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The Options Industry Council Announces February Options Trading Volume Grew 2%

Date 01/03/2010

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that 262,434,225 total options contracts were traded in February, representing a 2.33 percent increase over February 2009 volume of 256,464,343 contracts.
British Bankers' Association Said Regulation Must Not Stifle Lending

Date 01/03/2010

Regulation must not stifle lending or hold back economic recovery the British Bankers' Association said tonight.
FINRA: TRACE Reporting Of Government Agency Debt, Primary Bond Market To Begin March 1 - Major TRACE Expansion Will Further Enhance Debt Market Transparency

Date 01/03/2010

Monday, March 1 marks a major expansion of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) – to include debt issued by federal government agencies, government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), as well as primary market transactions in new corporate debt issues.
Xetra Turnover Up By 25 Percent In February - 14.3 Million Trades Executed On Xetra - Total Volume Of 114.6 Billion Euros Traded On All Stock Exchanges In Germany

Date 01/03/2010

In February, 103 billion euros were traded on Xetra and on the floor at Börse Frank-furt – an increase of 23.5 percent year-on-year (February 2009: 83.4 billion euros). Of the 103 billion euros, 96.9 billion euros were traded on Xetra, an increase of 25 percent year-on-year (February 2009: 77.2 billion euros). 6 billion euros were traded on the floor, a decrease of 1.6 percent (February 2009: 6.1 billion euros).
ISE Reports Monthly Volume For February 2010

Date 01/03/2010

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today reported average daily volume of 3.1 million contracts in February 2010.

Average Daily Volume Of 10.6 Million Contracts At Eurex And ISE In February - Interest Rate Derivatives Segment At Eurex Grew By 36 Percent Y-O-Y - Eurex ADV Increased By 8 Percent Y-O-Y

Date 01/03/2010

In February 2010, the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 10.6 million contracts (Feb 2009: 10.7 million). Of those, 7.45 million were Eurex contracts (+ 8 percent) and 3.15 million contracts were traded at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE). In total, 149.0 million contracts were traded at Eurex and 59.8 million at the ISE.
Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn Resigns From Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System, Effective June 23, 2010

Date 01/03/2010

Donald L. Kohn submitted his intent to resign Monday as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, effective at the expiration of his term as Vice Chairman on June 23, 2010.
Deutsche Börse: Exchange Council Of The Frankfurt Stock Exchange Resolves Introducing Xetra Specialists For Equities And Fixed-Income Securities - Transitional Period For Lead Broker-Based Trading Until March 2012 - Deutsche Börse’s Economic Role Ensured

Date 01/03/2010

On Monday, the Exchange Council of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FWB) resolved unanimously to terminate lead-broker based floor trading on the regulated market with effect as of 28 March 2012. The lead brokers at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange support this transition. Once the transitional period has expired, trading on the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange will be conducted exclusively via the Xetra electronic trading
UK's Financial Services Authority Finalises New Framework For Financial Penalty-Setting

Date 01/03/2010

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today published its new penalties policy, which establishes a consistent and more transparent framework for the calculation of financial penalties, and which could see enforcement fines treble in size.
Trading In Steel Futures Surges On The London Metal Exchange To Record Volumes And Open Interest - Record Trading Of LME Steel Futures In Last Week Of February

Date 01/03/2010

Trading in steel futures on the London Metal Exchange reached record levels last week with volumes and market open interest growing substantially.