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OCC Announces Cleared Contract Volume In June Rose 11%

Date 01/07/2013

OCC announced today that total cleared contract volume in June reached 367,660,030 contracts, an 11 percent increase from the June 2012 volume of 329,891,797 contracts.  OCC’s average daily volume for the month was up 17 percent with 18,383,002 contracts. OCC ended the first half of the year with total cleared contract volume reaching 2,142,294,926 contracts, 2 percent higher than the first half volume of 2012.

BATS Announces Annual Changes To BATS 1000® Index - U.S. Equities Market Benchmark Celebrates Fourth Anniversary - Facebook Added To Index During Annual Reconstitution

Date 01/07/2013

BATS Global Markets today announced the results of the annual reconstitution of the BATS 1000® Index, a U.S. equities market benchmark, which became effective prior to market open today.

Timothy B. Henseler Named Director Of The SEC's Office Of Legislative And Intergovernmental Affairs

Date 01/07/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Timothy B. Henseler has been named as Director of the agency's Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, effective immediately.

NYSE Liffe U.S. Announces New Records For Mini MSCI Futures

Date 01/07/2013

• New Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly Records in Volume and Open Interest
• YTD 2013 mini MSCI ADV up 54% with OI up 38% from 2012
• Traded Over 1.3 Million Contracts for the First Time in June

Average Daily Volume Of 10.8 Million Contracts At Eurex Group In June

Date 01/07/2013

Chicago Regional Office Director Merri Jo Gillette To Leave SEC

Date 01/07/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Merri Jo Gillette, Director of its Chicago Regional Office, is leaving the agency later this month after more than 25 years of service.

Autorité Des marchés financiers Enforcement Committee Sanctions LVMH

Date 01/07/2013

In  a  decision handed  down  on  25  June  2013,  the  AMF  Enforcement  Committee  imposed  an €8 million financial penalty on LVMH. The company was accused of failing to inform the market that  it  was  preparing  to  raise  its  stake  in  Hermès  and  of  having  breached  its  disclosure requirements when publishing its consolidated financial statements for 2008 and 2009.

CFTC: Federal Court In New York Orders Defendant Laurence Dodge, Principal Of Madison Dean, Inc., To Pay Nearly $400,000 To Settle Forex Fraud Charges

Date 01/07/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a federal court consent Order of permanent injunction against Laurence Dodge of Fresh Meadows, New York, a principal of Madison Dean, Inc. of Wantagh, New York, requiring Dodge jointly to pay nearly $250,000 in restitution to customers and a $150,000 civil monetary penalty. The Order also imposes permanent trading and registration bans against Dodge and prohibits him from violating the anti-fraud provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act, as charged.

Key Figures For SIX Swiss Exchange And Scoach Switzerland: June 2013/H1 2013

Date 01/07/2013

In the first half of 2013, a total of 17,817,289 transactions – a daily average of 146,043 – were conducted on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland. This constitutes a year-on-year increase of 6.4%. There were 16,573,448 trades in the equities including funds + ETPs segment, equating to a rise of 6.5%. The ETF segment also posted strong growth. There were 505,917 transactions in this segment in total, 26.9% more than in the corresponding period last year.

MGEX Reports Double-Digit Year Over Year Volume Growth

Date 01/07/2013

MGEX,  a  Designated  Contract  Market  (DCM)  and  Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today announces its ninth month in a row of year over year volume growth. Total volume was up 12.3 percent from June 2012 and 40.6 percent from May 2013. Total Exchange volume for June 2013 was reported at 125,703 contracts traded.