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Average Daily Volume Of 8.7 Million Contracts At Eurex Group In January

Date 01/02/2013

In January 2013, the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 8.7 million contracts (January 2012: 8.2 million). Of those, 5.9 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (January 2012: 5.5 million), and 2.7 million contracts were at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE) (January 2012: 2.7 million). In total, 188.2 million contracts were traded, thereof 129.9 million at Eurex and 58.2 million at the ISE.

Nordic Growth Market NGM AB: January Turnover Exceeds 2.8 Billion SEK (330 Million Euro) At NGM

Date 01/02/2013

Nordic Growth Market NGM generated a total turnover which exceeded 2.8 billion SEK (330 million Euro) for January 2013, an increase of 44 percent compared to last month’s turnover. The total turnover is based on NGM’s three markets; Sweden, Finland and Norway.

NASDAQ OMX Nordic - Trading Statistics January 2013

Date 01/02/2013

NASDAQ OMX today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic and Baltic markets.

ESMA Issues Guidelines On Market-Making And Primary Dealer Exemptions

Date 01/02/2013

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final Guidelines and a Feedback Statement on the Exemption for market making activities and primary market operations under the Short Selling Regulation.  The Guidelines are aimed at providing market participants and national supervisors with clarity on the criteria to be met to benefit from a market making exemption, and the conditions to be used in assessing the notifications.

January Statistics Report From The NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchanges

Date 01/02/2013

Share Trading

The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 2.2 billion, compared to EUR 2.0 billion during the past 12-month period. The average number of trades per trading day was 309,144, compared to 318,345 during the past 12-month period. The total market cap of listed companies at NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange amounted to EUR 808 billion, compared to EUR 700 billion in January 2012.

EEX Halves Transaction Fees For CO2 Spot Market

Date 01/02/2013

European Energy Exchange (EEX) is cutting transaction fees for trading and clearing of Emission Allowances on the Secondary Spot Market from 6 Euro/1,000 tonnes CO2 to 3 Euro/1,000 tonnes CO2 with immediate effect. Thereby, EEX is enhancing its competitiveness on the spot secondary market for CO2 allowances.

The Spanish Stock Exchange Traded €67.75 Billion In January

Date 01/02/2013

• In January the trading volume in ETFs was up 70% from the previous  month
• Derivatives trading in January was 4.8 million contracts, down 13.4%  from the same month in 2012
• The trading volume in the warrants and certificates market in  January was up 40% from the preceding month
• Corporate Debt trading reached €153.41 billion in January, down 61%  from January 2012.

SGX Welcomes Halcyon Agri To Catalist

Date 01/02/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to welcome  the listing of Halcyon Agri Corporation Limited on Catalist, under the stock  code of “5VJ”.

Xetra/FWB: First IPO In Prime Standard In 2013: LEG Immobilien AG

Date 01/02/2013

LEG Immobilien AG (ISIN: DE000LEG1110) became the first company to join the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange this year on 1 February. The placement volume in shares at the IPO totalled 26,481,722. The placement price was €44.00 and the initial listing price €44.50. With an issuing volume of €1.34 billion LEG Immobilien is, after Telefònica Deutschland, the biggest IPO in the last 5 years.

Russell Eurozone Index Indicates A Dynamic Start For Eurozone Markets YTD As Of January 30th

Date 01/02/2013

Eurozone equity markets have had a dynamic start to the year, showing positive returns year-to-date as of Wednesday 30^th January, as reflected by the Russell Eurozone Index returning +4.2%. In addition, Dynamic-oriented stocks have outperformed Defensive-oriented stocks for this same time period, with the Russell Eurozone Dynamic Index returning 5.1% and the Russell Eurozone Defensive Index returning 3.0%. This follows a similar pattern from 2012, in which the Russell Eurozone Dynamic Index (+21.5%) also outperformed the Russell Eurozone Defensive Index (+15.7%).