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Introductory Remarks At The SEC's Roundtable On Decimalization By James R. Burns, Deputy Director, Division Of Trading And Markets

Date 07/02/2013

Good morning.  I am Jim Burns, Deputy Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the SEC.  On behalf of Chairman Walter and Acting Director Ramsay, who are traveling today, it is my pleasure to welcome all of you to the Commission’s Roundtable on Decimalization.  We are pleased that you have been able to join us for what we anticipate will be informative and productive discussions.

CBOE Holdings Declares First Quarter 2013 Dividend

Date 07/02/2013

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of$0.15 per share of common stock payable on March 22, 2013, to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 1, 2013. 

NASDAQ OMX On Verge Of Changing Facebook Status

Date 06/02/2013

NASDAQ OMX Group is reported to be in preliminary discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission about a potential settlement over its handling of Facebook's initial public offering.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces January 2013 Market Performance

Date 06/02/2013

• The total number of securities lending transactions reached 114,432 compared to 88,221 in December
• Agribusiness securities registered with BM&FBOVESPA totaled BRL 45.52 billion, from BRL 38.80 billion in December

International Securities Exchange And IndexIQ Announce Broad Partnership To Develop And Launch Innovative Exchange-Traded Products

Date 06/02/2013

The International Securities Exchange (ISE), a leading U.S. options exchange, and IndexIQ, a leading asset management firm, announced today their partnership agreement to support and promote new exchange traded products (ETPs) focusing on physical commodities.  

CFTC: Federal Court In Texas Orders Rodney Wagner And Roger Wagner, And Their Company GID Group, Inc., To Pay Over $2.4 Million For Fraud In Foreign Currency (Forex) Ponzi Scheme - Court Finds That Defendants Fraudulently Solicited And Accepted Funds From 99 Retail Customers In Connection With A Forex Scheme

Date 06/02/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a federal court Order against defendants Rodney Wagner and Roger Wagner (Wagner brothers) and GID Group, Inc. (GID), all of Grand Prairie, Texas, requiring the Wagner brothers and GID to jointly pay approximately $1.37 million in restitution to defrauded customers and a civil monetary penalty of approximately $1.05 million. The consent Order of permanent injunction also imposes permanent trading and registration bans against the defendants and prohibits them from violating the anti-fraud provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act, as charged. The Wagner brothers were the owners and only employees of GID, and none of the defendants has ever been registered with the CFTC.

ETFs And ETPs Listed In The United States Reach A New All-Time High Of $1.42 Trillion At The End Of January

Date 06/02/2013

Assets invested in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) listed in the United States reached a new record high of $1.42 trillion at the end of January 2013. ETF and ETP assets have increased by 5.5% from $1.35 trillion to $1.42 trillion during January, according to figures from ETFGI’s monthly United States ETF and ETP industry insights.

Aseel Rabie Joins SIFMA As Managing Director And Associate General Counsel

Date 06/02/2013

SIFMA today announced the addition of Aseel Rabie to SIFMA's Office of General Counsel as managing director and associate general counsel.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton On RBS Settlement

Date 06/02/2013

This is a solid and significant settlement which sends a signal to those who would monkey around with benchmark rates.  Like with Barclays and UBS, the settlement with RBS is much more than a slap on the wrist.  This was serious malfeasance. It was despicable and deserving of this large penalty.

BOX Options Exchange February 2013 InBOX

Date 06/02/2013

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