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  • Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

    Date 02/06/2011

    Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:

    • The shareholders of Equinox Minerals Limited (TSX:EQN) have accepted the $C8.15 cash per share takeover offer from Barrick Gold Corporation (TSX:ABX). Equinox Minerals will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX Completion, the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining, the S&P/TSX Global Mining, Global Base Metals and Equal Weight Global Base Metals and the S&P/TSX Capped Materials indices after close on Thursday, June 9, 2011.

  • CBOE To Begin Disseminating Two New Volatility Benchmarks Based On CME Group Corn And Soybean Options Prices

    Date 02/06/2011

    The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that on Monday, June 6, CBOE will begin disseminating data for CME Group on two new volatility indexes based on CBOT corn and soybean options prices.  The new volatility indexes will be calculated using proprietary CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX®)) methodology.  

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

    Date 02/06/2011

    Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, June 2, 2011:

    • Texalta Petroleum Ltd. (TSXVN:TEX.A) will be removed from the index. The shares of the company have been acquired by PetroFrontier Corp. (TSXVN:PFC).

  • Remarks, Bringing Transparency To The Swaps Markets, National Association Of Corporate Treasurers Conference - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

    Date 02/06/2011

    Good afternoon. I thank the National Association of Corporate Treasurers and Tom Deas for inviting me to speak today. Both the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and I have benefited from your thoughtful input and constant attention to important issues with regard to the swaps marketplace during the legislative process and the rule-writing process to implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

  • CME Group Announces Publication And Dissemination Of Volatility Indexes For Corn And Soybeans

    Date 02/06/2011

    CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will publish volatility indexes for CBOT Corn and Soybeans beginning Monday, June 6. CME Group currently publishes and disseminates the CBOE/NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Volatility Index (OIV) and the CBOE/COMEX Gold Volatility Index (GVX). The CME volatility index calculations are performed by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) based on the methodology developed for the CBOE Volatility Index®, or VIX®. CBOT Corn and Soybean futures and options contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CBOT.