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KCBT: MF Global Suspended

Date 01/11/2011

In connection with the commencement of SIPC insolvency proceedings against MF Global Inc., pursuant to Rule 8.03, the KCBT Clearing Corporation has deemed MF Global to be insolvent and is suspending MF Global Inc.'s trading and clearing privileges until further notice.

Average Daily Volume Of 10.7 Million Contracts At Eurex Group In October - Eurex Repo: GC Pooling And Euro Repo Market With New Records

Date 01/11/2011

In October 2011, the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 10.7 million contracts (October 2010: 9.2 million). Of those, 7.3 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (October 2010: 6.3 million), and 3.4 million contracts (October 2010: 2.9 million) were traded at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE).

Deutsche Börse: Turnover On Xetra Increases By 12 Percent In October - Transactions On Xetra Up By 34 Percent

Date 01/11/2011

Order book turnover on Xetra and the Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading stood at €109.5 billion in October – an increase by 9.6 percent year-on-year (October 2010: €99.9 billion).

International Securities Exchange Reports Business Activity For October 2011

Date 01/11/2011

• ISE is the largest equity options exchange in October with market share of 20.1%, excluding dividend trades.
• Dividend trades made up 1.2% of industry volume in October 2011.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner To Attend G-20 Summit In Cannes, France, November 3-4, 2011

Date 01/11/2011

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner will attend the G-20 Summit in Cannes, France, November 3-4, 2011. Secretary Geithner will arrive in Cannes on Thursday, November 3 and join President Obama for his bilateral meetings with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Please contact the White House press office for additional details. Later, he will attend G-20 meetings with the President.

London Metal Exchange: MF Global UK Ltd - Unsettled Client Contracts

Date 01/11/2011

On 31 October 2011 the Exchange determined MF Global UK Limited (“MF Global”) to be a Defaulter pursuant to Regulation 2.2 of the Default Regulations of the Exchange (see Notice 11/317).

TAIFEX Receives CFTC No-Action Letter For GreTai Securities Market Capitalized Weighted Stock Index Futures

Date 01/11/2011

The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) received a No-Action Letter from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) dated October 24, 2011, permitting the offer and sale in the US of a TAIFEX futures contract based on the GreTai Securities Market Capitalized  Weighted   Stock   Index,  a broad-based, free-float, market-capitalization-weighted composite index composed  of  highly  capitalized  and  actively  traded  stocks  listed  on the GreTai Securities Market.

Statement By President Of The European Commission Barroso And President Of The European Council Van Rompuy On The Intention Of The Greek Authorities To Hold A Referendum

Date 01/11/2011

At the summit of 27 October, the Heads of State or Government of the Eurozone agreed on a comprehensive package that included strengthening the capital of European banks, significant optimisation of the resources of the EFSF and reinforcement of Eurozone governance as well as coordination and monitoring in economic and budgetary matters. We are working on the implementation of those decisions, which are more necessary than ever, without delay.

Platts Expands ESPO Offering To Include Second-Month Price Assessments - Augments Platts’ Existing Spot ESPO Values, Available Since 2009

Date 01/11/2011

Platts today launched a new daily price assessment reflecting delivery two months forward for ESPO crude oil. Platts is a leading global energy, petrochemicals and metals information provider and a foremost source of benchmark price references.

Burgundy Monthly Statistics October 2011

Date 01/11/2011

In October:

• The average daily turnover was EUR 143.3 (116.3) million, an increase of 23.2 percent. The total turnover was EUR 3,008.7 (2,559.2) million, an increase of 17.6 percent.
• The average number of trades per day was 23,162 (21,858), an increase of 6.0 percent. The total number of trades was 486,412 (480,886) an increase of 1.1 percent.
• The trading participant with the highest turnover was Handelsbanken with a turnover of EUR 1,014.9 (989.5) million.
• The most traded instrument was XACT BULL, with a turnover of EUR 265.3 (116.3) million, an increase of 128.4 percent.