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Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Weekly Market Commentary - August 7, 2011

Date 07/08/2011

Welcome to the Weekly Market Commentary from DGCX, providing you with a snapshot of what’s happening in the energy, precious metal and currency futures markets.

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Monthly Statistical Report July 2011

Date 07/08/2011

Total number of listed companies on the main market amounted to 212 at the end of July 2011. Meanwhile, the number of listed companies on Nilex reached 18 at the end of July 2011.

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Monthly Update Newsletter - August 2011

Date 07/08/2011

In this issue:

• DGCX Commodity & Currency Prices in June
• Market Activity on DGCX in July 2011 and over last 12months
• DGCX News in Brief, including press coverage andupcoming industry events

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Scores A Daily Record Volume Of 35,796 Contracts On August 4

Date 07/08/2011

• The exchange traded 35,796 contracts worth  US $ 1.91 billion on August 4
• Indian Rupee futures recorded the highest ever daily volume of 22,827 contracts, valued at US $1.02 billion

Xinhua: After Historic Downgrade, U.S. Must Address Its Chronic Debt Problems

Date 06/08/2011

The days when the debt-ridden Uncle Sam could leisurely squander unlimited overseas borrowing appeared to be numbered as its triple A-credit rating was slashed by Standard & Poor's (S&P) for the first time on Friday.

New Record For MarketDataPeaks.com

Date 06/08/2011

Exegy, Inc., the market data appliance company, announced that the Exegy Ticker Plant driving the MarketDataPeaks web site hit a new processing peak of 5,254, 292 messages per second on 4 August 2011.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services: United States Of America Long-Term Rating Lowered To 'AA+' Due To Political Risks, Rising Debt Burden; Outlook Negative

Date 06/08/2011

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services  said today that it lowered its long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States of America to 'AA+' from 'AAA'. Standard & Poor's also said that the outlook on the long-term rating is negative. At the same time, Standard & Poor's affirmed its 'A-1+' short-term rating on the U.S. In addition, Standard & Poor's removed both ratings from CreditWatch, where they were placed on July 14, 2011, with negative implications.

Opening Statement, Inaugural Meeting Of The Data Standardization Subcommittee - CFTC Commissioner Scott O’Malia, TAC Chair

Date 06/08/2011

Good Afternoon. I would like to welcome everyone to the inaugural meeting of the Data Standardization Subcommittee of the CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee.

New Single-Day Volume Records Established At CBOE, CFE And C2 Options Exchange - CBOE Volume Tops 10 Million Contracts For Third Time In History - VIX Volume Moves Higher

Date 06/08/2011

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today announced that several all-time, single-day volume records were established at Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) and C2 Options Exchange (C2) on Friday, August 5.

CFTC Charges Tampa Resident Anthony J. Klatch II And Four Other Defendants With Fraudulently Soliciting Over $11.3 Million - Defendants Allegedly Misappropriated More Than $2.1 Million In Commodity Pool Scheme; Federal Court Freezes Defendants’ Assets

Date 06/08/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained an emergency federal court order freezing the assets of defendants Anthony J. Klatch II of Tampa, Fla., and American Private Equity, LLC (APE LLC) of Los Angeles, Calif., as well as three Commodity Pool Operators (CPOs) controlled by Klatch, ARM Capital Management, LLC, (ARMCM) and TASK Capital Management, LLC (TASKCM), both of New York, N.Y., and Vigilant Capital Management, LLC (VCM) of Center Valley, Pa. The order also prohibits the destruction of books and records, grants the CFTC immediate access to such documents, and appoints a temporary receiver.