh compared to 305.2 TWh in 2010. The power consumption in the Nordic region reached 379 TWh 2011 compared to 398 TWh in 2010.
• The total Nordic preliminary consumption for December was 36.4 TWh compared to 33.1 TWh in November.
• Volumes traded in the day-ahead and intraday markets were 29.9 TWh in December compared to 26.6 TWh in November 2011.
• The average Elspot system price for December was 33.74 EUR/MWh compared to 41.18 EUR/MWh in November 2011. 
• The value of turnover in the day-ahead and intraday markets for December was EUR 1.03 billion. Nord Pool Spot has experienced growth in the intraday market in 2011. The volumes were 2.7 TWh compared to 2.2 TWh in 2010.

European Parliament - Action, Not Just Commitments, Needed To Solve Eurozone Crisis

Date 17/01/2012

The Eurozone is in a "very grave state of affairs", Mario Draghi told Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee MEPs on Monday, in his first visit as head of the European Systemic Risk Board. Mr Draghi highlighted the need not just for commitments, but also for prompt and coordinated action by Member States, to resolve the Eurozone crisis. He also set out his options for the EU's bailout fund, which had been downgraded during the meeting.