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Athens Exchange Derivatives Market Monthly Statistical Bulletin August 2012

Date 07/09/2012

Click here to download Athens Exchange Derivatives Market's monthly statistical bulletin for August 2012.

CME Group Announces First Trades And Clearing Of Hot-Rolled Coil Steel Options

Date 07/09/2012

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the first trades of its U.S. Midwest Domestic Hot-Rolled Coil (HRC) Steel Index options equivalent to 20,000 short tons (1,000 contracts), which were cleared through CME ClearPort. The contract is listed by and subject to the rules of NYMEX.

NYSE Euronext: The Expert Indices Committee

Date 07/09/2012

The Expert Indices Committee, meeting today, took the following decisions:

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TOM MTF Statistics Week 36

Date 07/09/2012

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 36 - 2012. 

Program Trading Averaged 34.7 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Aug. 27-31

Date 07/09/2012

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 Aug. 27-31.

ISDA Response To The Wheatley Review Of Libor Initial Discussion Paper

Date 07/09/2012

ISDA represents a broad global range of over 800 OTC derivatives market participants including corporations, pension funds, insurance institutions, asset managers and other investment companies, energy and commodities firms, clearing houses, government and supranational entities, as well as global and regional banks, and is very pleased to have the opportunity to respond to the discussion paper. Since the inception of OTC derivatives in the 1980s, its members have referenced Libor rates as the floating rate in the majority of their interest rate transactions. ISDA views itself and its membership as being a user of the rate, as published.

ISE Introduces $0.50 Strike Price Intervals In Weekly Options

Date 07/09/2012

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today announced that it has received SEC approval to introduce $0.50 strike price intervals in weekly options. The exchange began listing weekly options in the more granular $0.50 strikes yesterday, offering an expanded range of strike prices and potentially a lower cost of entry to investors who are using weekly options to effect their trading and hedging strategies. This new program extends to weekly options classes that currently trade in one dollar increments, and all other contract terms remain unchanged.

Ask José Manuel Durão Barroso President Of The European Commission About The State Of The Union - He Will Answer In A Live Interview On 19 September

Date 07/09/2012

Where do we stand and how will the European Union emerge from the economic crisis? These are just two of a number of questions the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, will address when he gives the 2012 State of the Union Address at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 12th September at 09.00 CET.

Thailand’s SET Index Hits New 16-Year High

Date 07/09/2012

The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) main stock index (SET Index) closed up at 1,246.10 points today, a new high in the past 16 years and two months, making it the best performer in Asia since the start of this year. In addition, SET’s new trading platform, SET CONNECT, ran with full efficiency throughout the first week of its operation, while trading via the Internet gained a record number of concurrent users.

Summary Of August 2012 Activities At Tokyo Commodity Exchange

Date 07/09/2012

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) announced today that August 2012 trading volume averaged 77,627 contracts per day, down 6.4% from July 2012.