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Boston Options Exchange: Price Improved Contracts Surge In May

Date 02/06/2010

In the month of May, price improved contracts on BOX soared to an average of 99,812 per day, an increase of 62% over April and its highest level in 28 months. Price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via the Boston Options Exchange’s (“BOX”) price improvement auction (‘PIP’*) averaged $3.47 per contract, a 17% increase over April’s $2.97. Total savings to investors this month were $6.9M. With this, BOX has saved investors $280M since its inception in 2004. Average
TSX Block List Leaders - May 2010

Date 02/06/2010

Block Trade Summaries TSX Block List LeadersTM Block trades are large trades with a volume of 10,000 shares or more and a value of $100,000 or more. The TSX Block List Leaders lists shows the top ten brokers chosen by their customers to execute these significant block trades on Toronto Stock Exchange. The leaders are measured by volume and value of blocks traded.
SEC Charges Former Biotech Company Executive For False Claims About Down Syndrome Test

Date 02/06/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former executive at a San Diego-based biotechnology company for making false statements to investors about her company's prenatal test for Down syndrome.
SIFMA Urges Review Of Implementation Timelines For FASB And IASB Convergence Projects

Date 02/06/2010

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) sent a letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) urging a review of implementation timelines for FASB and IASB convergence projects.
SEC Charges Diebold And Former Executives With Accounting Fraud

Date 02/06/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Diebold, Inc. and three former financial executives for engaging in a fraudulent accounting scheme to inflate the company's earnings. The SEC separately filed an enforcement action against Diebold's former CEO seeking reimbursement of certain financial benefits that he received while Diebold was committing accounting fraud.

Starbucks Store Opens On The NYSE Trading Floor - Standard And Specialty Beverages Available To NYSE Traders And Employees

Date 02/06/2010

Starbucks premier coffee, specialty beverages, and select food offerings are now available on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. A first at the NYSE, the Starbucks kiosk will serve the Exchange’s trader and employee community from 8:00am through the 4:00pm NYSE market close.
European Parliament: Daylight And Rules For The Derivatives Market

Date 02/06/2010

Proposed EU rules on derivatives trading must be made clearer and tougher, so as to reduce speculative trading and ensure that as many derivatives as possible are traded through open channels that are subject to standards, said the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in a resolution approved on Wednesday. The committee also suggested ways to regulate who may trade in credit default swaps and to reduce the regulatory burden on corporate end-users of derivatives.
Commission Proposes Improved EU Supervision Of Credit Rating Agencies And Launches Debate On Corporate Governance In Financial Institutions

Date 02/06/2010

As part of its work on preventing a future financial crisis and strengthening the financial system, the European Commission has today put forward amendments to the EU rules on Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) and launched a public consultation on reforming corporate governance in financial institutions. Furthermore, in order to advance swiftly in completing the necessary reforms to ensure a safe and stable financial system in Europe, the Commission has adopted
UK's Financial Services Authority Fines And Bans Commodity Broker For Market Abuse

Date 02/06/2010

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today fined Andrew Charles Kerr, a former commodity broker from Sucden Limited, £100,000 for market abuse. The FSA has also banned Kerr from working in the financial services industry on the grounds that he is not a fit and proper person.
NASDAQ OMX Announces NASDAQ Volatility Guard(SM) To Protect Investors And Listed Companies - New Functionality To Focus On Safeguarding Investors During Times Of High Trading Stress

Date 02/06/2010

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced a proposal to protect investors and listed companies while increasing transparency in the U.S. equity markets during times of volatile market conditions.