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Introductory Statement To The Press Conference - Mario Draghi, President Of The ECB, Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President Of The ECB, Frankfurt Am Main, 6 September 2012

Date 06/09/2012

Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice-President and I are very pleased to welcome you to our press conference. We will now report on the outcome of today’s meeting of the Governing Council, which was also attended by the President of the Eurogroup, Prime Minister Juncker, and by the Commission Vice-President, Mr Rehn.

The AX Trading Network Reports Record Trading Volume For August - 3.5m Shares Traded Is More The Double The Previous Record Set In July

Date 06/09/2012

AX Trading announced today that it had a record month of trading volume on The AX Trading Network ("The AX"). For the month, The AX traded 3.5M shares, more than double the 1.5M shares that traded on the new platform in July. In August, The AX completed 26 auctions in 11 different stocks with an average cross size of over 67,000 shares.  

NASDAQ OMX Norwegian Market Share Hits All Time High Of 14.5 %

Date 06/09/2012

For the last two consecutive days NASDAQ OMX Nordic have reached new all time high market shares in the Norwegian market. Yesterday NASDAQ OMX had 14.55 % market share of lit orderbook trading turnover in the OBX shares, and on Tuesday September 4 the market share was 13.60%. Thereby NASDAQ OMX was the largest alternative venue for Norwegian shares.

Traiana Expands Real-Time Risk Management Initiative To Exchange Traded Derivatives

Date 06/09/2012

Traiana, the leading provider of post trade solutions, announces today that it has expanded its Harmony CreditLink initiative with the addition of real-time limit monitoring and a Killswitch capability for exchange traded derivatives. With the enhanced CreditLink solution, Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs) can enforce trading limits globally and monitor for compliance with limits in real-time. If limits are breached, trading can be halted in very low latency. CME and NYSE Liffe are the first exchanges connected, with further exchanges in the on-boarding process.

HKEx: On-Floor & Off-Floor Trading Statistics

Date 06/09/2012

Transaction in Terms of Turnover and Number of Trades Conducted On-floor and Off-floor

MarketPrizm Offers Fully Managed Direct Market Access Solution At The Tokyo Stock Exchange Colocation Facility

Date 06/09/2012

MarketPrizm, a leading provider of market data and trading infrastructure services, today announced that it has setup a mutualized colocation environment for clients at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) to provide clients with market access services – data, order routing, managed hosting and low latency networking in the TSE data centre. The TSE Co-location Service is ideal for latency-sensitive investors who wish to undertake trading on the TSE.

HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - August 2012

Date 06/09/2012

• The average daily turnover for the first eight months of 2012 was $53,235 million, a decrease of 28 per cent when compared with $73,492 million for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first eight months of 2012 was $6,712 million, an increase of 10 per cent when compared with $6,103 million for the same period last year.

Athens Exchange Monthly Statistical Bulletin August 2012

Date 06/09/2012

Click here to download Athens Exchange monthly statistical bulletin for August 2012.

FSA Consults On Changes To The Client Money And Custody Assets Regime

Date 06/09/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today issued a combined Consultation Paper (CP) and Discussion Paper (DP) that proposes a number of changes to the client money and custody assets (collectively “client assets”) regime for firms that undertake investment business.

Michel Barnier Member Of The European Commission, Responsible For Internal Market And Services Making Financial Centres Contribute To The Wider Economy European Financial Centre Roundtable, Brussels 6 September 2012

Date 06/09/2012

Five years after the start of the financial crisis, the economic situation in Europe remains fragile:

• Zero growth is expected in Europe this year.

• Unemployment in the euro area is at 11 per cent. And above 22 per cent for young people.

• And many companies have trouble finding finance for new projects.