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Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange Sets PTA Futures Open Interest Record

Date 18/06/2009

On Jun. 15, 2009, the open interest in the Pure Terephthalic Acid (PTA) futures contract on ZCE (Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange) peaked at 271014 contracts, surpassing the previous record of 248686 contracts set on Jun.11, 2009.
World's Biggest Carbon Offset Exchange Comes One Step Closer To Reality As NYSE’s BlueNext And China-Beijing Environmental Exchange Sign China Partnership

Date 18/06/2009

NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced that BlueNext, its majority-owned environmental trading exchange, is partnering with the China-Beijing Environmental Exchange (CBEEX), the first state-level Chinese environmental rights trading platform, to set up an international carbon-trading related information platform.
BM&FBOVESPA Options On Ibovespa Index: Exercise Volume Reaches BRL 2.04 Billion

Date 17/06/2009

The exercise volume of options on Ibovespa Index, Bovespa segment, reached today BRL2.04 billion of which BRL1.87 billion in call options and BRL177.8 thousand in put options. The top five options regarding financail volume traded in today’s exercise were as follows: 50.000 points series generated BRL376.5 million in call options; 46.000 points series generated BRL359.2 million in call options; 48.000 points series generated BRL 331.6 million in call options; 49.000 poi
Remarks By Rick Ketchum, Chairman & CEO, FINRA From The Exchequer Club, Washington, DC, June 17, 2009

Date 17/06/2009

Thank you, Paul, for that introduction, and thank you to the Exchequer Club for the invitation.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 17/06/2009

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, June 17, 2009: The shares of Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSXVN:BU) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the same ticker symbol.

Futures Industry Association Comments On Obama Regulatory Reform Plan

Date 17/06/2009

John Damgard, the president of the Futures Industry Association, today issued the following statement in response to the release by the Obama administration of a white paper outlining a number of reforms to the U.S. financial regulatory system. “We welcome the Obama plan to plug the gaps in financial market supervision and prevent a crisis of the magnitude that we have seen over the last year. Although much work remains to be done on the details of the administration’
Statement From NASDAQ OMX Group CEO On The Obama Administration's Proposed U.S. Regulatory Reforms

Date 17/06/2009

Bob Greifeld, Chief Executive Officer of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) commented, "The administration has been diligent and comprehensive in its approach to financial regulatory reform. With the complexity and interconnectedness of markets today, the Administration has recognized that details matter and global cooperation matters. The proposal affirms important principles to protect the American investing public while offering pragmatic solutions for updating and improving our fina
NYSE Liffe Bclear Volume Breaks Through The 500 Million Mark

Date 17/06/2009

Total volume in equity derivatives futures and options registered through NYSE Liffe’s Bclear OTC wholesale service has just passed the 500 million milestone, the exchange announced today.
U.S. Treasury Department Releases "Financial Regulatory Reform: A New Foundation"

Date 17/06/2009

Over the past two years we have faced the most severe financial crisis since the Great Depression. Americans across the nation are struggling with unemployment, failing businesses, falling home prices, and declining savings. These challenges have forced the government to take extraordinary measures to revive our financial system so that people can access loans to buy a car or home, pay for a child's education, or finance a business.
SEC Charges Former Quest Executives With Fraudulently Concealing Millions Of Dollars Of Self-Dealing

Date 17/06/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two Oklahoma City residents with securities fraud and other violations for a scheme in which they misappropriated to themselves millions of dollars from Quest Resource Corporation, Quest Energy Partners, L.P. and their affiliates while they were executives at the company.