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Total ICAP Electronic Broking Volumes On BrokerTec And EBS Platforms Increase 14% In September 2011

Date 05/10/2011

ICAP, the world’s leading interdealer broker, announced today that average daily electronic broking volumes on the BrokerTec and EBS platforms in the month of September reached US$856.7bn, an increase of 14% year-on-year. 

SIFMA President And CEO Tim Ryan's Remarks - SIFMA Canada-US Securities Market Summit

Date 05/10/2011

Good morning. I’m Tim Ryan, President & CEO of SIFMA and CEO of GFMA. Welcome to today’s Canadian-U.S. Securities Markets Summit.

ISE Partners With UBS To Launch ETN Based On The ISE Cloud Computing Index

Date 05/10/2011

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today announced that UBS has launched the ETRACS Monthly 2xLeveraged ISE Cloud Computing Total Return Index ETN (Ticker: LSKY). This exchange-traded note (ETN) is based on the ISE Cloud Computing Index™, a benchmark that tracks companies actively involved in the cloud computing industry. Index components include companies that are infrastructure providers for the "cloud," firms that provide goods and services in support of the cloud computing space, or technology conglomerates whose business model uses or supports cloud computing technology.  LSKY began trading on NYSE Arca on October 5, 2011.

SIFMA Supports Legislation Making Current Tax Rates On Savings, Investing Permanent

Date 05/10/2011

SIFMA today issued the following statement from Kenneth E Bentsen, Jr., executive vice president, public policy and advocacy, after the introduction of The Tax Hike Prevention & Business Certainty Act in both the House of Representatives and Senate by Rep. Peter Roskam (Ill.) and Sen. Mike Crapo (Idaho) to make permanent the current tax rates on capital gains and dividends.

NYSE Euronext And Deutsche Börse AG Statement On Statement Of Objections

Date 05/10/2011

Deutsche Börse AG (XETRA:DB1) and NYSE Euronext (NYSE:NYX) today issued the following statement regarding the issuance of a Statement of Objections by the EU Competition Commission:

We can confirm that we have received a Statement of Objections from the European Commission. The Statement of Objections is a normal step in a second phase merger procedure. It sets out a provisional position of the Commission and does not prejudge the final outcome of the case.

IMF Sees Latin America Facing A Range Of Challenges From Global Crisis

Date 05/10/2011

Despite Latin America’s generally sound macroeconomic fundamentals, the latest global economic and financial crisis presents a range of challenges, according to the International Monetary Fund’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for the Western Hemisphere. Downside risks are significant, with some countries more vulnerable than others. But growth has so far held up reasonably well in Latin America and the Caribbean, the IMF notes in Shifting Winds, New Policy Challenges, which was launched today in Lima, Perú.

TMX Group Inc. To Announce Financial Results For Q3 2011 On Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Date 05/10/2011

TMX Group Inc. will release its financial results for the third quarter of 2011 on Tuesday, November 8, 2011.

CBOE Holdings Presents Strategic Initiatives To Enhance Share Value At Investor Day Conference - Strong Cash Flow Funds Repurchase Of $15 Million Of Common Stock - Product Innovation And Exclusive Products Drive Growth

Date 05/10/2011

At today's Investor Day Conference with stockholders and analysts, CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) senior management outlined the Company's strategic initiatives to enhance share value.  It also noted that through September of this year,CBOE repurchased $15 million of common stock, representing 599,900 shares at an average price of $24.82.  The shares were purchased as part of the Company's $100 million share repurchase plan, authorized in August.

José Manuel Durão Barroso President Of The European Commission Statement By President Barroso Following The Meeting Of German Chancellor Angela Merkel With The College Of Commissioners Press Point- Brussels, 5 October 2011

Date 05/10/2011

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,

It is indeed a great pleasure for us to have Chancellor Merkel with us today at the European Commission.

Börse Berlin Q3: Turnover Increases Significantly

Date 05/10/2011

In Q3/2011 Börse Berlin gained a plus in turnover of 159 per cent compared to Q3/2010 in its broker aided specialist trade. Trades increased by 19 per cent. The fully electronic market place Equiduct completed the quarter with a turnover of 10.2 bn. Euro.