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Testimony Before The US Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition And Forestry, Washington, DC, CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 01/12/2011

Good morning Chairwoman Stabenow, Ranking Member Roberts and members of the Committee. I thank you for inviting me to today’s hearing on implementing Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). I am pleased to testify on behalf of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). I also thank my fellow Commissioners and CFTC staff for their hard work and commitment on implementing the legislation.
BM&FBOVESPA Announces First Previews For The Ibovespa Theoretical Portfolio And Other Indexes Valid From January To April 2012

Date 01/12/2011

BM&FBOVESPA announces the first preview for the Ibovespa theoretical portfolio, which will be valid for the period of January to April, 2012. The Exchange also announces the previews of the other indexes.
"Top Priority" - Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton Regarding The Importance Of Protecting Customer Funds

Date 01/12/2011

One of the most important functions of my job is to ensure that customer funds are protected--when something like the MFGlobal debacle happens, I go into high gear. I have a specific goal, to push our staff to do anything and everything by using the full force of our federal authority to find, collect, and appropriately distribute back to rightful owners all customer funds.
NYSE Technologies SuperFeed Adds Unlisted Securities From OTC Markets Group

Date 01/12/2011

NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology unit of NYSE Euronext, today announced the availability of Level 1 and Level 2 OTC Markets Group data through its global market data platform, SuperFeed^TM.
European Commission Welcomes The Top Up Of Co‑Financing Rates For Europe's Struggling Economies

Date 01/12/2011

Today, the Commission's proposal (IP/11/942) to provide supplementary EU co‑financing to countries facing particular difficulties in managing public debt/deficit and ensuring financial stability was agreed by the European Parliament. The agreement follows only 4 months after the Commission proposal was tabled as part of the package adopted on 1 August to increase the EU co‑financing in cohesion, fisheries and rural development policies for countries that have received financial assistance under the balance of payments support mechanism (Romania, Latvia and Hungary) or under the European Financial Stability Facility (Greece, Ireland and Portugal). The agreement by the Council, which will complete the adoption process, is expected to take place soon.

Average Daily Volume Of 10.0 Million Contracts At Eurex Group In November - Eurex KOSPI Product With New Monthly Record Volume

Date 01/12/2011

In November 2011, the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume (ADV) of 10.0 million contracts (November 2010: 10.2 million). Of those, 7.2 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (November 2010: 7.2 million), and 2.8 million contracts (November 2010: 3.0 million) were traded at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE). In total, 159.1 million contracts were traded at Eurex Exchange and 59.8 million at ISE.

Deutsche Börse: Number Of Transactions On Xetra Up 25 Percent In November - 22.2 Million Trades Executed On Xetra

Date 01/12/2011

Order book turnover on Xetra and the Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading stood at €111.6 billion in November – a slight decrease by 1.7 percent year-on-year (November 2010: €113.6 billion). Of the €111.6 billion, €106.4 billion were attributable to Xetra (nearly unchanged y-o-y, November 2010: €106.0 billion). €5.2 billion were attributable to the Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading, a 32 percent decrease y-o-y (November 2010: €7.6 billion). Order book turnover on Tradegate Exchange* totalled €2.8 billion in November.
Maple Group And TMX Group Outline Plans To Build A Balanced, Dynamic Exchange Group

Date 01/12/2011

TMX Group Inc. and Maple Group Acquisition Corporation (Maple Group) today appeared at the public hearings on the subject of their proposed transaction, convened by the Ontario Securities Commission, which began today in Toronto.
GreenX Reminder To All Clearing Member Firms Re: December 2011 CER Deliveries

Date 01/12/2011

The GreenX December 2011 Certified Emission Reduction (CER) contracts for both the Legacy and In Delivery Month contracts will soon expire. The Legacy contract, commodity code (VA), will terminate November 29, 2011 and the In Delivery Month contract, commodity code (6S) will terminate December 19, 2011.
Assessment Of New Direct And Relayed Links Between Securities Settlement Systems In The Euro Area

Date 01/12/2011

The Governing Council of the ECB has approved the following direct and relayed links as eligible to be used for the collateralisation of Eurosystem credit operations:
- the direct link between Euroclear Bank (“investor” securities settlement system (SSS)) and the Greek SSS BOGS (“issuer” SSS), operated by the investor SSS via its agent Citibank International, Athens;
- the direct link between Clearstream Banking S.A. (investor SSS) and BOGS (issuer SSS), operated by the investor SSS via its agent Citibank International, Athens;
- the relayed link between Clearstream Banking AG – CREATION (investor SSS) and BOGS (issuer SSS) via Clearstream Banking S.A. (in this case, referred to as the “middle” SSS).