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BATS Global Markets March Highlights: Pan-European Trade Reporting Facility BXTR Sets New Monthly Record With 57.0% Market Share - U.S. Equities Market Share Totals 19.9%, BATS Chi-X Europe Reports 20.4% Market Share

Date 03/04/2014

BATS Global Markets (BATS) today reported March volume, market share, and monthly highlights:

• BATS reported 19.9% U.S. equities market share in March, up from 10.6% a year ago.
• BATS Options reported 4.1% market share, up from 3.8% one year ago. 
• In Europe, BATS Chi-X Europe reported overall market share of 20.4%. BATS’ pan-European trade reporting facility, BXTR, set a new monthly market share record of 57.0% in March, according to BATS and Thomson Reuters. Additionally, BXTR posted a one day record in excess of €19 billion of transactions on 26th March. 
• BATS successfully operated its U.S. equities exchanges, BZX and BYX, and BATS Options, from its disaster recovery site on March 13 as part of its Business Continuity Planning (BCP) process. 
• Bryan Harkins, Executive Vice President and Head of U.S. Markets at BATS, was honored by Crain’s New York Business’s prestigious “40 Under Forty” list, which recognizes New York professionals under 40 years of age who have made outstanding achievements in their personal and professional lives. 
• BATS continued to make progress on the Direct Edge integration and information is available at bats.com/edgeintegration and BATS will also share updates via its Twitter feed @BATSGlobal. 

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia On Public Roundtable Regarding End-User Issues

Date 03/04/2014

I thank the Commission staff for holding this public roundtable to discuss issues concerning end-users and the Dodd-Frank Act.

Emerging Eurozone: UK Lagged Behind PIIGS As Most European Equity Markets Surged In Q1: Russell Indexes

Date 03/04/2014

When the European Central Bank (ECB) meets today in Frankfurt, they will have positive market data to contend with from Q1, as most European equity markets have closed out a positive overall first quarter as shown in the Russell Indexes table below.

Statement Of Acting CFTC Chairman Mark Wetjen At Roundtable On Dodd-Frank End-User Issues

Date 03/04/2014

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Mark Wetjen made the following statement at the public roundtable on end-users and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank).

PEGAS Markets Reach New Record In March - Strong Increase On Natural Gas Futures Markets

Date 03/04/2014

PEGAS, the natural gas platform commonly established by European Energy Exchange (EEX) and Powernext, announced that a total volume of 45.5 TWh was traded in March 2014. This represents the highest volume traded on PEGAS so far (previous record: 43.0 TWh traded in January 2014).

DataPoints - Tradeweb European Credit Update, March 2014: March CDS Spreads Tighten In Europe Despite Crimea Vote - Vodafone Spreads Widen After Acquisition

Date 03/04/2014

CDS: The tightening trend in European credit indices was briefly interrupted in the middle of March, when geopolitical fears about Ukraine intensified. Several days of weakness followed, as the iTraxx Europe Main and Crossover indices widened by 4 and 20 basis points respectively. They then retraced equally quickly into the March 20 roll. 

ICE Reports March And First Quarter 2014 Volumes - Record CDS Clearing Revenue

Date 03/04/2014

IntercontinentalExchange Group (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today reported exchange traded volumes for March and the first quarter of 2014.

West African Capital Markets Integration Council Meeting

Date 03/04/2014

The West African Capital Markets Integration Council (WACMIC) held its 4^th meeting from March 31 to April 1, 2014 at Sofitel Hotel Ivoire, in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire to reiterate its commitment to the integration of capital markets in West Africa, and to finalize preparations for the commencement of Phase 1 of the integration initiative. 

ICMA Paper Identifies The Systemic Risks Of Restricting Collateral Movement

Date 03/04/2014

ICMA’s European Repo Council today published a paper, ‘Collateral is the new cash: the systemic risks of inhibiting collateral fluidity’, which describes the increasing importance of collateral and how it effectively underpins the functioning of capital markets which provide the basis for economic growth.

ICAP Appoints New Group Chief Risk Officer - Wendy Phillis

Date 03/04/2014

ICAP a leading markets operator and provider  of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces that it has appointed Wendy Phillis as Group Chief Risk Officer.