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Statement Of U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner On Financial Reform

Date 05/05/2010

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the following statement from Secretary Tim Geithner on the Senate's approval of the Shelby-Dodd amendment: "We welcome today's action by the Senate to approve the Shelby-Dodd amendment and commend Chairman Dodd and Senator Shelby for their leadership. The strong bipartisan support for this provision demonstrates the growing momentum for passing comprehensive financial reform."

TMX Group – Equity Financing Statistics April 2010 Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange

Date 05/05/2010

TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for April 2010.

SEC Staff To Hold Seminar to Help Mutual Funds Comply With XBRL Reporting Rules

Date 05/05/2010

Securities and Exchange Commission staff will conduct a public seminar next month to help mutual funds comply with new rules that require them to file data in the risk/return summary section of the prospectus using eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), which can provide investors with quicker access to the data they want in a format that is easily used, searched, and analyzed.

CME Group Announces Request To List Twelve New Agricultural Swaps

Date 05/05/2010

CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the submission of a petition to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for approval to list twelve new agricultural swaps to be available on CME ClearPort, a set of flexible clearing services open to over-the-counter (OTC) market participants to substantially mitigate counterparty risk and provide neutral settlement prices across asset classes. These contracts will be listed with, and subject to, th

SEC Charges Spongetech And Senior Executives In Pump-And-Dump Scheme

Date 05/05/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York City-based Spongetech Delivery Systems Inc., an affiliate, and five people involved in a massive pump-and-dump scheme that deceived investors into believing they were buying stock in a highly successful company.

CME Group Announces The Launch Of Cheese Futures And Options

Date 05/05/2010

CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of Cheese futures and options on futures. The cash-settled contracts will be available on CME Globex®, the exchange’s electronic trading platform, with trading scheduled to begin on June 20, 2010, for trade date June 21. These contracts will be listed by and subject to the rules and regulations of CME.

Boston Options Exchange: PIP Stats, Volume Raise Significantly

Date 05/05/2010

For the month of April, price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via the Boston Options Exchange’s (“BOX”) price improvement auction (‘PIP’*) averaged $2.97 per contract, a 21% increase over March’s $2.45. On the same token, an average of 61,600 contracts per day received price improvement during the month, a 51% increase over March’s level. Total savings to investors this month were $3.8M.

TMX: Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report - April 30, 2010

Date 05/05/2010

Please find below the Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report Highlights. The report is produced twice monthly, effective the 15th and the end of each month. The report below covers the 2-week period ending April 30, 2010.

BM&FBOVESPA Receives French Ambassador - Michel Doucin Visited Brazil To Understand The Country’s Projects In The Area Of Sustainability

Date 05/05/2010

Michel Doucin is on an official mission to better understand and visit sustainability projects run by Brazilian companies and organizations. At BM&FBOVESPA, the Ambassador attended a presentation about the Exchange’s key initiatives, such as the Corporate Sustainability Index, the Novo Mercado segment, and the Carbon Efficient Index.

Data Transfers To USA: European Parliament States Its Terms

Date 05/05/2010

Any new agreement on providing bank data to the United States - for example via the SWIFT system - must avoid "bulk data" transfers until they can be processed within the EU, warned MEPs on Wednesday. As for Passenger Name Records, Parliament opted to postpone its vote on the existing agreements with the United States and Australia and called for those accords be renegotiated on the basis of new criteria.