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Dalian Commodity Exchange: Fiberboard, Blockboard Futures Contracts To Be Listed On December 6

Date 03/12/2013

On November 29, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) released the “Notice on Relevant Matters over Trading of Fiberboard and Blockboard Futures Contracts” and decided that the fiberboard and blockboard futures contracts will be listed for trading since December 6 (Friday), 2013. The listing of the “two boards” will add the number of Chinese futures products to 40 and will fill in the product gap, making domestic agricultural futures products expand to the brand new field of forestry.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - A Deletion From The S&P/TSX Composite Index

Date 03/12/2013

S&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The shareholders of Petrominerales Ltd. (TSX:PMG) have approved a Plan of Arrangement with Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSX:PRE). Petrominerales shareholders will receive $CDN11.00 cash and 1 share of Alvopetro Energy Ltd. (TSXVN:ALV) for each share held. 

CBOE Futures Exchange Reports November Trading Volume - Over 2.5 Million Contracts Traded - Phase II Of Extended Trading Hours Launched - Futures On Russell 2000 Volatility Index Listed

Date 02/12/2013

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE®) today reported  November 2013 trading volume for total exchange-wide activity and for futures on the CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX® Index). Additionally, the second phase of the expansion of extended trading hours for VIX futures successfully launched during the month and futures on the CBOE Russell 2000® Volatility Index were listed.    

Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) To Meet December 9

Date 02/12/2013

On Monday, December 9, 2013, Secretary Jacob J. Lew will preside over an open session of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.  During the meeting, among other topics, the Council will discuss cybersecurity and receive a presentation from the Office of Financial Research on financial market developments.

ISE And ISE Gemini Report Business Activity For November 2013

Date 02/12/2013

• ISE and ISE Gemini™ combined represent 18.2% of equity options market share, excluding dividend trades.
• ISE and ISE Gemini reported a combined ADV of 2.6 million contracts.
• ISE Gemini ADV increased by 3.2% from October 2013 to November 2013.
• Dividend trades made up 2.5% of industry volume in November 2013.

Component Change Made In STOXX Asia/Pacific 50 Index - Changes Are Due To Fast Entry Rule

Date 02/12/2013

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced component changes in the STOXX Asia/Pacific 50 Index due to the fast entry rule. These changes become effective with the open of markets on December 23, 2013.

Citicom Solutions Partners With Doran Jones To Distribute Flagship Compliance Solution - Full-Service Financial Consultancy Will Be Primary Reseller Of Citicom Assure To U.S. Financial Institutions

Date 02/12/2013

Citicom Solutions, a total communications business focused on Financial Services organizations globally, today announced a partnership with Doran Jones, a full-service Financial Services consultancy. Doran Jones becomes the first U.S. reseller ofCiticom Assure, a product designed to provide proactive, real-time analysis of data, including instant messages (IMs), emails, text messages and mobile- and fixed-voice recordings.

CBOE Holdings Reports November Volume - November ADV Up 6 Percent From A Year Ago - Year-To-Date ADV Up 3 Percent

Date 02/12/2013

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) reported today that November trading volume for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) and C2 Options Exchange (C2SM) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures ExchangeSM (CFE®)  totaled 91.90 million contracts. Average daily volume (ADV) was nearly 4.60 million contracts, a six-percent increase from November 2012 and a 16-percent decrease from October 2013.

OneChicago Announces Trading Volume For November 2013 - OneChicago Achieves Exchange History Surpassing The 8.3 Million Mark in Year-To-Date Volumes - Volume Increased 31% Over November Of 2012 Driven By Managed Futures Community Diversifying Holdings Using Single Stock Futures

Date 02/12/2013

OneChicago, LLC (OCX), an equity finance exchange, today announced November 2013 volume of 629,935.

FSB Regional Consultative Group Americas Meeting 2 Dec 2013

Date 02/12/2013

The FSB Regional Consultative Group for America held its fifth meeting on 2 December in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The group is chaired by Alexandre Antonio Tombini, Governor of Banco Central do Brasil. Membership includes financial authorities from Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and the United States.