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  • SIFMA Submits Comments Seeking Clarity And Specificity On Volcker Rule Implementation

    Date 08/11/2010

    SIFMA today released two comment letters submitted to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) on the Volcker Rule in the Dodd-Frank Act - one on the Volcker Rule’s prohibition on proprietary trading and the other on its restrictions on sponsoring and investing in hedge funds and private equity funds.

  • SEC Approves New Rules Prohibiting Market Maker Stub Quotes

    Date 08/11/2010

    The Securities and Exchange Commission approved new rules proposed by the exchanges and FINRA to strengthen the minimum quoting standards for market makers and effectively prohibit "stub quotes" in the U.S. equity markets.

  • MGEX Breaks Open Interest Record

    Date 08/11/2010

    MGEX, a Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Organization, today announced open interest recorded after the November 5 trading session reached 77,344 contracts, topping the old record set on October 8, 2007 by 539 contracts. Open interest refers to the number of futures and options contracts not liquidated by an offsetting trade, delivery or expiration.

  • Longitude LLC Announces It is Exploring New Business Opportunities For Its Patented Technology Platform

    Date 08/11/2010

    Longitude LLC (Longitude), a wholly owned subsidiary of International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc. (ISE Holdings), announced today that it is exploring new business opportunities for its patented technology platform. Longitude’s calculation engine uses parimutuel principles to aggregate liquidity and produce fair and efficient prices for event-driven transactions. The innovative features of this proprietary system enable a broad range of possible applications. Among the business opportu

  • Hellenic Exchanges S.A.: HELEX 9M 2010 Financial Results - EUR 14.2m Net After Tax Profits

    Date 08/11/2010

    The consolidated net after tax profits of HELEX for the nine month 2010 period amounted to EUR 14.2m vs. EUR 27.9m in 9M 2009, reduced by 49%. It should be noted that this year?s results include EUR 7.9m in 'extraordinary social responsibility tax', which was imposed on businesses on their profits for fiscal year 2009 (Law 3845/2010).