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Markit To Provide First CFD Trade Reporting System To Saxo Bank

Date 09/06/2011

Markit, a leading, global financial information services company, today announced that Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, will begin to report its contract for difference (CFD) trades via Markit BOAT, the trade reporting platform, in September 2011.

Euroclear Bank To Open Dubai Office

Date 09/06/2011

Euroclear Bank, the international central securities depository (ICSD), will open a representative office in Dubai, further strengthening its long-standing commitment to Middle Eastern clients. The office – located in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) – will have space for 10 employees and will be headed by Bernard Ferran, Director and Regional Head. He takes up his new role on 15 June 2011.

May Statistics Report From The NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchanges - Summary

Date 09/06/2011

Share Trading

The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 3.0 billion, as compared to EUR 2.6 billion during the past 12-month period. The average number of trades per business day amounted to 314,098 as compared to 293,460 during the past 12-month period. The total market cap of listed companies at NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange amounted to EUR 809 billion, compared to EUR 668 billion in May 2010.

Address By YBhg Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar, Chairman, Securities Commission Malaysia At The 2nd Annual World Islamic Banking Conference - Asia Summit - 8 June 2011

Date 09/06/2011

Click here to download an address that was delivered by YBhg Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar, Chairman, Securities Commission Malaysia at the 2^nd Annual World Islamic Banking Conference – Asia Summit, yesterday.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Fundamental Indexes To Be Launched

Date 09/06/2011

To further enhance the SSE index family as well as to provide new analysis tool and underlying instrument for investors, Shanghai Stock Exchange and China Securities Index Co Ltd announced that the SSE Fundamental Indexes are to be launched on July 1, 2011.

CME Group Inc. Announces Preliminary Results Of Its Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Date 09/06/2011

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today announced the preliminary shareholder voting results from its 2011 annual meeting.  

MGEX Announces Consecutive Top 5 Electronic Trading Days

Date 08/06/2011

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Organization, today announced electronic futures and options trading of its flagship Hard Red Spring Wheat (HRSW) contract reached an estimated 17,409 contracts, the fifth highest electronic trading day in MGEX’s 130 year history.  The record comes one day after the Exchange reported a top three electronic trading day.  June 7 electronic trading volume was 18,322 contracts.  

“Policy Buffets: Plating-Up Efficient And Effective Financial Markets” - Speech Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton To High Frequency Trading World Amsterdam, 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Date 08/06/2011

Be Happy

It’s good to be with you today. I especially want to thank Matthew Pullan for the kind invitation to be here. It’s fitting that we’re here in Amsterdam, home of the world’s oldest stock exchange. And, you may have heard that just last month, the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) rated the Netherlands as the happiest country in the world. The happiest! That’s just great.

FTSE Italia Index Series Review - June 2011

Date 08/06/2011

The FTSE Italia Joint Executive Group has approved the following changes to the FTSE Italia Index Series which will become effective after the close of business on Friday, 17 June 2011 (i.e. on Monday, 20 June 2011).

Speech By SEC Commissioner Troy A. Paredes: Remarks At The Symposium On “Hedge Fund Regulation And Current Developments”

Date 08/06/2011

Thank you, Scott [Kieff], for that very generous introduction. As an academic myself, I always welcome the chance to participate in law school sponsored events such as this one. Given my many friends at The George Washington University Law School, I am especially pleased to join you at this “C-LEAF in New York” symposium on “Hedge Fund Regulation and Current Developments.” For all of those who are participating, this event promises to be an informative exploration of hedge funds and their role in financial markets.