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The Options Industry Council Announces April Options Trading Volume Decreased 5%

Date 01/05/2012

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that 319,640,606 total options contracts changed hands in April, 4.71 percent less than the 335,425,947 contracts traded in April 2011.

INTL FCStone Closes On Purchase Of TRX Futures Limited

Date 01/05/2012

INTL FCStone Inc. (Nasdaq:INTL) today announced that INTL Holding (UK) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary in the United Kingdom, received approval from the United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority (FSA) to acquire TRX Futures Ltd. from Neumann Gruppe GmbH and has closed on the purchase. TRX Futures Ltd. is a London-based brokerage and clearing firm for commercial coffee and cocoa customers, as well as energy and financial products.

TMX Group Welcomes SEC Approval Of BOX As National Securities Exchange And Self-Regulatory Organization

Date 01/05/2012

TMX Group Inc. welcomed the recent decision by the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission to grant BOX Options Exchange LLC (BOX) a national securities exchange license. The license enables BOX to act as its own self-regulatory organization (SRO), which it expects to begin doing in mid-May.

MGEX Boasts Strong Month Over Month Volume Growth

Date 01/05/2012

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Organization, today announced monthly futures volume of its flagship Hard Red Spring Wheat (HRSW) contract increased 40 percent in April when compared to the previous month. The 112,322 HRSW futures contracts traded also marks the ninth best April futures volume in the 131 years of the Exchange.  

OneChicago Announces Trading Volumes For April 2012 -The OCX.NoDivRisk™ Product Continues Strong First-Quarter Trend, Posting 38% Of Aprils’ Month-End Open Interest

Date 01/05/2012

OneChicago, LLC (OCX), an equity finance exchange, today announced that a total of 228,685 security futures contracts were traded in the month of April 2012.

NSX Introduces New Pricing Schedule And Market Data Revenue Sharing

Date 01/05/2012

NSX Introduces New Pricing Schedule and Market Data Revenue Sharing

ISDA Paper Examines Three-Year History Of The ISDA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committees

Date 01/05/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced the publication of a paper that reviews the formation, structure and workings of the ISDA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committees. 

ISE Reports Business Activity For April 2012

Date 01/05/2012

• ISE was the second largest equity options exchange in April with market share of 18.3%, excluding dividend trades.
• Dividend trades made up 4.5% of industry volume in April 2012.

Proposed Interpretative Statement Regarding The Confidentiality And Indemnification Provision In The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection, CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 01/05/2012

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler today issued the following statement:

“I support the proposed interpretative statement regarding the application of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) indemnification provisions for swap data repositories (SDRs). The Commission is working closely with international regulators on a collaborative approach regarding how data may be accessed by regulators. The proposed guidance, which benefited from international input, states the Commission’s view that foreign regulators will not be subject to the indemnification provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act if the SDR is registered, recognized or otherwise authorized by foreign law and the data to be accessed is reported to the SDR pursuant to foreign law. The public will now have an opportunity to comment on the proposed guidance, and I look forward to the public’s input.”

A.M. Best Granted Approval To Establish In The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)

Date 01/05/2012

A.M. Best is pleased to announce that it has obtained the necessary approvals to establish within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in Dubai, UAE. The new office will operate as A.M. Best MENA, South & Central Asia, servicing clients throughout the region and developing new relationships to grow its insurance ratings franchise. Rating analytics will continue to be performed by teams based in London and Hong Kong.