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Shanghai Stock Exchange To Open “Direct Channel” For Information Disclosure On July 1

Date 02/07/2013

The regulation on information disclosure is not only the core of the regulation work of listed companies carried out by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), but also one of the fundamental parts for the regulatory system of the capital market. Xiao Gang, Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said that regulatory authorities should further cement “In-process and Aftermath Regulation” and rationalize regulation tasks according to the requirement of vigorously promoting the transformation of functions put forward by the State Council. Adhering to the basic concept of “Relaxing Restriction and Strengthen Regulation” and striving to meet the requirements put forward by Chairman Xiao Gang, the SSE has propelled the transformation of its functions, boosted the innovation on regulatory concepts, and specified the relationship between prerequisite admittance and aftermath regulation, so as to change from “Prerequisite Examination” to “Aftermath Regulation” and improve the regulatory efficiency. The to-be-implemented direct channel for information disclosure results from the regulatory thought above.
CME Group Announces First Trade Of New USD-Denominated Palm Oil Swaps

Date 02/07/2013

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the first USD Malaysian Crude Palm Oil Calendar Swaps were cleared on 21 June 2013, through CME ClearPort. The trade was between Gunvor Group and Louis Dreyfus Commodities, and was brokered by Starsupply (SG) Pte Ltd, part of the SCB Group.
CFTC’s Division Of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Provides Additional Time To Secure No-Action Relief By Persons Engaging In Floor Trader Activities, For Purposes Of Making Calculations Under The Swap Dealer Definition

Date 02/07/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today announced that additional time would be provided to persons seeking to rely upon a recently-issued no-action letter.
Knight Capital Group And GETCO Complete Merger

Date 01/07/2013

KCG Holdings, Inc. today announced the completion of the previously announced merger whereby Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NYSE: KCG) ("Knight") and GETCO Holding Company, LLC ("GETCO") have been combined as part of KCG Holdings, Inc., a new publicly traded holding company. The merger, which was announced on December 19, 2012, was approved by the respective stockholders and unitholders of both companies at special meetings held June 25, 2013.
June 2013 Is Busiest Month On Record For VIX Futures Trading At CBOE Futures Exchange

Date 01/07/2013

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE®) announced today that June 2013 was the most-active trading month for futures on the CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX®) in exchange history. New records for total trading volume and average daily volume (ADV) were set during the month and for the second quarter of the year.

CBOE Holdings Records Highest Volume For Any Month In 2013 During June

Date 01/07/2013
- CBOE Holdings ADV Up 14% from a Year Ago, 10% from May
- VIX Futures Establish Another All-Time Monthly Record
The Options Industry Council Announces June Options Volume Up 11 Percent

Date 01/07/2013

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that 361,180,257 total options contracts traded in June, which is up 10.86 percent compared to last year when 325,813,094 contracts were traded.

International Securities Exchange Reports Business Activity for June 2013

Date 01/07/2013

ISE was the second largest equity options exchange in June with a market share of 16.7%, excluding dividend trades.
Dividend trades made up 0.9% of industry volume in June 2013, the lowest monthly level on record since June 2010 when ISE started publishing daily statistics on the dividend trade practice.
For the month of June, Implied Order functionality accounted for 6.7% of all non-crossing, multi-legged contract volume executed on ISE.

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.