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Phillip Futures Takes Patsystems Installation In Kuala Lumpur

Date 11/03/2009

Phillip Futures and Patsystems are pleased to announce that Phillip Futures has taken a full installation of the Patsystems infrastructure in Kuala Lumpur. This brings the number of Patsystems’ installations at Phillip Futures to a total of three, with existing installations in Singapore and Hong Kong.
Deutsche Börse Commodities: Xetra-Gold Enters The Austrian Market

Date 11/03/2009

The physically-backed bond Xetra-Gold, issued by Deutsche Börse Commodities GmbH, has been admitted for sale in Austria with immediate effect. Xetra-Gold (ISIN: DE000A0S9GB0) was successfully launched in Germany in December 2007, and has also been available in Luxembourg since November 2008.
Brady Strategy Produces Strong Profits

Date 11/03/2009

Brady plc (BRY.L), the leading supplier of trading and risk management solutions for metals and commodities, has announced significant progress and released preliminary results showing year-on-year operating profits that have more than doubled and pre-tax profits up by an impressive 63% to £1 million. Recurring revenue has increased by 36% to 35% of total revenues. New contract signings have trebled and there is significant growth in the sales opportunity pipeline. Sales revenues have increas
Dow Jones Indexes And South Asian Federation Of Exchanges To Launch Indexes

Date 11/03/2009

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and the South Asian Federation of Exchanges (SAFE) today launched the Dow Jones SAFE 100 Index and the Dow Jones SAFE Pakistan Index. This is the first time indexes are created to measure the performance of blue-chip companies in five of the eight member states of SAFE. The five member states included in the Dow Jones SAFE 100 Index are: India, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Markit BOAT™ - Equity Trading Highlights

Date 11/03/2009

Markit BOAT is a trade reporting platform which consolidates pan-European cash equity trade data from MTFs, Dark Pools and OTC transactions. The trading activity in this report took place on 10th March 2009 and was published by Markit BOAT on the same day.

FIA Annual Volume Survey: Global Futures And Options Volume Rises 13.7%, But Credit Crisis Damages Liquidity In The Core Markets

Date 11/03/2009

2008 Global Futures and Options Trading Volume Hits 17.7 Billion Contracts, a 13.7 Percent Rise from 2007 Global 2008 Volume Rate of Growth Slows From 30.9 Percent in 2007 Global Interest Rate Volume Fell 14.4 Percent, Reflecting Credit Crisis Agricultural Volume Surges 38.7 Percent, Energy Volume up 16.8 percent Equity Index Derivatives Volume Rose 18 percent, Individual Equity Derivatives Volume up 25.2 percent
Speech By SEC Commissioner Troy A. Paredes: Remarks At The CCOutreach BD National Seminar

Date 10/03/2009

It is a pleasure to be speaking to you today. Before I begin, I must give the standard disclaimer that my own compliance team prescribes — that is, that the views I express here today are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or my fellow Commissioners.
Public Plan Investors Announce Market Regulation Reform Principles - Transparency, Regulatory Independence And New Agency To Prevent Systemic Risk Are Critical For Restoring Confidence In Capital Markets

Date 10/03/2009

The leading public pension funds of the United States, which collectively invest more than $900 billion in global markets, have developed and announced a set of five financial regulation principles aimed at restoring trust and confidence in the global capital markets.
First New York Securities, Four Of Its Former Traders Ordered To Pay Over $436,000 For Covering Short Sales With Secondary Offering Shares - Sanctions Include $265,000 In Fines, Over $171,000 In Disgorgement

Date 10/03/2009

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined First New York Securities L.L.C. $170,000 for improperly covering short positions with secondary offering shares and related oversight failures. The firm was also ordered to disgorge more than $171,000 in trading profits earned from the prohibited conduct. Four of the firm's former traders who conducted the transactions were fined a total of $95,000.
Commissioner Bart Chilton Appointed To Chair CFTC’s Energy Markets Advisory Committee

Date 10/03/2009

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chairman Michael V. Dunn announced today the appointment of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton to serve as Chairman of the CFTC’s Energy Markets Advisory Committee (EMAC). Commissioner Chilton replaces Walter L. Lukken who has served as EMAC Chairman since it was established in February 2008.