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Thomson Reuters Executive Is New President-Elect Of The American Payroll Association

Date 08/05/2015

Jim Paille, director of operations for myPay Solutions at Thomson Reuters, is the new president-elect of the American Payroll Association.

Summary Of April 2015 Activities At TOCOM - April Volume Averaged 88,382 Contracts Per Day, Down 0.8% M-On-M

Date 08/05/2015

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today that average daily trading volume for April 2015 was 88,382 contracts, down 0.8% from March 2015. On a year-on-year basis, it gained 19.4%. The Oil market, as well as the Agricultural Product & Sugar market, saw major increases in volume; Crude Oil was up 24.8% to 15,463 contracts and total Oil market volume was up 16.3% to 25,281 contracts. Corn volume rose 13.8% to 2,645 contracts, Soybean was up 322.3% to 1,220 contracts and the Agricultural Product & Sugar market was up a total of 149.6%. However, trading in other products fell. Gold, which is TOCOM”s most actively traded product, saw volume fall 13.2% to 29,935 contracts, which lead the overall decrease in exchange volume.

JPX Published An English Version Of JPX Working Papers, Vol.2 “Investigation Of Relationship Between Tick Size And Trading Volume Of Markets Using Artificial Market Simulations”

Date 08/05/2015

JPX Working Papers highlight research and studies on changes in the market and regulatory environment with the aim of raising competitiveness. Conducted by officers and employees of JPX, its subsidiaries, and affiliates, as well as outside researchers, JPX Working Papers are intended to draw comments widely from academia, research institutions, and other market participants and observers.

TOCOM Statement On Recent News Article On Personnel Change

Date 08/05/2015

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange Inc., today released the following statement:

“The news article published today regarding the appointment of an outside board member of TOCOM is not based on the announcement the Exchange has made.”  

Bucharest Stock Exchange Is Aligning Its Trading Program To The Ones Of Other Important European Stock Exchanges

Date 08/05/2015

Starting May 21, 2015, Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) will extend the trading program by 30 minutes, till 18:30, for shares, ETF and fund units markets, aligning in this way its’ trading hours with the ones of other important European stock exchanges. 

MNI Russia Consumer Sentiment Rises In April - Outlook For Business Conditions Improves Following Ceasefire

Date 08/05/2015

TOCOM Statement On Recent News Article On Personnel Change

Date 08/05/2015

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange Inc., today released the following statement:

“The news article published today regarding the personnel changes in top management of TOCOM is not based on the announcement the Exchange has made. It also mentions the appointment of an advisor, but TOCOM has announced no such matter.” 

Nasdaq April 2015 Volumes

Date 07/05/2015

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for April 2015, on its investor relations website. 

Dominique Cerutti Euronext Ex-CEO Tells Employees That A Quick Exit Was In Company's Best Interests

Date 07/05/2015

Reuters reported today that former Euronext CEO Dominique Cerutti, in an emailed message to the company's employees, a copy of which was seen by Reuters, that his early depature was in the best interests of Euronext to ensure its stability.

European Fund For Strategic Investment: First Round Of Negotiations Successfully Concluded

Date 07/05/2015

On 7 May the Council of the EU and the European Parliament held their third political meeting to discuss the legislative proposal on the set up of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) that will bring more than 315 billion euro in new investments across the EU. The discussions focused on important concepts of additionality, eligibility criteria, general objectives and investment guidelines.