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BOX Options Exchange December 2012 InBOX

Date 06/12/2012

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

NZX Investor Day Presentation - 6 December 2012

Date 05/12/2012

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• NZX Investor Day Presentation

CME Group Inc. Declares Annual Variable Dividend Of $1.30 Per Share

Date 05/12/2012

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today declared its annual variable dividend, amounting to$1.30 per share. The dividend is payable December 28, 2012, to shareholders of recordDecember 17, 2012. When CME Group adopted its annual variable dividend structure in February 2012, the intention was to determine the amount after the end of each year, with the level to increase or decrease from year to year based on operating results, potential investment activity, and other forms of capital return including regular dividends and share buybacks during the prior year. Because of uncertainty regarding future taxation of dividends, CME Group's board of directors has accelerated the timing of this dividend — which would have been paid in first-quarter 2013 — into the fourth quarter of 2012 in order to maximize the after-tax value to its shareholders.

Statement On Money Market Funds As To Recent Developments By SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar

Date 05/12/2012

There have been recent developments related to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s consideration of potential reform of money market funds that I would like to highlight.

BM&FBOVESPA Completes Line Of Websites For Mobile Equipment

Date 05/12/2012

The launch of the new version of the websites on November 30 means that BM&FBOVESPA has completed its line of products aimed at mobile equipment. The Exchange now attends to all of the market’s significant platforms: iPhones, Android Smartphones, Blackberry Smartphones and Feature Phones.

FESE Response To European Commission Document On The Regulation Of Indices

Date 05/12/2012

The consultation document covers a wide range of benchmarks which are constructed in significantly different ways (i.e. certain benchmarks are based on polled rates and others are based on transactions or are calculated through a combination of data on transactions, bids and offers). Data for benchmarks as described by the European Commission is also being sourced from different markets (i.e. transparent, regulated markets in the case of certain benchmarks and less transparent and less regulated OTC markets in the case of others). Moreover, these indices are used as a basis for a large number of financial products that are traded across all asset classes, e.g. equities, fixed income, derivatives and commodity markets.

NASDAQ OMX November 2012 Volumes

Date 05/12/2012

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for November 2012 on its investor relations website. A data sheet showing the monthly volumes for can be found at: http://ir.nasdaqomx.com/monthly-reporting/

Kroton Migrates To BM&FBOVESPA's Novo Mercado

Date 05/12/2012

BM&FBOVESPA holds a ceremony on Wednesday (December 05, 2012) to celebrate the migration of Kroton Educacional to the Novo Mercado special corporate governance segment.

NYSE Technologies Expands SFTI Network In Asia Through Additional Access In Hong Kong

Date 05/12/2012

NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology division of NYSE Euronext, today announced the continuing expansion of its Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure (SFTI) in Asia with the introduction of two access centres located in Hong Kong. Customers now, for the first time, have direct access to the SFTI network, allowing them to connect from Hong Kong to services offered by NYSE Technologies through SFTI, including access to Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEx), all major international trading venues, market data solutions, plus the NYSE Euronext capital markets community.

Dr Henry Kissinger Welcomed To London Stock Exchange Group’s Paternoster Series - Former Secretary Of State And Nobel Peace Laureate Speaks At London Stock Exchange Group - Latest In The Exclusive Paternoster Series Of Talks And Debates

Date 05/12/2012

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) today welcomed Dr Henry Kissinger to its London headquarters. Hosted by LSEG Chairman, Chris Gibson-Smith, the event was the latest in the Paternoster Series, welcoming global thinkers, statesmen and academics to the heart of London’s financial centre.