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Opening Statement, Third Open Meeting To Consider Final Rules Pursuant To The Dodd-Frank Act - CFTC Commissioner Jill E. Sommers

Date 04/08/2011

Good Morning. Thank you Mr. Chairman and thank you to the three teams that have final rules before us today. I want to again acknowledge the excellent staff work that has gone into getting these final documents ready for Commission consideration and let all the team members know how much we appreciate your commitment to the enormous challenge the Commission has in implementing Dodd-Frank.

Letter From President Barroso To The Heads of State Or Government Of The Euro Area

Date 04/08/2011

"Euro-area financial stability must be safeguarded, with all EU institutions playing their part with the full backing of euro area Member States”.

Ends And Means: Opening Statement By CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia

Date 04/08/2011

Public Hearing:

Consideration of Final Rules: Swap Data Repositories: Registration Standards, Duties and Core Principles; Implementing the Whistleblower Provisions of Section 23 of the Commodity Exchange Act; Agricultural Swaps

CalPERS Board Member Priya Mathur Elected To UN-Backed PRI Advisory Council

Date 04/08/2011

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced that Board Member Priya Sara Mathur will join the 16-member Advisory Council of the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative (PRI), an investors’ network formed in 2006 to advance sound environmental, social and governance practices.

Opening Statement, Meeting Of The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 04/08/2011

Good morning. This meeting will come to order. This is a public meeting of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to consider final rulemakings under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). I’d like to welcome members of the public, market participants and members of the media to today’s meeting, as well as those listening to the meeting on the phone or watching the webcast.

Program Trading Averaged 30.8 Percent Of NYSE Volume During July 25-29

Date 04/08/2011

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms’ executed volume from NYSE’s orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for July 25-29.

“Can’t Get It Outta My Head”: Statement Before The CFTC Open Meeting On Dodd-Frank Rulemaking - CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton

Date 04/08/2011

I’m pleased to support all three of these final rulemakings today.  Perhaps the most talked about of the three is the whistleblower rule.  This new provision will be an important tool in the Commissions’ enforcement arsenal.  It can give needed incentives for folks—precisely the people we want to hear from, those who have an eye “from the inside” on essential information about nefarious schemes—to come forward, with needed protections.

CBOE Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results - Diluted EPS Of $0.36, Up 33 Percent

Date 04/08/2011

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today reported second quarter 2011 net income allocated to common stockholders of $32.6 million, an increase of 32 percent compared with $24.8 million in the second quarter of 2010.  Diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $0.36, up 33 percent from 2010's second quarter EPS of $0.27.  Operating revenues for the second quarter were $120.3 million, up 7 percent from $112.6 million in the second quarter of 2010.

Mergers: European Commission Opens In-Depth Investigation Into Proposed Merger Between Deutsche Börse And NYSE Euronext

Date 04/08/2011

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation under the EU Merger Regulation into the planned merger between Deutsche Börse AG and NYSE Euronext Inc., two leading stock exchange groups active worldwide. The Commission’s initial market investigation indicated competition concerns in a number of areas, in particular in the field of derivatives trading and clearing. The Commission now has 90 working days, until 13 December 2011, to take a final decision on whether the transaction would reduce effective competition in the European Economic Area (EEA). The decision to open an in-depth inquiry does not prejudge the final result of the investigation.

European Commission Extends Review Of Planned Business Combination Of Deutsche Börse And NYSE Euronext

Date 04/08/2011

Deutsche Börse AG (XETRA: DB1) and NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) confirm that the European Commission has today initiated a Phase II review of their proposed business combination. The European Commission’s decision to open an in-depth investigation was fully anticipated and does not in any way prejudge or prejudice the ultimate outcome.