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Average Daily Volume Of 7.6 Million Contracts At Eurex Group In October

Date 01/11/2012

Boerse Stuttgart Reports Turnover Of Around EUR 7 Billion In October - Significant Increase In Debt Instrument Trading - Corporate Bonds And German Bunds In Demand

Date 01/11/2012

Boerse Stuttgart's order book statistics show that its turnover reached around EUR 7 billion in October 2012. The trading volume therefore fell slightly month on month. At around EUR 3.2 billion, securitised derivatives accounted for the largest share of turnover in October. This means that the transaction volume was around 10 percent below the previous month's figures in a generally weak market environment. On the whole, the volume of investment products traded at Boerse Stuttgart stood at more than EUR 1.9 billion. Leverage products contributed around EUR 1.3 billion to the total turnover.

Federal Court In Idaho Orders Brad Lee Demuzio And Demuzio Capital Management, LLC, To Pay Over $3 Million In Connection With CFTC Commodity Pool Forex Fraud Action - In Related Criminal Action, Demuzio Pleaded Guilty To One Count Of Wire Fraud, Sentencing Set For November 5

Date 01/11/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge B. Lynn Winmill of the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho entered a consent order for permanent injunction against defendant Brad L. Demuzio and an order of default judgment against his company, Demuzio Capital Management, LLC (DCM), both of Chubbuck, Idaho, charged by the CFTC with operating a fraudulent $1.8 million commodity pool and foreign currency (forex) Ponzi scheme (see CFTC Press Release

6229-12, April 12, 2012).

The consent order and order of default judgment (final orders) impose a permanent injunction against Demuzio and DCM, respectively, finding that the defendants violated the anti-fraud provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and failed to register with the CFTC as Commodity Pool Operators (CPOs). In addition to the permanent injunction, the final orders each impose permanent trading and registration bans against Demuzio and DCM and order them to jointly pay restitution of $805,273. In addition, under terms of the final orders Demuzio is required to jointly pay a $1 million civil monetary penalty, and DCM is ordered to jointly pay a civil monetary penalty of $2,415,819.

The final orders find that from at least June 18, 2008 through November 2011, Demuzio, through DCM, solicited and accepted approximately $1.8 million from at least 16 investors to trade forex through a pooled investment vehicle. The final orders find that the defendants misappropriated investor funds to pay Demuzio’s personal expenses and sent emails to investors that falsely represented that their principal remained intact and was earning profits. The final orders also find that the defendants acted as a CPO without being registered as such.

In a related criminal proceeding based on substantially the same facts, Demuzio pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho to one count of wire fraud. Sentencing is scheduled for November 5, 2012.

The CFTC appreciates the assistance of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

CFTC Division of Enforcement staff members responsible for this action are Lara Turcik, Christopher Giglio, Manal M. Sultan, Lenel Hickson, Jr., Stephen J. Obie, and Vincent A. McGonagle.

MGEX Reports Volume And Open Interest Growth

Date 01/11/2012

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today announced a 16 percent increase in total Exchange volume from October 2011.

BATS Global Markets Reports October Volume; Sets Monthly U.S. Equities Market Share Record With 13% - U.S. Options Market Share Hits 3.6%; BATS Chi-X Europe Reports 24.8% Market Share

Date 01/11/2012

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, today reported October U.S. equities market share of 13.0%, a new record for the company. In Europe, BATS Chi-X Europe reported market share of 24.8%, maintaining its position as the largest equity market in Europe during 2012.

Remarks Before The FIA Expo By CFTC’s Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 01/11/2012

Good morning, I want to thank the Futures Industry Association (FIA) for inviting me to speak at your Expo 2012 in Chicago. I’m only sorry that Hurricane Sandy prevented me from being there for my scheduled speech yesterday. It would have been my fourth year at the Expo. I’m glad that you could arrange for me to speak to you from a distance.

CFTC’s Division Of Clearing And Risk Issues Temporary Compliance Delay Due To Hurricane Sandy

Date 01/11/2012

Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, the staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Clearing and Risk today issued a no-action letter to temporarily delay the compliance date for the Commission’s Part 22 rules, which set forth segregation requirements for cleared swaps and associated cleared swaps customer collateral, from November 8, 2012 to November 13, 2012.

Scila Nominated As Rising Star By Deloitte Sweden

Date 01/11/2012

Deloitte Sweden will present awards for Sweden Technology Fast 50 and Rising Stars on Tuesday, November 6th. These are awards for Swedish technology companies, and Deloitte have organised the event since 2003. Scila is nominated in the category Rising Stars.

NASDAQ OMX Nordic Trading Statistics October 2012

Date 01/11/2012

NASDAQ OMX today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic and Baltic markets. 

CBOE Holdings, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results

Date 01/11/2012

Third Quarter Financial Highlights

• Operating Revenues of $128.3 Million, Down 11 Percent Compared with Last Year's Record Quarter
• GAAP Net Income Allocated to Common Stockholders of $45.2 Million; Diluted EPS of $0.52
• Adjusted Net Income Allocated to Common Stockholders of $37.7 Million; Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.43
• Total Options Market Share of 29.3 Percent for 3Q12, Up 180 Basis Points from 27.5 Percent in 3Q11