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ESMA Publishes The Responses Received To The Consultation On Considerations Of Materiality In Financial Reporting

Date 02/04/2012

To view the response, please see the section Your Input/Consultations.
The Options Industry Council Announces March Options Trading Volume Falls 10%

Date 02/04/2012

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that 376,246,042 total options contracts changed hands in March, 9.8 percent less than the 417,188,575 contracts traded in March 2011, the second highest monthly volume on record.
ESMA Announces A Vacancy For An IT Team Leader

Date 02/04/2012

The deadline for applications is 4 May. For further information, please see the section Vacancies.
Dubai Financial Market: Trading Overview Of Fiscal Year 2011 (April 2011 – March 2012) & March 2012

Date 02/04/2012

Dubai Financial Market General Index decreased by 4.7% to 1648.9 points at the end of March compared to 1730.4 points at the end of February. At the sectoral level, five out of the nine indices represented on DFM ended the month in the red, with Industrials sector decreasing the most by 10.7%, followed by the Real estate and Transportation sectors by 8.3%, and 6.4% respectively. Services index rose by 10.6%, the Financial and investment services up 5.2% and the Telecommunication index up 1.6%. The consumer staples sector has not witnessed any changes during this month.
ESMA Publishes An Update To The Q&A On Transparency

Date 02/04/2012

To view the Q&A, please click here.

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And Scoach Switzerland: March 2012

Date 02/04/2012

A total of 2,902,422 transactions were conducted on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland in March 2012. This corresponds to a month-on-month increase of 4.7%. The number of trades rose particularly sharply in the equities incl. funds + ETSFs + ETPs and ETFs segments. Overall trading turnover came to CHF 85.0 billion, down4.4% on February 2012.
The Spanish Stock Exchange Traded €61.30 Billion In March, Up 34% From The Previous Month - Monthly Trading Statements For BME Markets

Date 02/04/2012
The trading volume for the first quarter totaled €176.93 billion
The number of trades in March came in at 4 million, up 17% from February
In March trading in BME’s Derivatives market reached a record high for both 2012 and 2011, at 9.7 million contracts. Trading in Options on stocks also posted a record high
New issues in the Corporate Debt market reached €53.64 billion, the highest volume recorded so far in 2012 and in the whole year 2011

ISDA EMEA Determinations Committee: eircom Limited A Bankruptcy Credit Event

Date 02/04/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), today announced that its EMEA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee resolved that a Bankruptcy Credit Event occurred in relation to eircom Limited.
Average Daily Volume Of 10.1 Million Contracts At Eurex Group In March

Date 02/04/2012

In March 2012, the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 10.1 million contracts (March 2011: 11.8 million). Of those, 7.4 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (March 2011: 8.7 million), and 2.7 million contracts (March 2011: 3.1 million) were traded at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE). In total, 163.1 million contracts were traded at Eurex Exchange and 58.9 million at the ISE.
OIC Announces Launch Of Redesigned Website

Date 02/04/2012

The Options Industry Council (OIC) today announced the launch of its redesigned website at www.OptionsEducation.org. The new website features completely updated design, improved navigation, an expanded strategies section, social media integration, and allows all visitors to register for access to additional industry-leading education, research and customized learning tools.