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MIAX Options Exchange: Trading In Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (“CLF”) Options

Date 07/12/2012

Please review the Regulatory Circular regarding the listing of options on Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE:CLF) to begin trading on December 7, 2012. 

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: To Improve Investors Relation Management, To Enhance The Transparency Of Fair Information Disclosure

Date 07/12/2012

“Fairness, justness and openness” are the fundamental safeguards for the proper functioning and sound development of securities market, likewise, the openness and transparency of information is the essential feature and internal requirement of capital market. In order to standardize the public companies’ activities on investors relation management, substantially protect the medium-and-small investors’ rights to acquire information equitably, and further boost the transparency of public companies, Shenzhen Stock Exchange recently launched the Investors Relation Column on the website of “Easy for Interaction”(http://irm.cninfo.com.cn/szse/). Results of investors relation activities, including public companies’ reception of institutional investors’ investigation, media interview, road show, are revealed via the website “Easy for Interaction” to the market in a timely manner.

KVH To Launch Disaster Recovery Services At Busan Data Center In Korea - Low Priced Packaged Offering Including Ethernet Connecting Tokyo And Busan

Date 07/12/2012

KVH Co., Ltd., Asia’s leading information delivery platform, today announced the launch of its “Busan DR Pack,” a disaster recovery (DR) and back-up services offering for Japanese and multi-national companies starting from today at the Busan Data Center of Koscom, a major Korean IT solutions provider.

MIAX Options Exchange Regulatory Circulars

Date 07/12/2012

The MIAX Options Exchange has posted Regulatory Circulars for the following issues:

• MIAX Option System Settings
• MIAX Opening Process and Pause Timer
• Trade Allocation
• MIAX Market Maker Quote Types and Minimum Size Requirement
• Membership Application Process
• MIAX Exchange Codes
• Order Types
• Compliance with Section 11(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended (the "Act”)
• OCC ORSA Authorization Letter
• Updates to Disseminated Bids and Offers

NZX Agri Launches Global HQ Expansion

Date 07/12/2012

NZX Agri today launched its expanded Global HQ at Feilding, representing a strategic investment by the company, and supporting a new digital publishing platform and several recent staff hires.

MIAX Options Exchange Waives Transaction Fees Until The End Of The Year - Confirms December 7, 2012 Launch Date

Date 07/12/2012

MIAX Options Exchange (“MIAX”), the newest U.S. equity options exchange, announced today that it will waive transaction fees until the end of the year, other than select transaction and regulatory fees applicable to members trading options  on  and using services provided by MIAX. MIAX also confirmed  that it will launch trading operations on December 7, 2012, as previously announced.

CBOE Claims Two Top Awards From Futures And Options World: Exchange Of The Year, North America - U.S. Options Exchange Of The Year

Date 06/12/2012

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today was named "Exchange of the Year, North America," and "U.S. Options Exchange of the Year" at an awards ceremony during Futures and Options World magazine's Derivatives World London Conference.

MIAX Listing Alert: Reminder - CLF Begins Trading Tomorrow

Date 06/12/2012

CLF - Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. will begin trading on the MIAX Options Exchange tomorrow, Friday December 7th, 2012.

Direct Edge Regulatory Notice #12-10: Consolidated Audit Trail: SROs Publish RFP Concepts Document On CAT NMS Website

Date 06/12/2012

The national securities exchanges and FINRA (collectively the "SROs") are in the process of developing an RFP that will be published on the dedicated Consolidated Audit Trail NMS website (www.catnmsplan.com) inviting interested bidders to respond.

Remarks To The ALI CLE 2012 Conference On Investment Adviser Regulation: Legal And Compliance Forum On Institutional Advisory Services By Norm Champ, Director, Division Of Investment Management, U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 06/12/2012

I. Introduction

Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. Before I begin, let me remind you that the views I express are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission, any of the Commissioners, or any of my colleagues on the staff of the Commission.