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Dissenting Statement By CFTC Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia - Request For Comment On Application Of Commission Regulations To Swaps Between Non-U.S. Swap Dealers And Non-U.S. Counterparties Involving Personnel Or Agents Of The Non-U.S. Swap Dealers Located In The United States

Date 03/01/2014

If you thought that the Commission’s approach last year regarding cross-border issues resulted in an unsound rulemaking process, the start of 2014 is no better.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At The Annual Meeting Of The American Economic Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 3, 2014 - The Federal Reserve: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Date 03/01/2014

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In less than a month my term as Fed Chairman will end. Needless to say, my tenure has been eventful--for the Federal Reserve, for the country, and for me personally. I thought it appropriate today to reflect on some accomplishments of the past eight years, as well as some uncompleted tasks. I will briefly cover three areas in my remarks: (1) the Federal Reserve's commitment to transparency and accountability, (2) financial stability and financial reform, and (3) monetary policy. I will close by discussing the prospects for the U.S. and global economies.

CFTC Acting Chairman Mark Wetjen Names Joseph Cisewski And Scott Reinhart As Co-Chiefs Of Staff And Co-Chief Operating Officers

Date 03/01/2014

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) Acting Chairman Mark Wetjen today announced that Joseph Cisewski and Scott Reinhart have been named Co-Chiefs of Staff and Co-Chief Operating Officers.

Program Trading Averaged 24.9 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Dec. 23-27

Date 03/01/2014

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms' executed volume from NYSE's orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Dec. 23-27.

CFTC Staff Issues Extension To Time-Limited No-Action Letter On The Applicability Of Transaction-Level Requirements In Certain Cross-Border Situations

Date 03/01/2014

Today, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC or Commission) Divisions of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO), Clearing and Risk, and Market Oversight (collectively Divisions) issued a time-limited no-action letter that extends relief to swap dealers (SDs) registered with the Commission that are established under the laws of jurisdictions other than the United States (Non-U.S. SDs) from certain transaction-level requirements under the Commodity Exchange Act.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 1 - 31% Market Share

Date 03/01/2014

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for the first trading week of 2014. 

Enforcement Co-Director George Canellos To Leave SEC

Date 03/01/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that George S. Canellos, co-director of its Enforcement Division, will leave the agency later this month after four-and-a-half years of service in senior leadership positions. 

Bombay Bullion Association Plans 5% Stake In MCX

Date 03/01/2014

The Bombay Bullion Association (BBA) has written to the commodities derivatives regulator Forward Markets Commission (FMC), expressing its interest in picking up a stake in the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX). 

CFTC Approves Request For Comment On Application Of Commission Regulations To U.S. Activities Of Non-U.S. Swap Dealers

Date 03/01/2014

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today approved the issuance of a notice of request for public comment on a staff advisory regarding the applicability of certain Commission regulations to the activity in the United States of registered, non-U.S. swap dealers when entering into swaps with non-U.S. persons.

Boerse Stuttgart Reports Annual Turnover Of Nearly Eur 89 Billion For 2013 - Equities Trading Sets New Record - Boerse Stuttgart Leads European Market In Securitised Derivatives And German Market For Corporate Bonds

Date 03/01/2014

According to the order book statistics, total turnover from trading at Boerse Stuttgart reached almost EUR 89 billion in 2013, roughly the same level as in 2012. Equities trading set a new record, with order book turnover climbing to more than EUR 14.9 billion – over EUR 11.3 billion from German equities and around EUR 3.6 billion from international equities. Total turnover for this asset class was up more than 16 percent on the previous record in 2011 and around 32 percent up on the figure for 2012. These results were largely responsible for making Boerse Stuttgart Germany’s leading floor-trading exchange across every asset class in terms of trading volume.