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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.

Federal Reserve Board Announces It Has Not Objected To Re-Submitted Capital Plans From The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. And JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Date 02/12/2013

The Federal Reserve on Monday announced that it has not objected to re-submitted capital plans from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. During the 2013 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR), the Federal Reserve did not object to the capital plans from both institutions, but required them to submit new plans addressing weaknesses identified in their capital planning processes.

OCC Cleared Contract Volume Declined 6% In November While Year-To-Date Volume Is Up 3%

Date 02/12/2013

OCC announced today that cleared contract volume in November reached 318,233,056 contracts, a 6 percent decrease from the November 2012 volume of 339,206,527 contracts. Despite this monthly volume decline, OCC reported a year-to-date increase in options, futures and securities lending activity. OCC’s year-to-date total cleared contract volume reached 3,844,949,842 contracts in November, up 3 percent from 2012.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 02/12/2013

The current reports for the week of November 26, 2013 are now available.

The Options Industry Council Announces November Options Volume Decreased 6 Percent

Date 02/12/2013

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that 314,465,376 total options contracts traded in November, down 6.28 percent compared to last November when 335,527,473 contracts were traded.

DTCC Establishes Requirements For Registered Investment Companies To Become Members Of Its Government Securities Division (GSD) - Buy-Side Market Participants To Benefit From Reduced Counterparty And Systemic Risk As Members Of GSD

Date 02/12/2013

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) wholly-owned subsidiary, Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC), has filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to establish minimum financial requirements for Registered Investment Companies (RICs) – buy-side market participants – which would allow such firms to become members of its Government Securities Division (GSD). Enabling RICs to become guaranteed service members of GSD will reduce risk, enhance efficiency and increase transparency of the market by capturing a larger portion of activity from both current and new members. RICs are key participants in the market served by GSD.

CalPERS Launches Search For General Counsel

Date 02/12/2013

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) is seeking a visionary in the legal profession for the role of General Counsel to serve as a critical member of the organization’s Executive Team in support of CalPERS pension and health care programs.

Trading On WSE: November 2013

Date 02/12/2013

• The value of session trading in equities on the Main Market was PLN 16.5 billion in November 2013, an increase of 10.6% YoY.
• The incremental value of total trading in equities on the Main Market was PLN 237.0 billion year to date, an increase of 26.8% YoY.
• The incremental volume of trading in derivatives was 11.5 million contracts year to date in 2013, an increase of 11.5% YoY.
• The incremental volume of spot and forward transactions in electricity reached 163.9 TWh year to date, an increase by 56.0% YoY.
• The aggregate volume of spot and forward transactions in natural gas was 624.5 GWh in November 2013 while the incremental volume was 1.5 TWh year to date.