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NSX Releases November 2011 ETF/ETN Data Reports

Date 05/12/2011

National Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX®) announced that assets in U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) reached $1.06 trillion at November 2011 month-end.  This is an increase of approximately 12% over November 2010 month-end when assets totaled over $947 billion.  At the end of November 2011, there were 1376 listed products.

Athens Exchange Monthly Statistical Bulletin October 2011

Date 05/12/2011

Click here to download ATHEX's monthly statistical bulletin for October 2011.

Opening Statement Of Commissioner Mark Wetjen For The CFTC Open Meeting On December 5, 2011 - Final Rules On Regulation 1.25, Registration Of FBOTs, And Proposed Rule On Made Available For Trade

Date 05/12/2011

Thank you, Chairman Gensler.

Before I comment on the rules before the Commission today, I want to thank Chairman Gensler and Commissioners Chilton, Sommers and O’Malia for their graciousness during my first weeks here at the Commission. You have been both welcoming and extremely helpful during my transition here, and I have sincerely enjoyed working with each of you, especially on the rules we are considering today.

EU And US Legislators Step Up Their Cooperation

Date 05/12/2011

The debt crisis requires "a strong and coordinated transatlantic policy response", said lawmakers of the European Parliament and the US Congress meeting in Jacksonville, Florida, on 3-4 December. The legislators agreed to develop transatlantic working groups focussing on the financial markets and transport security.

RTS Stock Exchange Wins FOW Awards For Best Innovations For The Third Year In A Row

Date 05/12/2011

RTS has been awarded for best innovations by the Futures and Options World magazine for the third time in succession.

CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia: Open Meeting On Final Rules On Investment Of Customer Funds And Funds Held In An Account For Foreign Futures And Options Transactions And On Registration Of Foreign Boards Of Trade, And Further Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking On Process For A Designated Contract Market Or Swap Execution Facility To Make A Swap Available To Trade Under Section 2(H)(8) Of The Commodity Exchange Act

Date 05/12/2011

Today, we have before us two final rules and a further notice of proposed rulemaking. I greatly appreciate the cooperation of Commission staff in accommodating many of the requests for changes to these rules. I also appreciate that we have chosen to slow down the break-neck pace of finalizing rules under the Dodd-Frank Act, even though I continue to struggle with the fact that it is becoming increasingly clear that the rules we are putting out are less than clear. I hope that we can take the time to develop rules that are done right, rather than done quickly.

ISE Introduces Quoting In Its Complex Order Book - First Continually Quoted Complex Order Book In The US Options Industry

Date 05/12/2011

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) has enhanced its complex order book to enable market makers to provide two-sided quotes for complex, or multi-legged, instruments. This capability was developed as part of ISE's implementation of the Optimise™ trading architecture and successfully launched on December 1.

Statement Of European Commission Vice President Olli Rehn On The Adoption By The Italian Government Of Extraordinary Fiscal And Economic Measures

Date 05/12/2011

Following the adoption by the Italian Government of a far-reaching package of fiscal measures and economic reforms, the Vice President of the European Commission in charge of Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro, Olli Rehn, delivered the following statement.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Bank Of China Futures

Date 05/12/2011

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 Wednesday, 7 December 2011, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. 

EEX Trading Results For Emission Rights In November

Date 05/12/2011

On 5 December 2011, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange admitted to trading a bond issued by the State of Qatar, for a total In November, the total volume on the EEX Markets for CO2 Emission Allowances (EUA) amounted to 8,978,500 EUA compared with 18,127,525 EUA in November 2010.