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NASDAQ OMX Targets April 2012 Timeline For Competitive Central Counterparty Clearing In The Nordics

Date 04/10/2011

NASDAQ OMX Nordic, part of The NASDAQ OMX Group Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ), today announces its intention to introduce competitive Central Counterparty (CCP) clearing by end of April 2012* in cooperation with EMCF, EuroCCP and SIX x-clear.

First Bank Plc Selects IFRS Packaged Solution From FinArch - Blueprint Business Technologies And FinArch Sign Strategic Partnership And Demonstrate Strong Customer Win In Nigeria

Date 04/10/2011

Blueprint Business Technologies Limited (BBT) and Financial Architects nv (FinArch) announced today that First Bank Plc has selected FinArch’s Financial Studio Accounting for IFRS solution to meet the Nigerian IFRS requirements.

CME Group Averaged 14.7 Million Contracts Per Day In Third-Quarter 2011, Up 27 Percent From Third-Quarter 2010 - Record Quarterly Metals Volume, Up 77 Percent - Record Quarterly Equity Index Volume, Up 44 Percent - September Average Daily Volume Of 14.0 Million Contracts, Up 16 Percent

Date 04/10/2011

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced September volume averaged 14.0 million contracts per day, up 16 percent from September 2010.  Total volume for September was 294 million contracts, of which 85 percent was traded electronically.

BATS Global Markets Reports 12.0% - U.S. Equities Market Share - U.S. Options Market Share Reaches 3.8% Vs. 0.4% A Year Ago; Bats Europe Earns Record Market Share In Five Indices Including 10% In FTSE 250

Date 04/10/2011

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a global operator of stock and options markets, today reported its second-best monthly U.S. equities matched market share ever, earning 12.0% vs. 9.9% one year ago. BATS Options and BATS Europe also recorded solid performances in September, reporting 3.8% and 5.6% matched market share, respectively.

Tehran Stock Exchange Signs MoU With Kazakhstan Stock Exchange

Date 04/10/2011

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) and Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) on 28th September 2011, next to FEAS General Assembly in Almaty. The MoU was signed by TSE's CEO, Dr. Hassan Ghalibaf Asl, and KASE's President, Mr. Kadyrzhan Damitov.

SGX September Derivatives And Commodities Trading Increases

Date 04/10/2011

Singapore Exchange (SGX) said derivatives and commodities activity rose while securities trading fell in September from a year earlier.

RTS Group Weekly Trading Results

Date 04/10/2011

European Parliament: Bank Capital Requirements Legislation Under Way In Parliament

Date 04/10/2011

Parliament should adapt the Basel Committee's latest regulatory standards to the specificities of the EU banking market, Othmar Karas (EPP, AT), who is leading EP work on the latest draft rules on bank capital requirements, told the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on Tuesday. However, other MEPs disputed this view, at the start of a process whereby Parliament and EU Member States will eventually translate the Basel standards into legislation.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited $6 Million And Suspends Its Former Responsible Officer

Date 04/10/2011

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited (Citi Asia), fined it $6 million, and suspended the approval granted to Ms Lisa Chan Sin Man, to act as a responsible officer. Her licence has also been suspended for eight months from 3 October 2011 to 2 June 2012 (Note 1 and 2). 

Interxion: Over 70% Of Market Participants Indicate Their Trading Strategies Are Latency Dependent

Date 04/10/2011

INTERXION HOLDING NV (NYSE: INXN), a leading European provider of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, today announced the first findings from the Interxion-sponsored 2011 Automated Trader Algorithmic Trading Survey, an annual survey of the trends and developments in the trading industry.