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Options Names Ken Barnes As New Senior VP Of Corporate Development - Former NYSE Euronext Executive To lead Corporate And Product Strategy

Date 19/11/2012

Options, provider of the Options PIPE® Private Financial Cloud services platform for the exchange, banking, trading and investment communities, today announced that industry veteran Ken Barnes has been appointed as the firm’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Development.

Semi-Annual Changes To The NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index

Date 19/11/2012

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), parent of the world's first electronic stock market and a leading index provider, and CRD Analytics announced today the results of the semi-annual re-ranking of the NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index (Nasdaq:QCRD), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, November 19, 2012.

Direct Edge Regulatory Notice #12-06: Revised And New FINRA CRD Fees Effective January 2, 2013

Date 19/11/2012

Effective January 2, 2013, the following charges for Central Registration Depository (CRD^®) services will apply to Members of EDGA^® Exchange, Inc. and EDGX^® Exchange, Inc. that are NOT also members of FINRA (“Non-FINRA Members”).  Non-FINRA Members are required to pay applicable fees directly to FINRA through the CRD system. 

BM&FBOVESPA: Black Consciousness Day

Date 19/11/2012

Tuesday (November 20) is semi-national public holiday in Brazil and there will be no trading on BM&FBOVESPA. 

Dr. Kay Swinburne MEP Keynote Speech To Mondo Visione Exchange Forum 2012 - MiFID II And HFT

Date 19/11/2012

Thank you for inviting me to speak. It is both a good and bad thing that I have been asked to speak to you today. Bad in that as a UK Conservative, and as a politician who supports the free market, I do not think that regulation and the views of a legislator should be of such high importance to you business as it seems to be judging by the number of requests I get to speak at industry conferences at the moment. Yet also good, as I am glad that the financial services industry is waking up and engaging in the EU legislative process. It is only be getting involved and making your views known that you will end up with workable and proportionate legislation.

Digital Agenda: Tech CEOs And Leaders Kickstart New EU Cloud Computing Board

Date 19/11/2012

The Steering Board of the new European Cloud Partnership (ECP) met for the first time in Brussels today, kicking-off a process where public authorities and industry work together to help building the EU Digital Single Market for cloud computing pursuant to the European Cloud Computing Strategy. Specifically, the ECP aims at leveraging the public sector's buying power to shape the growing and maturing market for cloud computing services. Chaired by Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia, the board brings together tech Chief Executive Officers and government representatives with responsibility for IT procurement. The board will deliver strategic advice to Vice President Kroes (see annex for full list of members).

Multiple Wins For Tullett Prebon In FX Week Best Banks Awards

Date 19/11/2012

Tullett Prebon has today been named Best Broker for Forwards FX for the 12th year running and Best Broker for Currency Options for a second consecutive year in the annual FX Week Best Banks Awards. 

RTS Teams Up With Squared Financial To Offer Global Spot FX and Precious Metals Trading - Clients To Benefit From Access To Multiple Asset Classes On Single Screen, Liquidity In Spot Markets, Algorithmic Trading And Global Hosting

Date 19/11/2012

RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a leading global trading solutions provider, and Squared Financial Services Limited, a broker offering ECN-style trading across a broad mix of liquidity pools, announced today that they have gone live with a comprehensive algorithmic trading solution featuring spot foreign exchange (FX) and precious metals.

Warsaw Stock Exchange Starts Calculation Of WIG20TR Index

Date 19/11/2012

• WSE will start to calculate and publish WIG20TR (WIG20 Total Return) index as of 3 December 2012
• The index portfolio will be consistent with WIG20 but index calculation will include corporate actions such as issues of new shares with pre-emptive rights and dividend payments

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Achieves 100% In Disclosure Compliance

Date 19/11/2012

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced today that it has succeeded in achieving a compliance rate of 100% regarding the disclosure of financial statements of its listed public joint stock companies within the deadline of 45 days from the end of the third quarter period.