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SGX FTSE China A50 Futures Doubles Volume

Date 02/12/2014

• The SGX FTSE China A50 Index Futures contract (“SGX China A50 Futures”) doubled its volume in November from a year ago to record its highest-to-date monthly and average daily volumes of 4.8 million and 238,447 contracts respectively.
• Interest in the SGX China A50 Futures’ extended trading session has also been growing throughout the year. The contract saw a spike in trading volume during the T+1 session on 21 November following the PBOC’s surprise interest rate cut announcement that came after the closure of the cash market.
• To further reduce market impact cost and facilitate more precise management of the China exposure of our global investors, the tick size of the SGX China A50 Futures will be reduced from 5 to 2.5 index points with effect from 5 January 2015.

NZX To Appoint Edison As NXT Research Provider

Date 02/12/2014

NZX has reached agreement in principle with Edison Investment Research relating to the appointment of Edison as the foundation NXT market research provider.

ISE Holdings Reports Business Activity For November 2014

Date 01/12/2014

• ISE and ISE Gemini combined represent 14.9% of equity options market share, excluding dividend trades.
• ISE and ISE Gemini reported a combined ADV of 2.1 million contracts.
• Dividend trades made up 3.0% of industry volume in November 2014.

SIFMA Submits Comments Highlighting Significant Concerns With The FINRA CARDS Rule Proposal

Date 01/12/2014

SIFMA today submitted a comment letter to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) expressing significant concerns with FINRA's proposal for the development of a Comprehensive Automated Risk Data System (CARDS). The letter includes two new studies by IBM, commissioned by SIFMA, that estimate the significant costs and cybersecurity risks posed by CARDS, as proposed. SIFMA concludes that FINRA's CARDS proposal would impose undue costs and burdens on member firms far exceeding any benefit and does not appropriately account for the impact on investor privacy and cybersecurity risk, and therefore should not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  Further, CARDS, as proposed, would be duplicative to existing investor protection systems and processes.

CFTC To Reopen Comment Period For Position Limit Rulemaking

Date 01/12/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today submitted to the Federal Register a notice reopening the comment period for Position Limit Rulemaking. The notice will appear in the Federal Register on Wednesday, Dec. 3.

Deutsche Börse: Unscheduled Component Changes In MDAX And SDAX

Date 01/12/2014

Deutsche Börse has announced that Sky Deutschland AG will drop out of MDAX. Jungheinrich AG will be included in MDAX instead. Due to the takeover of Sky Deutschland AG by Sky plc, the free float of Sky Deutschland AG has dropped to 9.96 percent, making it ineligible for index inclusion.

CBOE Futures Exchange Reports November 2014 Trading Volume

Date 01/12/2014

CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE®) today reported that November 2014 monthly average daily volume (ADV) and monthly total volume in trading of futures on the CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX® Index) rose over year-ago levels.

Appointment Of Jaime Ruíz Sacristán As Chairman Of The Board Of Directors Of The Mexican Stock Exchange

Date 01/12/2014

Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V., “Bolsa”, informs that an Ordinary Shareholders´ Assembly took place today. In this meeting the Shareholders approved the appointment of Jaime Ruiz Sacristán as Chairman of the Board of Directors starting January 1, 2015, for a period of 2 years with a possible renewal for another period with the same time extension.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Sharon Y. Bowen Regarding The CFTC’s Reopening The Comment Period For Position Limits Rulemaking

Date 01/12/2014

I support this reopening of the comment period for our position limits rule. As I've previously said, this is a key rule and we are well-served by giving stakeholders another chance to comment.

CBOE Holdings Reports November Trading Volume

Date 01/12/2014

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) reported today that trading volume for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) and C2 Options ExchangeSM (C2SM) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures ExchangeSM (CFE®) totaled 85.57 million contracts in November. Average daily volume (ADV) was 4.50 million contracts, a two-percent decrease from November 2013 and a 36-percent decrease from October 2014, the busiest month ever in CBOE Holdings’ history.