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BOX Options Exchange: January 2012 InBOX

Date 06/01/2012

This is the January issue of InBOX, your news source from inside the BOX Options Exchange. This monthly publication will provide convenient summaries of recent developments at BOX.

TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics – December 2011: Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange

Date 06/01/2012

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

ESMA Publishes An Open Letter To Cement Companies

Date 06/01/2012

This open letter covers the Interpretation of the Mineral Companies Recommendations for cement companies.

To view the letter, please click here.

Program Trading Averaged 34.1 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Dec. 27-30

Date 06/01/2012

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms' executed volume from NYSE's orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Dec. 27-30.

ESMA Updates The List Of Registered And Certified CRA's

Date 06/01/2012

The list has been updated to include the registration of the CRA CRIF S.p.A., by the Italian regulator Consob. 

To view the full list, please click here.

CBOE Futures Exchange To Launch Security Futures Trading In Emerging Markets Volatility Index

Date 06/01/2012

CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) announced today that it will launch trading in security futures on the CBOE Emerging Markets ETF Volatility Index (Index ticker: VXEEM; futures symbol: VXEM) on Monday, January 9, pending regulatory approval.

ESMA Extends The Deadline For The Post Of Head Of Unit Economic Research (AD10)

Date 06/01/2012

The deadline for applications to this position has been extended to 20 January.  For further information, please see the section Vacancies.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 1 - 2012

Date 06/01/2012

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 1 - 2012. Today more than 2000 option contracts were traded on TOM MTF, next week more statistics about trading options on TOM MTF will follow.

NASDAQ Wins Transfers Battle in 2011

Date 06/01/2012

• More than $80 billion in market capitalization switched to NASDAQ in 2011 — more than double its competitor.
• Blue Chip companies Texas Instruments and Viacom lead a range of companies to transfer listings to NASDAQ, including Icahn Enterprises, Sallie Mae and Wendy's.
• The majority of tech listings in 2011 chose to list on NASDAQ. NASDAQ continues to dominate the tech sector with 82% of tech listings choosing NASDAQ in the second half of the year.

CFTC Chairman Names Vincente Martinez As Director Of Recently Opened Whistleblower Office

Date 06/01/2012

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler today announced that Vincente Martinez has been hired as the first director of the CFTC’s recently opened Whistleblower Office.