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CBOE Holdings Reports Second Quarter Results

Date 01/08/2014

Second Quarter 2014 Financial Highlights

• Operating Revenue of $143.9 Million Compared With $150.8 Million, Down 5 Percent
• GAAP Net Income Allocated to Common Stockholders of $42.6 Million Compared With $45.5 Million; Diluted EPS of $0.50 Versus $0.52, Down 4 Percent
• Adjusted Net Income Allocated to Common Stockholders of $42.6 Million Compared With $47.0 Million(1); Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.50 Versus $0.54, Down 7 Percent
• Board Increases Quarterly Dividend by 17 Percent to $0.21; Increases Share Repurchase Authorization by $100 Million

NASDAQ OMX Nordic: Trading Statistics July 2014

Date 01/08/2014

NASDAQ OMX today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic1 and Baltic2 markets. 

ESMA Statement On Potential Risks Associated With Investing In Contingent Convertible Instruments

Date 01/08/2014

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a statement to clarify to institutional investors risks from a newly emerging asset class referred to by most market participants as contingent convertibles instruments (CoCos).

FESE Appoints Rainer Riess As Interim Director General

Date 01/08/2014

The Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) today announced that Rainer Riess has been appointed as Interim Director General as of 1st of August 2014.

ESMA Publishes An Update Of Its Guidelines On ETFs And Other UCITS Issues

Date 01/08/2014

This guidelines published today are an update of the guidelines originally published in 2012.  The new version of the guidelines modifies the original provision on diversification of collateral received by UCITS in the context of efficient portfolio management techniques and over-the-counter financial derivative transactions.

MAS And SGX Issue Response To The Consultation On The Review Of The Securities Market Structure And Practices

Date 01/08/2014

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) today issued their response to the joint consultation paper on the Review of the Securities Market Structure and Practices, which was published on 7 February 2014.

ICAP’s i-Swap Sets Third Consecutive Monthly Volume Record For US Dollar Interest Rate Swaps

Date 01/08/2014

ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that July was another record month for ICAP’s i-Swap platform, the electronic arm of the ICAP SEF.  Record US Dollar interest rate swaps (USD IRS) volume of 859 trades was achieved, worth a notional value of $41 billion and representing 40% of all USD IRS trades at ICAP (all single counted).

HKEx: Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 01/08/2014

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 8 August 2014 (Friday), 38 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 15 existing designated securities will be removed from the list.  The total number of designated securities for short selling will be 770 after the revision.

BSE: Revision In Scrip IDs of Listed Companies in Equity Segment

Date 01/08/2014

Based on feedback received from market participants, BSE has revised the scrip Ids of certain companies. The revision is expected to make the scrip id more closely representative of the company name.

ICE Benchmark Administration Launches Error Policy Market Consultation

Date 01/08/2014

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced that ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) is today launching a paper for consultation on a policy to provide transparency in the event that an error is discovered in the publication of ICE LIBOR.