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Tokyo Grain Exchange: SPAN Parameters Effective From October 17, 2011 To October 31, 2011

Date 12/10/2011

SIFMA Statement On FSOC Proposal For Designation Of Non-Bank Financial Companies As SIFIs

Date 11/10/2011

SIFMA today released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., executive vice president, public policy and advocacy, following the release by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) of their designation criteria for non-bank financial companies to be identified as systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs).

Tradeweb Expands Dealerweb Division With Brokerage Acquisition - Plans Launch Of Electronic Treasury Trading Platform

Date 11/10/2011

Tradeweb Markets announced it has completed the acquisition of the brokerage assets of Rafferty Capital Markets, LLC, a New York-based registered broker-dealer. It also plans to launch an electronic inter-dealer marketplace for U.S. Treasuries later this year. The moves reflect an ongoing strategy to expand Dealerweb, its inter-dealer division, following the 2008 purchase of the brokerage firm Hilliard Farber & Co, Inc.

CFTC To Hold Open Meeting To Consider Two Final Rules And One Proposed Amendment

Date 11/10/2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at 9:30 a.m.

SEC Announces Agenda And Panelists For Roundtable On Microcap Securities

Date 11/10/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the panelists and final agenda for a public roundtable on microcap securities to be held next week.

Financial Stability Oversight Council Takes Critical Step To Carry Out Wall Street Reform, Prevent Future Financial Crises

Date 11/10/2011

The Financial Stability Oversight Council (“the Council”) today took a key step forward to monitor and mitigate potential threats to U.S. financial stability and protect the American taxpayer by releasing details on the proposed process it will follow to determine whether a nonbank financial company should be subject to enhanced supervision. In the recent financial crisis, financial distress at certain nonbank financial companies contributed to a broad seizing up of financial markets. An important component of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“the Dodd-Frank Act”), this authority provided to the Council is one of a number of tools now available to help prevent a future financial crisis.

NZX Dairy Futures Pass Major Milestone - Options On The Way

Date 11/10/2011

NZX Dairy Futures have now passed 5,000 lots traded - a significant milestone in the growth of this global dairy risk management tool.

CFTC Obtains Default Judgment Against North Carolina Foreign Currency Firm Barki LLC In A $38 Million Ponzi Scheme - Consent Order Requires Relief Defendant Rhonda Kramer To Disgorge Assets

Date 11/10/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina entered an order of default judgment and permanent injunction against Barki, LLC of Mint Hill, N.C.

Dow Jones Indexes And UBS Announce 2012 Weights Of Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index - Brent Futures Contract Added To WTI Futures Contract To Comprise Index’s Crude Oil Component

Date 11/10/2011

New target weightings for the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index and the addition of the Brent futures contract as part of the index’s crude oil component were announced today by Dow Jones Indexes and UBS Investment Bank.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces New Trading Times For The Equities And Derivatives Segments

Date 11/10/2011

BM&FBOVESPA announces that the trading times for the BOVESPA segment shall be changed as of October 17, due to the start of daylight saving time in Brazil on October 16. There shall be regular trading in a continuous session from 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The After-Market shall operate uninterruptedly from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. In the period up to October 14, regular trading shall be from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and After-Market trading from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.