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The Financial Stability Board’s Work On Shadow Banking: Progress And Next Steps

Date 01/09/2011

At its July Plenary meeting in Paris on 18 July, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) approved the initial recommendations for strengthening the oversight and regulation of the shadow banking system prepared by its Shadow Banking Task Force (hereafter the Task Force).

Boerse Stuttgart Reports High Turnover In August - Highest Monthly Turnover Since 2008 - Record Month For Equities And ETFs - Strong Growth In Securitised Derivatives

Date 01/09/2011

According to order book statistics, turnover at Boerse Stuttgart in August 2011 was EUR 12.7 billion. This was the highest trading volume recorded by the Stuttgart Stock Exchange in the past three years. Highly volatile markets drove the volume up a further 52 percent higher than that generated in July 2011.

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And Scoach Switzerland: August 2011

Date 01/09/2011

Trading on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland in August 2011 was shaped by severe volatility on the financial markets. The trading platform nonetheless continued to function smoothly, even on days when trading activity reached record highs. The SIX Swiss Exchange infrastructure thus ensured transparent and fair trading, thereby helping investors to implement their investment decisions. With the listing of 7,492 new products, Scoach Switzerland achieved a new record.

Trading Volume On The Spanish Exchange Reached €70.79 Bn In August , Up 32% Year On Year - Monthly Trading Statements For BME Markets - The Best Month Of August By Trading Volume In The Last Four Years

Date 01/09/2011

The number of Equity trades in August was 4.4 million, up 82% on the year  - The trading volume on the Warrants and Certificates market was up 44% on the previous year - Trading in Index Futures was the highest in 2011, up 61.5% - Corporate Debt trading in August increased 53%, at €3.9 trillion

Average Daily Volume Of 13.2 Million Contracts At Eurex Group In August - High Market Volatility Leads To Increase In August Volumes At Eurex Exchange And ISE - Eurex Exchange: KOSPI Product With New Record Volumes - Eurex Repo: GC Pooling With New All-Time High

Date 01/09/2011

In August 2011, the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 13.2 million contracts (Aug. 2010: 7.8 million). Of those, 9.1 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (Aug. 2010: 5.4 million), and 4.1 million contracts (Aug 2010: 2.4 million) were traded at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE).

August 2011 Market’s Measure Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes

Date 01/09/2011

Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 4.36% Loss in August, European Stocks Lose 10.67%, Asia Falls 8.01% and World Equities Fall by 6.67% - Utilities Sector Posts Biggest Gain for August - Automobiles & Parts Sector Takes the Hardest Hit for August

Deutsche Börse: Turnover On Xetra Has More Than Doubled In August - 32.2 Million Transactions On Xetra

Date 01/09/2011

Order book turnover on Xetra and the Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading stood at €181.6 billion in August – an increase by 102 percent year-on-year (August 2010: €89.7 billion).

NASDAQ OMX Trading Statistics August 2011 - Share Trading At NASDAQ OMX Nordic Increases By 50 % Compared To August 2010

Date 01/09/2011

NASDAQ OMX today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic and Baltic markets.

NYSE Euronext Completes Acquisition Of Metabit - Leading Provider Of Market Access Products In Asia Expands NYSE Technologies' Global Offering And Client Base

Date 01/09/2011

NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Metabit, a leading Tokyo-based provider of high performance market access products with a trading community of more than 140 trading firms throughout Japan and Asia.

August Statistics Report From The NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchanges

Date 01/09/2011

Share Trading

The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 3.3 billion, as compared to EUR 2.7 billion during the past 12-month period. The average number of trades per business day amounted to 525,169 as compared to 326,953 during the past 12-month period. The total market cap of listed companies at NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange amounted to EUR 645 billion, compared to EUR 685 billion in August 2010.