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BOX Options Exchange May 2013 InBOX

Date 10/05/2013

This is the May issue of InBOX, your news source from inside the BOX Options Exchange. This monthly publication will provide convenient summaries of recent developments at BOX.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For The Week Ended May 10, 2013

Date 10/05/2013

A turnover of 1.686 billion shares worth of N21.389 billion in 28,392 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of The Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.511 billion shares valued at N15.867 billion that exchanged hands last week in 20,965 deals. At the close of trading activities for the week, the top equity sector was led by the Financial Services (measured by volume) with a turnover of 1.313 billion shares valued at N12.173 billion traded in 15,796 deals. The Consumer Goods sector (measured by volume) followed in the top three activity chart with 98.179 million shares valued at N4.850 billion traded in 5,151 deals. Thirdly, the Oil and Gas sector joined the top activity chart with a volume of 67.246 million shares valued at N365.645 million in 1,810 deals. The top three equity sectors represented by 87.67% and 81.30% of the total equity volume and value traded respectively.

G7 Meeting Venue: Hartwell House

Date 10/05/2013

This year the G7 will be held at Hartwell House in Buckinghamshire.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 19, 2013

Date 10/05/2013

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 19 - 2013. 

EBRD And Borsa Istanbul Join Forces - Memorandum Of Understanding To Develop Regional Capital Markets

Date 10/05/2013

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Borsa Istanbul are joining forces to develop regional capital markets. To this end EBRD First Vice President Philip Bennett and Borsa Istanbul’s Chairman and CEO Ibrahim Turhan signed a Memorandum of Understanding today which sets out a framework of cooperation. 

NASDAQ OMX To Offer Pre-Trade Risk Management Service To Nordic Derivatives Members

Date 10/05/2013

NASDAQ OMX (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announced it has launched a new Pre-Trade Risk Management (PRM) service, Genium INET PRM, to its Nordic derivatives customers. Genium INET PRM facilitates real-time pre-trade protection to mitigate erroneous orders and transactions. Through the service, member firms that trade derivatives on the NASDAQ OMX Genium INET platform are able to monitor their own order flow, including their Sponsored Access and Direct Market Access (DMA) clients. The service also allows for General Clearing Members (GCM) to monitor client transactions.

ICAP’s Labour Market Indices For April Suggest Moderate Improvements For UK Unemployment And Hiring Demand

Date 10/05/2013

April data for the ICAP UK Labour Market indices (UK LMI) shows moderate improvements in the UK labour market. After four consecutive monthly increases, applications per vacancy fell 1.3% in April. Hiring levels also improved in April, with the ICAP Vacancy Index returning to growth by rising 5.3pts, however the Unemployment Index remains 22% higher than a year ago.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Press Conference By Taro Aso, Japan’s Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Of Finance, And Minister Of State For Financial Services

Date 10/05/2013

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(Tuesday, May 7, 2013, from 10:19 am to 10:26 am)

TMX Group Limited Declares Dividend Of $0.40 Per Common Share

Date 10/05/2013

The Board of Directors of TMX Group Limited declared a dividend of $0.40 on each common share outstanding, payable on June 7, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 24, 2013.

SGX Welcomes Croesus Retail Trust To Mainboard

Date 10/05/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to welcome the listing of Croesus Retail Trust on Mainboard under the stock code “S6NU”.