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Prime Minister Of The Hellenic Republic Alexis Tsipras’ Meetings During His Visit To Egypt

Date 08/08/2015

1. Meeting with French President François Hollande

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and French President François Hollande held a very cordial meeting on the sidelines of the inaugural ceremony for the Suez Canal.

The two leaders agreed that the terms of the July 12th agreement must be observed and that the negotiations can, and must, be concluded immediately after August 15th.

CBOE Holdings Completes Acquisition Of Livevol Data, Analytics Platforms

Date 07/08/2015

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced today that it has finalized the acquisition of the market data services and trading analytics platforms of Livevol, Inc., a leading provider of equity and index options technology and market data services to professional and retail traders, effective August 7. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

BOX Options Exchange Price Improvement Activity For July

Date 07/08/2015

In the month of July, price improved contracts on BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) averaged 255,150 per day. Price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s price improvement auction, PIP, averaged $538,457 per day, while total savings to investors in July was $11.86M. With this, BOX has saved investors over $650M since its inception in 2004. Overall average daily trading volume on BOX in the month of July was 407,728 contracts.

Additional Dissenting Comments On Pay Ratio Disclosure, SEC Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar, Aug. 7, 2015

Date 07/08/2015

The pay ratio disclosure rulemaking has flaws throughout.  I further enumerate a number of those defects below.

I. The Proposing Release did not provide sufficient notice under the Administrative Procedure Act.

Comptroller Of The Currency Thomas J. Curry Discusses Responsible Innovation, Risk Management

Date 07/08/2015

Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry discussed how innovation can benefit the financial system, the role banks play, and what the OCC is doing to better understand the benefits and risks of innovative products and services. He made his remarks during a conference sponsored by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, entitled “Leading Toward the Future; Ideas and Insight for a New Era.”

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 07/08/2015

The current reports for the week of August 4, 2015 are now available.

TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics - July 2015

Date 07/08/2015

TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for July 2015.

BATS Reports Record U.S. Options Market Share Of 10.8% - On Schedule to Launch EDGX Options On November 2nd , Pending SEC Approval

Date 07/08/2015

BATS Global Markets today reported July volume, market share, and monthly highlights for its U.S. options business, which reported its best month on record with 10.8% market share, up from 4.1% one year ago. The previous U.S. options monthly market share record was 9.9%, set in April 2015.

CFTC Charges New York Resident Gary Creagh And His Company, Wall Street Pirate Management, LLC, With Making False Statements To The National Futures Association

Date 07/08/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of an enforcement action charging Defendants Gary Creaghand Wall Street Pirate Management, LLC (Wall Street Pirate), both of New York, New York, with making false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or omissions to the National Futures Association (NFA) in statutorily required reports and during an NFA audit, in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). Both Wall Street Pirate and Creagh, the managing member and sole employee of Wall Street Pirate, were registered with the CFTC at the time of the conduct.

BATS Reports Record U.S. Options Market Share In July - Equities Market Share Remains Strong In U.S. And Europe - Remains On Track To Launch Hotspot London Matching Engine In September, Second U.S. Options Market In November

Date 07/08/2015

BATS Global Markets (BATS) today reported July data and highlights including record market share of 10.8% for its U.S. options business, surpassing the previous record of 9.9% set in April 2015.