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EEX Trading Results In January

Date 03/02/2011

In January, the trading volume, on the EEX Spot Market for Natural Gas amounted to 1,323,933 MWh (GASPOOL and NCG market areas) compared  to 885,696 MWh in January 2010. The volume included 382,893 MWh traded in the Within-Day Gas product. The Spot Market price for the day-ahead delivery of Natural Gas ranged between EUR 20.01 per MWh and EUR 28.00 per MWh.

Ekkehart Boehmer, Raman Uppal And Giuseppe Bertola Join EDHEC-Risk Institute

Date 03/02/2011

The EDHEC-Risk Institute announced that Ekkehart Boehmer, Raman Uppal and Giuseppe Bertola have become members. They will all be core-faculty professors in the EDHEC-Risk Institute PhD in Finance programme.

EPEX Spot / EEX Power Derivatives: Power Trading Results In January

Date 03/02/2011

In January 2011, a total volume of 121.6 TWh was traded on the Power Spot and Derivatives Market operated by EPEX Spot SE and EEX Power Derivatives (same month of the previous year: 133.9 TWh).

RTS Exchange: Final Settlement Prices Determined For Futures On The Average Power Price Index

Date 03/02/2011

On February 1, 2011 within the framework of the project between the Moscow Energy Exchange and RTS Group on trading in the power futures contract,  the futures contracts on the average power price index in the ‘Center’ (ECBM-1.11 и ECPM-1.11), ‘Ural’ (EUBM-1.11 и EUPM-1.11), ‘Western Siberia’ (SWBM-1.11) and ‘Eastern Siberia’ (SEBM-1.11) hubs were settled.

Cinnober Delivers Scila Surveillance To EU Pilot Project

Date 03/02/2011

Multi-purpose market monitoring system Scila Surveillance has been selected for an EU pilot project on monitoring wholesale energy markets. The findings of the pilot project will feed into an enhanced EU wide framework for the supervision of energy markets. 

NZX Group Operational Report January 2011

Date 03/02/2011

NZX has released the NZX Group Operational Report for January 2011 (Attached).

CFTC: Minnesota Federal Court Orders Minnesota Man Charles E. Hays And His Company, Crossfire Trading, LLC, To Pay More Than $84 Million In Disgorgement And Civil Monetary Penalties In Connection With Multi-Million Dollar Commodity Pool Ponzi Scheme - Hays Was Sentenced To More Than Nine Years In Prison In A Criminal Proceeding For The Same Fraudulent Scheme

Date 03/02/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it obtained more than $84 million in disgorgement and civil monetary penalties in a federal summary judgment order against defendants Charles E. Hays and his company, Crossfire Trading, LLC (Crossfire), both of Rosemount, Minn.

TARP Bank Programs Nearing Profitability After Fifth Third Bancorp Repays $3.4 Billion

Date 02/02/2011

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that Fifth Third Bancorp of Cincinnati, Ohio has fully repaid its $3.4 billion in outstanding Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds. With this transaction, total repayments and other income from programs within TARP to provide direct financial support to banks (approximately $243 billion) have nearly surpassed total disbursements under those programs (approximately $245 billion). Treasury currently estimates that bank programs within TARP will ultimately provide a lifetime profit of nearly $20 billion to taxpayers.

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange, NGX

Date 02/02/2011

TMX Group Inc. today announced January 2011 trading statistics for its diversified group of exchanges - Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange (MX) and Natural Gas Exchange (NGX).

Speech By SEC Commissioner: Bringing Trading In Security-Based Swaps Under Regulatory Oversight

Date 02/02/2011