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FOA Response To Timothy Geithner

Date 07/06/2011

Below is a statement from Anthony Belchambers, CEO of the Futures & Options Association (FOA) re US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s comment reported in today’s Financial Times:

“The Futures & Options Association understands US concerns over the risk of business migration as a result of setting exacting regulatory standards and welcomes the drive for regulatory consensus. However, US Secretary Geithner is wrong to cite the “tragic” example of UK “light touch” regulation as a way of resisting a differentiated approach to US regulation."

Clearstream’s May 2011 Figures

Date 07/06/2011

Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics May 2011

Date 07/06/2011

Please click here for the May 2011 ISE monthly statistical report.

Deutsche Börse: New Lyxor ETF Launched On Xetra

Date 07/06/2011

A new exchange-traded fund (ETF) issued by Lyxor has been tradable on Xetra since Tuesday.

Indian Commodity Exchange Launches Website In Gujarati - Will Educate And Empower Market Participants And Extend Financial Inclusion

Date 07/06/2011

Indian Commodity Exchange, today launched the Gujarati version of its website (http://gujarati.icexindia.com/), to provide details on the commodity market, news updates on business and economy. Real-time updates on scrip movements, announcements, market data, market operations and Investor guidance in the Gujarati language are the key features on this website and will be a valuable guide for the members, traders, brokers and other market participants.

Palestine Exchange (PEX) Investor Monthly Newsletter Issue #14, May 2011

Date 07/06/2011

Click here to download issue #14, May 2011, of the PEX investor monthly newsletter.

U.S.A. Federal Agencies Extend Comment Period On Risk Retention Proposed Rulemaking

Date 07/06/2011

Six federal agencies have approved and will submit a Federal Register notice that extends the comment period on the proposed rules to implement the credit risk retention requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The comment period was extended to August 1, 2011, to allow interested persons more time to analyze the issues and prepare their comments. Originally, comments were due by June 10, 2011.

HKEx Publishes Trading Statistics For May 2011 - On-Floor & Off-Floor Trading Statistics

Date 07/06/2011

Transaction in Terms of Turnover and Number of Trades Conducted On-floor and Off-floor

SEC Suspends Trading In 17 Companies In Proactive Effort To Combat Microcap Stock Fraud

Date 07/06/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today suspended trading in 17 microcap stocks because of questions about the adequacy and accuracy of publicly available information about the companies, which trade in the over-the-counter (OTC) market.

HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - May 2011

Date 07/06/2011

Highlights

- Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first five months of 2011 was $74,395 million, an increase of 12 per cent when compared with $66,210 million for the same period last year. 
• The average daily turnover of derivative warrants for the first five months of 2011 was $12,307 million, an increase of 30 per cent when compared with $9,472 million for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first five months of 2011 was $5,657 million, an increase of 18 per cent when compared with $4,786 million for the same period last year. 
• Funds raised by initial public offerings for the first five months of 2011 was $122,497 million, an increase of 164 per cent when compared with $46,323 million for the same period last year.