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TOM Insight December 2011

Date 03/01/2012

NASDAQ OMX Acquires The Central Securities Depository Of Lithuania

Date 03/01/2012

Today, NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announced the completion of its acquisition of the Central Securities Depository of Lithuania (CSDL), whereby NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy purchased the remaining 60 percent of the shares of the CSDL from the Bank of Lithuania. 

HKFE Announces Margin Rates For Adjusted Swire Pacific A Futures

Date 03/01/2012

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, 4 January 2012, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below.  The margins are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology. 

HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li Launches Blog

Date 03/01/2012

HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li today (Tuesday) launched his blog – Charles Li Direct.  The blog is available on the HKEx website:
http://www.hkex.com.hk/eng/newsconsul/blog/blog.htm

HKEx Hosts Hong Kong’s First Securities Market Open Ceremony

Date 03/01/2012

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) hosted Hong Kong’s first securities market open ceremony (MOC) today (Tuesday) to mark the beginning of trading in 2012.

Boerse Stuttgart Reports 2011 Turnover In Excess Of EUR 108 Billion - Trading Volume Up More Than 15 Percent - Increases In All Asset Classes - Europe's Market Leader For Securitised Derivatives And Germany's Market Leader For Corporate Bonds - Another Record Year For ETF Trading

Date 03/01/2012

According to Boerse Stuttgart's order book statistics, aggregate turnover for 2011 was more than EUR 108 billion. This means that the total trading volume was over 15 percent up on the previous year's figures. The Stuttgart Stock Exchange recorded growth in all asset classes, although the biggest rises in turnover were attributable to trading in investment funds, equities and securitised derivatives.

SGX Proposes Removal Of Iceberg Order Functionality To Improve Market Transparency

Date 03/01/2012

Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) is consulting the public on its proposal to remove the engine-level iceberg order functionality in the securities and derivatives markets.

Trading On The Warsaw Stock Exchange - December 2011

Date 03/01/2012

• Despite unfavourable conditions on the global financial markets, the WSE broke new records of market activity in 2011: over PLN 250 billion of session trading in shares (+21.1% YoY) and over 15.5 million derivative instruments traded (+5.6% YoY);
• High double-digit growth of the volume of trading in single-stock futures, currency futures, index options, and structured products in 2011;
• Value of issues on the Catalyst market (PLN 40 billion) up by 85.6% in 2011, the number of transactions up by 25%; Treasury BondSpot Poland reported more than PLN 1 trillion of total trading in Treasury securities;
• In the first year after the harmonisation of trading session hours with the international standards, the average number of transactions per session (Main Market) up by 14.2%;
• Monthly value of session trading in shares in December at PLN 15.1 billion, the volume of trading in derivatives over 1.0 million instruments. 

Scoach Remains Europe’s Largest Exchange For Structured Products - Consolidated Trading Volume Of €62 Billion - Authorisation In Hong Kong Highlights Scoach’s International Character

Date 03/01/2012

Scoach achieved a trading volume of €62 billion in Zurich and Frankfurt in 2011, making it Europe's number 1. Its total offering of over 800,000 tradable products is actually the largest in the world.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces The Ibovespa And Other Index Portfolios, Valid For January-April 2012

Date 02/01/2012

BM&FBOVESPA announced the Ibovespa theoretical index portfolio, which will be valid from January 2 to April 30, 2012, based on the closing of the December 29, 2011 trading session. The new portfolio now includes common shares in Dasa ON and Localiza ON, which brings its total to 70 stocks in 65 companies.