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ASX Compliance Monthly Activity Report – September 2011

Date 07/10/2011

Average monthly new listings for FY11 year-to-date stand at 10 (compared to 13 listings per month on average for FY11).

TOCOM September Average Daily Volume Down 8.4% From August, Despite 75% Year-Over-Year Growth And 3-Year Record Daily Volume On September 26

Date 07/10/2011

Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) announced today that September2011 trading volume averaged 160,372 contracts per day, down 8.4% from August 2011. On year­to­year basis, it increased 75.2%. There were increases in average daily volume for Platinum (up 7.2% to 13,847 contracts) and Gold Mini (up 8.3% to 22,352 contracts), among others. Conversely, Gold Standard, which is TOCOM’s most traded product,  decreased  14%  to an average  of 96,560 contracts  per day. Energy products also saw declines: Crude Oil was down 6.9% to 5,019 contracts; Gasoline was down 16.6% to8,168 contracts.

FFastFill Expands Global SaaS Platform With KVH Proximity Solutions - Offering New Low-Latency Connection Service To Japanese Exchanges

Date 07/10/2011

FFastFill plc, the leading provider of Software as a Service (SaaS) to the global financial marketplace, and KVH Co. Ltd., Japan’s leading information delivery platform providing integrated cloud and network solutions, today announced that FFastFill has selected KVH Proximity Solutions for ultra low-latency connectivity services to exchanges in Japan as part of the FFastFill global SaaS platform. Starting in October 2011, the services will be available for Tokyo Commodity Exchange’s trading system and will expand to other exchanges in subsequent phases.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces September 2011 Market Performance

Date 06/10/2011

• Agribusiness derivatives registered with BM&FBOVESPA total BRL 6.92 billion, from BRL 5.63 billion in August.
• ETF financial volume totals BRL 1.42 billion.
• Commodity options market leaps from 41,561 contracts traded to 53,167.

SIFMA Statement On The Draft Volcker Rule Proposal

Date 06/10/2011

SIFMA today released the following statement from President and CEO Tim Ryan in reaction to the draft Volcker Rule proposal preamble that was recently made public.

MGEX Membership Elects Members To Board Of Directors

Date 06/10/2011

MGEX (Exchange), a Designated Contract Market and DerivativesClearing Organization, announced results of its annual Board of Directors (Board) election, held October 6, 2011. Re-elected to the Board was Richard A. Dusek from CHS, Inc. and Gary S. Weber.  Newly elected to the Board of Directors was Marc L. Gordon. Each will serve two year terms, effective immediately.

TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics – September 2011

Date 06/10/2011

TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for September 2011.

Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes Commentary: September 2011

Date 06/10/2011

By Gérard Al-Fil

September marked a turning point for the global markets as the price rally in gold was halted (at first), and oil prices fell significantly. Investors, however, continued to wait for a turnaround as the majority of financial markets remained lower. “The Sky falls in,” said Gary Dugan, Chief Investment Officer, Private Banking, at Emirates NBD in Dubai. “The Eurozone is now seen for what it is – a failed economic experiment.” As markets become increasingly nervous about a possible sovereign default in Greece, only a few exchanges bucked the downtrend.

“Regulatory Reentry” - Speech Of Commissioner Bart Chilton To The Cadwalader Energy And Commodities Conference, Houston, TX

Date 06/10/2011

Introduction

It’s good to be with you today. Thanks for having me. Thanks especially to Greg Mocek for the invitation. Greg was the CFTC’s able Director of the Division of Enforcement when I arrived at the Agency in 2007. I remember the first time I visited him in his office. His walls were covered in framed news clippings of all the great cases we had prosecuted while he was Director. All those things should probably be displayed in some criminal justice museum or something.

SEC Files Emergency Action To Halt Green-Product Themed Ponzi Scheme

Date 06/10/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it obtained an emergency court order today to halt a Ponzi scheme that promised investors rich returns on water-filtering natural stone pavers, but bilked them of approximately $26 million over a four-year period.