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Japan's Financial Services Agency: Considerations On The Application Of IFRS - Minister For Financial Services Shozaburo Jimi

Date 22/06/2011

With regard to the application of IFRS in Japan, “Opinion on the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Japan (Interim Report)” was released by the Business Accounting Council in June 2009, and voluntary application of IFRS had been made possible for the business years ending on or after 31 March, 2010. However, there have been many changes in the circumstances both domestically and abroad since then.

Statement By European Commission President Barroso Following The Confidence Vote In The Parliament On The New Greek Government

Date 22/06/2011

"Tonight's vote in the Greek Parliament removes an element of uncertainty from an already very difficult situation. That is good news for Greece and for the European Union as a whole."

The MICEX Group Has Completed Conversion To A Single Share

Date 22/06/2011

Russia’s Federal Financial Markets Service has registered the report on the additional issue of common shares in the MICEX. The goal of the additional issue of shares was to exchange them for shares in the MICEX Stock Exchange. The MICEX now holds almost 100% (99.998%) of shares in the MICEX SE. Thus, the MICEX Group has completed conversion to a single share.

Deutsche Börse - IPO In Prime Standard: Adler Modemärkte AG - Issue Volume Of €111.58 Million Including Overallotment

Date 22/06/2011

Adler Modemärkte AG (ISIN: DE000A1H8MU2) joined the Prime Standard of the regulated market on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 22 June. A total of 11,157,940 no-par value ordinary bearer shares were placed in the IPO. The capital increase will generate around €26.5 million in gross issue proceeds for Adler Modemärkte AG. The issue price was €10.00 and the initial listing price €10.00.

FIF Capacity Statistics For May 2011 - Thirteen New Record Peaks: NASDAQ ITTO, BONO, DAP and PSX TotalView ITCH, NYSE ArcaBook Options And Amex Options, SIAC CTS, OPRA And CQS, Deutsche Börse CEF Ultra + Eurex, CEF Core Scoach And CEF Core Total And BATS BYX PITCH

Date 21/06/2011

This month’s bulletin from the Financial Information Forum (FIF) finds that NASDAQ ITTO was up, for the second consecutive month, a record 44% to 394,232 mps over the 1 second interval.

Greek PM Wins Confidence Vote In Parliament

Date 21/06/2011

The Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou, has survived a confidence vote in parliament. There were 155 votes in favour of the government and 143 votes of no confidence.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 21/06/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, June 21, 2011:

• Skana Capital Corp. (TSXVN:SKN) will trade under the new name MENA Hydrocarbons Inc. The new ticker symbol will be "MNH" and the new CUSIP number will be 586316 10 1. The change is the result of a reverse takeover. There is no consolidation of capital.

CBOE Holdings, Inc. Announces Date Of Second-Quarter 2011 Earnings Release And Conference Call

Date 21/06/2011

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) will announce financial results for the second quarter of 2011 before the market opens on Thursday, August 4, 2011. A conference call with remarks by CBOE Holdings, Inc. senior management will begin at7:30 a.m. Central Time. A presentation will be referenced during the call and will be available on the Investor Relations section of our website at http://ir.cboe.com under Events and Presentations.

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A live audio webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of CBOE's website at http://ir.cboe.com under Events & Presentations.  The presentation will be archived on the company's website for replay.  In addition, participants may listen to the live conference call via telephone by using the dial-in numbers listed below.

Date:   Thursday, August 4, 2011
Time:   7:30 a.m. CT

Live Dial-in Information:
U.S. and Canada:  (877) 372-0876
International:          (253) 237-1167
(Participants should dial in ten minutes prior to the start of call.)

Replay Dial-in Information:
U.S. and Canada: (800) 642-1687
International:         (706) 645-9291
Passcode:             77598657
(A replay of the recording will be available beginning at approximately 11:00 a.m., August 4, through 11:00 p.m., August 18, 2011 CT.)

CBOE Holdings, Inc. is the holding company for Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), C2 Options Exchange(C2) and other subsidiaries. CBOE, the largest U.S. options exchange and creator of listed options, continues to set the bar for options trading through product innovation, trading technology and investor education. CBOE offers equity, index and ETF options, including proprietary products, such as S&P 500 options (SPX), the most active U.S. index option, and options on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). Other products engineered by CBOE include equity options, security index options, LEAPS options, FLEX options and benchmark products such as the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXM). CBOE's Hybrid Trading System incorporates electronic and open-outcry trading, enabling customers to choose their trading method. CBOE's Hybrid is powered by CBOEdirect, a proprietary, state-of-the-art electronic platform that also supports C2 Options Exchange (C2), CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX) and OneChicago. CBOE is home to the world-renownedOptions Institute and www.cboe.com, named "Best of the Web" for options information and education.

CBOE is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with all trades cleared by the AAA-rated OCC.

Statement By Agustín Carstens To IMF Executive Board

Date 21/06/2011

Mr. Agustín Carstens, a candidate for the position of the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement to the IMF Executive Board on June 21, 2011.

FESE: De la Vega Prize 2011

Date 21/06/2011

FESE announces winner of the Josseph de la Vega Prize 2011: Peter Hoffmann from the University of Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona for his paper «Adverse selection, transaction fees, and multi-market trading». In his research, Mr Hoffmann investigates the interaction of adverse selection and transaction fees in a fragmented financial market. The prize was awarded by FESE President Hans-Ole Jochumsen, President of NASDAQ OMX Nordic, and FESE Secretary General Judith Hardt on 16th June 2011 at the Gala Dinner of the FESE Convention in Athens.