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SEC Charges Former Portfolio Manager At S.A.C. Capital With Insider Trading

Date 25/07/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former portfolio manager at S.A.C. Capital Advisors with insider trading ahead of major announcements by technology companies.
Program Trading Averaged 28.6 Percent Of NYSE Volume During July 15-19

Date 25/07/2013

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms’ executed volume from NYSE’s orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for July 15-19.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney - Charging & Supporting Documents: U.S. V. S.A.C. Capital Advisors, L.P., Et Al.

Date 25/07/2013

U.S. v. Richard Lee Information

U.S. v. SAC Capital Civil Forfeiture Complaint

U.S. v. SAC Indictment
Manhattan U.S. Attorney And FBI Assistant Director-In-Charge Announce Charges Against Russian National For Hacking Nasdaq Servers - Charges Also Brought In Connection With Computer Hacks Of U.S. Financial Institutions That Resulted In The Theft Of Millions Of Dollars From Over 800,000 Victim Bank Accounts

Date 25/07/2013

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the unsealing of an indictment against a Russian hacker, ALEKSANDR KALININ, a/k/a “Grig,” a/k/a “g,” a/k/a “tempo,” for hacking certain computer servers used by the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”). In a separate indictment also unsealed today, KALININ and another Russian hacker, NIKOLAY NASENKOV, were charged with an international scheme to steal bank account information by hacking U.S.-based financial institutions and then using the stolen account information to withdraw millions of dollars from the victims’ bank accounts. KALININ has also been charged in a separate indictment unsealed in federal court in Newark, New Jersey. KALININ and NASENKOV remain at large.
Direct Edge Trading Notice #13-33: NBBO Offset Peg

Date 25/07/2013

The NBBO Offset PegSM is a new order type on the EDGA ExchangeSM (EDGA®) and EDGX ExchangeSM (EDGX®) designed to help Direct Edge Market Makers meet their minimum quoting obligations. These orders fluctuate with the market and re-price as necessary while providing Members with full control over order origination and order marking.

Deutsche Börse AG Publishes Results For Q2/2013 - Net Revenue Of €497.1 Million -Operating Costs Of €234.1 Million After Adjustments - Adjusted Earnings Per Share Of €0.97

Date 25/07/2013

Deutsche Börse AG published its figures for the second quarter of 2013 on Thursday. The Group generated net revenue of €497.1 million, up 3 per cent on the first quarter of 2013. The increase is attributable to a slight improvement in the business environment. However, net revenue was down slightly on the prior-year quarter (Q2/2012: €506.7 million) in light of the ongoing difficult capital market environment. The Group’s operating costs amounted to €234.1 million, adjusted for special items (Q2/2012: €224.0 million). The planned year-on-year increase in operating costs was attributable to higher investments in growth initiatives and infrastructure. Adjusted for special items, earnings per share amounted to €0.97 in the second quarter of 2013 (Q2/2012: €1.01).

CFTC: Federal Court In Illinois Orders Michael Peskin To Pay More Than $480,000 And Imposes Other Sanctions To Settle Charges That Peskin Violated A Permanent Trading Ban

Date 25/07/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge John F. Grady of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered a Consent Order permanently enjoining Michael Peskin from trading in violation of a CFTC trading ban. The Order was entered on July 24, 2013 and arises out of an enforcement action filed against Peskin inCFTC v. Michael Peskin, No. 13 cv 5211 (N. D. Illinois July 22, 2013), a case stemming from charges that Peskin had violated a permanent trading ban. The Court also ordered Peskin to pay disgorgement of $239,339.78 and a civil monetary penalty of $250,000.
NYSE MKT Issues Short Interest Report

Date 25/07/2013

NYSE MKT (formerly known as NYSE Amex) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of July 15, 2013.
Three Former UBS Executives Sentenced To Serve Time In Prison For Frauds Involving Contracts Related To The Investment Of Municipal Bond Proceeds

Date 25/07/2013

Three former financial services executives were sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for their participation in frauds related to bidding for contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts, the Department of Justice announced.
Measuring Emerging Markets…Defensively: Russell Emerging Markets Defensive Index Outperformed Its Dynamic Counterpart For One, Three & Five-Year Annualized Return As Of July 23rd

Date 25/07/2013

An analysis of Russell Emerging Markets Index performance over the five years ended July 23rd shows defensive stocks significantly outperformed their dynamic counterparts in emerging markets. The Russell Emerging Markets Defensive Index outperformed the Russell Emerging Markets Index and its Dynamic counterpart for 2013 year-to-date, one year, three year and five years as of July 23rd.