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BATS Exchange Multicast Datafeed Now Available Via Savvis Low Latency Extranet - Real-Time Depth-Of-Book Market Datafeed Can Cut Latency Up To 50% - Data Is Free To BATS Exchange Members And Market Data Vendors

Date 25/06/2009

BATS Exchange, an innovative and technology leading U.S. stock exchange, announces the immediate availability of its Multicast PITCH real-time depth of book data feed via Savvis’ low latency exchange connectivity technology.

SIFMA’s Asset Management Group Supports Treating Principal Forbearance Modifications As Realized Losses At The Time Of Modification

Date 25/06/2009

The Asset Management Group (AMG) of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today issued the following statement on the principal forbearance in loan modifications:

BM&FBOVESPA S.A. Board Meeting - June 25th, 2009

Date 25/06/2009

Click here to download the minutes of the BM&FBOVESPA S.A. board meeting on June 25th, 2009.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 25/06/2009

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: TransCanada Corporation (TSX:TRP) has completed an underwritten issuance of common shares. The relative weight of TransCanada will increase in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity and Equity 60, the S&P/TSX 60 and the S&P/TSX 60 Capped indices after the close of trading on Thursday, June 25, 2009, to reflect this issuance of new shares.

CBOE, CFE And CBSX Trading Schedule For Independence Day Holiday

Date 25/06/2009

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), and CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of the Independence Day Holiday.

John M. Gannon, Senior Vice President, Office Of Investor Education: Testimony Before The Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Credit Committee On Financial Services, U.S. House Of Representatives, June 25, 2009

Date 25/06/2009

Chairman Gutierrez, Ranking Member Hensarling and Members of the Subcommittee:   I am John Gannon, Senior Vice President for Investor Education with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA. On behalf of FINRA, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to testify today.

Letter From Chief Of Staff Steven M. Cohen To Bloomberg News

Date 25/06/2009

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Holds Third Annual International Commodity Market Manipulation Conference, Co-Chaired By The UK Financial Services Authority

Date 25/06/2009

On June 24-25, 2009, senior enforcement officials from 14 regulatory authorities around the world gathered in Washington, DC for the CFTC’s third annual international manipulation enforcement conference. Co-chaired by the CFTC and the UK Financial Services Authority (UK FSA), the conference brought together international regulators to share their respective experiences and observations of market abuse trends with the goal of enhancing regulators’ ability to detect and deter misconduct affecting

MGEX Breaks Monthly Electronic Trading Volume Record

Date 25/06/2009

MGEX (Minneapolis Grain Exchange or Exchange), Wednesday, June 24, set a new monthly electronic futures and options trading volume record of 101,238, surpassing the previous record of 100,633 set in April 2009. The record was set with four trading days remaining in June.

ECB And Other Central Banks Extend Their Swap Lines With Federal Reserve

Date 25/06/2009

The temporary reciprocal currency arrangements (swap lines) between the Federal Reserve and other central banks have been extended until 1 February 2010.