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US Options Volume

Date 20/12/2012

While options volume in 2012 will see a decline from the record level of 2011, at about 9:15 am CST today OCC saw volume surpass the 3.899 billion contract level of 2010. This volume level makes 2012 the second best year for options trading in the 39 year history of listed options.
Bloomberg: Company Statement On European Commission RICS Announcement

Date 20/12/2012

In a press release issued today, the European Commission announced that it has adopted a decision to implement commitments intended to remedy competition concerns relating to Reuters Instrument Codes (RICs). While details will have to be reviewed when the commitments themselves are published, we welcome the Commission’s efforts to promote competition and transparency in what has been a non-competitive market. As Thomson Reuters’ two prior proposals to the Commission fell far short, we hope that today’s order creates an open market, and that the appointment of an independent trustee ensures compliance.
SIFMA Confirms Year-End Market Close Recommendations In The US, UK, And The Japanese Markets

Date 20/12/2012

SIFMA today confirmed its market close recommendations for year end 2012 in the U.S., UK, and Japan.
Program Trading Averaged 30.7 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Dec. 10-14

Date 20/12/2012

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms' executed volume from NYSE's orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Dec. 10-14.
BME To Distribute The Second 2012 Interim Dividend For €50 Million On 27 December - It Represents A Gross €0.6 Per Share

Date 20/12/2012

BME will on December 27^th distribute the second interim dividend to the value of €50 million, that is, a gross €0.6 per share, the same as that distributed in 2011.

ICE-NYSE Merger: Background Information On Trading Volumes - Top 30 Derivatives Exchanges

Date 20/12/2012

As announced earlier today, IntercontinentalExchange and NYSE Euronext have put in place a definitive agreement for ICE to acquire NYSE Euronext in a stock-and-cash transaction. The acquisition combines two leading exchange groups to create a premier global exchange operator diversified across markets including agricultural and energy commodities, credit derivatives, equities and equity derivatives, foreign exchange and interest rates. Attached is a spreadsheet provided by the Futures Industry Association (FIA), which shows the ranking of the top 30 derivatives exchanges based on the number of contracts traded in January to October of this year. There is also a sheet with a comparison of the derivatives markets within NYSE Euronext and IntercontinentalExchange.
CME Group Inc. Announces Date Of Fourth-Quarter, Year-End 2012 Earnings Release, Conference Call

Date 20/12/2012

CME Group Inc. will announce earnings for the fourth quarter and year end of 2012 after the financial markets close on Tuesday, February 5, 2013. The company has scheduled an investor conference call that day at 3:30 p.m. Central time.
SEC Charges Eli Lilly And Company With FCPA Violations

Date 20/12/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Eli Lilly and Company with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for improper payments its subsidiaries made to foreign government officials to win millions of dollars of business in Russia, Brazil, China, and Poland.
ICE NYSE Takeover - Competition Comment

Date 20/12/2012

Please find below a comment from competition partner, Brian Sher, at City law firm Nabarro on the competition and financial regulatory issues that the ICE NYSE takeover may face.
Equinix Sees Accelerating Globalisation In Financial Markets In 2012 - Top Exchanges Expanding Customer Access Models, Tapping “Information Hubs” In New Geographies

Date 20/12/2012

Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data centre company, today announced that it is seeing a rapid increase in stock exchanges extending their customer access models by placing electronic access nodes in foreign markets. Already home to more than 75 exchanges and trading venues around the globe, Equinix has recently announced new projects with the Toronto Stock Exchange (TMX), New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), and Moscow Exchange (MICEX RTS). Equinix also announced today that MIAX Options Exchange (MIAX) has selected Equinix International Business Exchange^™ (IBX^®) data centres for its primary, backup and disaster recovery sites for its new options exchange trading platform.