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Open Meeting Of The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Statement By Commissioner Bart Chilton

Date 11/01/2012

My mother used to say sometimes you need to see what things look like when they go really wrong, in order to appreciate how good you had it when things were going right.  Well, we’ve had a few things go really, really wrong in the past couple of months, and it’s made us think about how good we had it.

Powernext Energy Savings: Launch Of The Organised Market For Energy Savings Certificates On 10th January 2012

Date 11/01/2012

Powernext launched the Energy Saving Certificate (in French “Certificats d’Economies d’Energie” or CEE) organised market on 10th January 2012. This launch follows a study made in close cooperation with the market actors since 2009. After a first phase of obligations (2006-2009) where the objective was largely exceeded without any heavy involvement of the market, the much more ambitious second phase (2011-2013) shows a greater development of the activity on the CEE secondary market.

EDHEC-Risk Institute Draws The French Government’s Attention To The Inadvisability Of Imposing A Tobin Tax In France

Date 11/01/2012

In an open letter dated January 10, 2012 addressed to the French Prime Minister, which itself referred to a previous letter addressed to the European Internal Market and Services Commissioner, Michel Barnier, EDHEC-Risk Institute has underlined the difficulties and risks associated with implementing a tax on financial transactions in France.

HKEx And CFFEX Sign MOU

Date 11/01/2012

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) and China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today (Wednesday) on cooperation and the exchange of information.

ICAP’s iSwap Wins OTC Trading Platform Of The Year In Risk Awards 2012

Date 11/01/2012

ICAP, the world’s leading interdealer broker, announces that iSwap, ICAP's trading platform for OTC interest rate derivatives, has won the OTC Trading Platform of the Year award in the Risk Awards 2012.  The awards recognise best practice in the risk management and derivatives markets.  This is the first time the OTC Trading Platform category has been awarded.

LCH.Clearnet Named "Clearing House Of The Year" By Risk Magazine For Second Consecutive Year

Date 11/01/2012

LCH.Clearnet Group (LCH.Clearnet) has been named “clearing house of the year”  for  the second year in a row by Risk Magazine, in recognition of its market leading OTC derivative risk management capabilities,  client-focused service and development of innovative clearing solutions.

Thai Futures Exchange Launches 2012 Investor Expansion Plan

Date 11/01/2012

The Thailand Futures Exchange plc (TFEX), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) group, gears up its 2012 plan to grow trading volume and expand investor base. The plan includes the launch of new product, US dollar futures, and extensive educational and marketing programs for investors starting this year with the promotion “Gold rewards to celebrate Golden Dragon Year”.

ROFEX Ended The Year With A Significant Annual Trading Growth - In 2011, 54,669 Million Dollars Were Traded In Financial Products, While 9,940,260 Tonnes Were Traded In The Agricultural Division, Up 40 Percent From Previous Year

Date 11/01/2012

ROFEX ended the year with a significant increase in trading volume. 

GreenX 2011 Year in Review

Date 11/01/2012

TRADING VOLUMES 

Volumes across all markets on GreenX grew 332% year-on-year with a total of 451,765 contracts – equivalent to over 450 million tonnes of CO2 traded.¹ Looking at EUA futures solely, volumes grew 688% compared to 2010. Average daily volume for the year rose to 1,786 futures and options contracts. The strongest quarter was Q2 while the most liquid months were (in order) June, March and July respectively.

MTS Licences Lyxor For Macro-Weighted Government Bond Indices - Lyxor Launches Four ETFs On New Indices - Innovative Weighting Method Of MTS Indices Reflects More Accurately The Economic Situation Of Eurozone Countries

Date 11/01/2012

MTS, Europe's premier facilitator for the European electronic fixed income market, announced that it has granted an exclusive license to Lyxor International Management to create ETFs based on its new EuroMTS Macro-Weighted AAA Government Bond Indices.