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Federal Court Orders Texas Resident Robert D. Watson To Pay $31 Million For Defrauding Customers, Misappropriating Millions Of Dollars, And Providing Fictitious Records In Forex Scheme - Watson’s Business Entities Ordered To Pay Disgorgement Of $21 Million, And Texas Resident Daniel J. Petroski Ordered To Pay More Than $550,000 For His Role In The Scheme - In A Related Criminal Matter, Watson Was Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison On February 10, 2012

Date 16/02/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it obtained federal court consent orders resolving its remaining claims against defendants Robert D. Watson andDaniel J. Petroski, both of Houston, Texas, PrivateFX Global One Ltd., SA, and 36 Holdings Ltd. Global One, a corporation formed in Panama, and 36 Holdings are under the control of a court-appointed receiver, Thomas L. Taylor III.

Program Trading Averaged 28.0 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Feb. 6-10

Date 16/02/2012

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms' executed volume from NYSE's orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Feb. 6-10.

NASDAQ OMX Statement On H.R. 3606

Date 16/02/2012

Regarding H.R. 3606 "Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011," NASDAQ OMX Executive Vice President of Global Corporate Client Group Bruce Aust provides the following statement:

"NASDAQ OMX offers its unequivocal support of H.R. 3606. We are proud to be the home of many great companies that started out as smaller companies and subsequently experienced high growth on our market.  NASDAQ is engaged in starting the BX Venture Market that is designed to provide the environment where early stage, high growth companies can thrive."

ICE Announces March 5 Launch Of 7 New Cleared OTC Contracts

Date 16/02/2012

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today announced the launch of 7 new cleared OTC contracts for natural gas liquids, North American natural gas, North American power, crude and refined petroleum products.

ESMA Issues Discussion Paper On Future Technical Standards For EMIR

Date 16/02/2012

ESMA publishes today a discussion paper on draft technical standards for the EU regulation on OTC derivatives, CCPs and trade repositories. This discussion paper seeks stakeholders views on the regulatory and implementing technical standards ESMA is required to draft under the Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR) as agreed at the Trilogue meeting of 9 February 2012 (the Regulation).

Caplin Presenter – A New Product To Improve The Development Of Financial Web Applications - Easily Incorporate And Test HTML Components In Your Trading Interface

Date 16/02/2012

Caplin Systems Ltd., provider of Web trading technology and the market leader in single-dealer platform frameworks, today announced immediate availability of Caplin Presenter, the latest in its set of products to support financial trading Web applications and improve developer productivity.

TMX: The MiG Report January 2012

Date 16/02/2012

Brought to you by: The Market Intelligence Group at TSX and TSX Venture Exchange

You can now access The MiG Report and archived MiG Reports on our Listing Statistics Website at http://www.tmx.com/mig

In January 2012:

31 issuers went public on TSX (8) and TSXV (23) 

$4.8 billion in equity capital was raised

250 financings were completed

2011 TSX and TSX Venture Exchange Year in Review 

Callatay & Wouters Signs An Agreement With Sopra Group, Entailing The Formation Of A New Company That Constitutes A Major European Player

Date 16/02/2012

Callataÿ & Wouters, a leading developer of core banking software, is proud to announce a new step in the company’s growth. Belgium’s Callataÿ & Wouters has signed an agreement with France’s Sopra Group, entailing the formation of a new company. The new Franco-Belgian company will count 1.200 specialists and will de facto become one of the major European players in banking software.

Dow Jones Indexes’ Dow Jones Golden Crossover U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index To Begin Increasing Its Equity Allocation To 100% From 25% - Index Signals ‘Golden Cross’ Or Upward-Trending Market Condition

Date 16/02/2012

Dow Jones Indexes announced that, beginning today, the equity weighting of its Dow Jones Golden Crossover U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index would increase over the next four days to 100% from 25%.

NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation Grant Enhances Fordham University GBA Degree Programs

Date 16/02/2012

The Graduate School of Business Administration (GBA) at Fordham University has received its second grant from the NASDAQ OMX Educational Foundation which will be used to expand its educational offerings focusing on global financial markets and investor relations.