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CBOE Futures Exchange To Launch Security Futures Trading In Emerging Markets Volatility Index

Date 06/01/2012

CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) announced today that it will launch trading in security futures on the CBOE Emerging Markets ETF Volatility Index (Index ticker: VXEEM; futures symbol: VXEM) on Monday, January 9, pending regulatory approval.

ESMA Extends The Deadline For The Post Of Head Of Unit Economic Research (AD10)

Date 06/01/2012

The deadline for applications to this position has been extended to 20 January.  For further information, please see the section Vacancies.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 1 - 2012

Date 06/01/2012

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 1 - 2012. Today more than 2000 option contracts were traded on TOM MTF, next week more statistics about trading options on TOM MTF will follow.

NASDAQ Wins Transfers Battle in 2011

Date 06/01/2012

• More than $80 billion in market capitalization switched to NASDAQ in 2011 — more than double its competitor.
• Blue Chip companies Texas Instruments and Viacom lead a range of companies to transfer listings to NASDAQ, including Icahn Enterprises, Sallie Mae and Wendy's.
• The majority of tech listings in 2011 chose to list on NASDAQ. NASDAQ continues to dominate the tech sector with 82% of tech listings choosing NASDAQ in the second half of the year.

CFTC Chairman Names Vincente Martinez As Director Of Recently Opened Whistleblower Office

Date 06/01/2012

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler today announced that Vincente Martinez has been hired as the first director of the CFTC’s recently opened Whistleblower Office.

Fitch Downgrades Hungary to 'BB+' - Negative Outlook

Date 06/01/2012

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Hungary's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) by one notch to 'BB+' and 'BBB-', from 'BBB-' and 'BBB' respectively. The Outlook on the long-term IDRs is Negative. The agency has also downgraded Hungary's Short-term IDR to 'B' from 'F3', and its Country Ceiling by two notches, to 'BBB' from 'A-'.

Green Exchange: Delisting Of The March 2012 Expiration Month For Four Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) Futures Contracts

Date 06/01/2012

Due to the U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit’s Order on December 30, 2011 to stay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s CSAPR program until further notice, GreenX will delist the March 2012 expiration month for two CSAPR Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) and two Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) contracts effective close of business January 6, 2012.

Clearstream’s December And Year 2011 Figures - Assets Held Under Custody Reached An All-Time High Yearly Average In 2011 With € 11.1 Trillion - A Monthly Average Of 10.5 Million Transactions Were Settled In 2011, The Highest Ever - GSF Monthly Average Outstanding Volume Continually Grew Over The Last Years With An All-Time High Yearly Average Of 592.2 Billion In 2011

Date 06/01/2012

London Stock Exchange Group Monthly Market Report - December 2011

Date 06/01/2012

London Stock Exchange Group (LSE.L) sits at the heart of the world’s financial community, offering international business unrivalled access to Europe’s capital markets. In December a total of 24.4 million trades were carried out across the Group’s electronic equity order books with a combined value of £128.1 billion (€151.8 billion), down 11 per cent on December 2010 (£143.8 billion).

HKEx Trading Statistics For December 2011 - On-Floor & Off-Floor Trading Statistics

Date 06/01/2012

Transaction in Terms of Turnover and Number of Trades Conducted On-floor and Off-floor