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CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 15/01/2013

The current reports for the week of <January 08, 2013> are now available.
David Grim Named Deputy Director Of SEC's Division Of Investment Management

Date 15/01/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that David Grim has been appointed Deputy Director of its Division of Investment Management. Mr. Grim has worked in the division for 17 years, most recently as Assistant Chief Counsel in its Office of Chief Counsel, and has received several awards for his legal and managerial work.
Direct Edge Trading Notice #13-03: Introducing The Edge Attribution Incentive Program And EdgeBook Attributed Fees

Date 15/01/2013

As announced in Direct Edge Trading Notice #12-25, Direct Edge^® launched attribution functionality for order entry and a new market data product to support attributed quotes on our depth of book feeds for EDGA Exchange (EDGA^®) and EDGX Exchange (EDGX^®). The attribution functionality is available to any Member who wishes to increase their transparency on the orders they send to EDGA and/or EDGX.
FIA EPTA Broadly Welcomes Proposed German HFT Legislation

Date 15/01/2013

FIA European Principal Traders Association said it supports the overall direction and objectives of Germany’s proposed regulation on high-frequency trading. FIA EPTA looks forward to working with the German authorities to improve the proposals, for example with regard to the authorisation requirement, with an aim to create effective and efficient legislation.
Platts Introduces Suite Of Price Spreads To Explain Steel Mill Economics - Aids Margin Modeling, Risk Evaluation & Industry Analysis

Date 15/01/2013

Platts, a leading energy, petrochemical and metals information provider and top source of benchmark prices, has introduced an innovative, global suite of price spreads, known as Platts Steel Mill Economics, aimed at assisting margin modeling and steel industry analysis. The new suite of spreads, which debuted yesterday, captures the costs of raw material inputs and the price of finished products in blast-furnace and electric-furnace (scrap-based) steelmaking operations in Asia, Europe and the United States.

DTCC Sends New Comment Letter On CFTC Action – Letter Addresses Part Of An Arbitrary, Inconsistent Rulemaking Process That Is Counter To Dodd-Frank Commitment To Transparency

Date 15/01/2013

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today announced that it has filed a comment letter with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) expressing concern over the lack of clarity as part of an overall arbitrary and inconsistent rulemaking process to determine the regulatory reporting structure for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives transactions. The DTCC letter, filed late yesterday, detailed the most recent in a series of CFTC missteps that have raised serious questions about decision-making at the agency. DTCC has been a strong proponent of the transparency goals outlined in the Dodd-Frank Act (DFA) and has worked closely with market participants to implement these goals.
Direct Edge Trading Notice #13-04: Market Holiday Reminder - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Date 15/01/2013

EDGA Exchange, Inc. (EDGA^®) and EDGX Exchange, Inc. (EDGX^®) will be closed on Monday, January 21, 2013, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Both exchanges will resume normal trading hours on Tuesday, January 22, 2013.
CFTC: Federal Court In Nevada Orders Charles Leroy Timberlake And Trans Global Investments, LLC To Pay $340,000 To Settle Commodity Pool Fraud Charges- Defendants Permanently Barred From The Commodities Industry

Date 15/01/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it obtained a federal court order requiring defendants Trans Global Investments, LLC (Trans Global), a Nevada company and unregistered Commodity Pool Operator (CPO), and its President, Charles Leroy Timberlake, a Texas resident, to pay $200,000 in restitution and a $140,000 civil monetary penalty to settle CFTC charges of commodity pool fraud.
CME Clearing Named "Clearing House of the Year" by Risk Magazine

Date 15/01/2013

CME Group today announced that CME Clearing has been named the Clearing House of the Yearin Risk Magazine's annual Risk Awards. The annual awards recognize excellence in risk management and derivatives markets across 29 categories.
IntercontinentalExchange Receives Regulatory Approval For Customer Portfolio Margining - Expands Capital Efficiencies For Buy-Side Clearing

Date 15/01/2013

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, announced today that ICE Clear Credit, the largest North American credit default swap (CDS) clearing house, has received regulatory approval to provide portfolio margining relief for buy-side clearing of CDS.