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Remarks To Students At The George Washington University By SEC Chairman Elisse Walter

Date 01/04/2013

Good evening. Thank you for that kind introduction, and my thanks to the members of Alpha Kappa Psi — the nation’s largest and oldest professional business fraternity — for inviting me to speak and pulling this event together. Thanks, as well, to all of you for taking the time to attend. And I’d particularly like to thank my friend Mary Goelzer, who was kind enough to extend the invitation to me.
CBOE Holdings Reports March 2013 Trading Volume - VIX Futures Set Record Total Monthly Volume For Third Straight Month

Date 01/04/2013

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) reported today that March trading volume for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange^®, Incorporated (CBOE^®) and C2 Options Exchange (C2^SM) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE^®) totaled 89.81 million contracts. Average daily volume (ADV) in March was 4.49 million contracts, up three percent from 4.38 million contracts in February 2013 and down nine percent from 4.93 million contracts in March 2012.
CFTC’s Division Of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Issues Time-Limited No-Action Relief To Swap Dealers And Major Swap Participants Regarding Certain Recordkeeping Obligations

Date 01/04/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) issued time-limited no-action relief for swap dealers (SDs) and major swap participants (MSPs) concerning certain recordkeeping obligations under Part 23 of the Commission’s Regulations.
NASDAQ OMX To Acquire Espeed Platform For Trading Of U.S. Treasuries - Transaction Drives Diversification And Strong Entry Point Into The Electronic Fixed Income Business - Expected To Be Accretive To EPS Within 12 Months, Excluding Transaction-Related Costs, And Generate Attractive Returns On Capital

Date 01/04/2013

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced it has entered into an agreement with BGC Partners, Inc. to acquire the eSpeed platform for a purchase price of $750 million in cash plus certain contingent issuances of stock that approximate certain tax benefits to NASDAQ OMX. eSpeed operates a fully executable central limit order book for electronic trading in U.S. Treasuries, which will give NASDAQ OMX a strong entry point in the electronic fixed income business – one of the largest and most liquid cash markets in the world. The transaction is expected to be accretive to earnings within the first twelve months after closing, excluding transaction-related costs, and to generate attractive returns on capital.
MGEX Reports Sixth Month Of Year Over Year Volume Growth

Date 01/04/2013

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today announces a 14 percent increase in total volume from March 2012. This is the sixth consecutive month that the Exchange has seen year over year volume growth. Total volume for March was recorded at 92,576 contracts traded.

OCC Announces Average Daily Cleared Contract Volume Declined 8% In March

Date 01/04/2013

OCC announced that average daily cleared contract volume for the month was 15,831,521 contracts, an 8 percent decline from March 2012. Total cleared contract volume in March reached 316,630,411, a 17 percent decrease from the 379,763,970 contracts in March 2012, which had two more trading days. OCC's year-to-date total contract volume is down 6 percent from 2012 with 1,006,895,640 contracts, while average daily volume is down 3 percent at 16,781,594 contracts.
Video: Introducing The Financial Conduct Authority

Date 01/04/2013

We are one of the UK’s two new financial regulators, working alongside the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). Together, we replace the Financial Services Authority.
The Options Industry Council Announces Average Daily Options Volume In March Declined 9 Percent

Date 01/04/2013

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that average daily options volume came in at 15,578,265 contracts, 8.91 percent down from the 17,102,093 contracts level of last March. Year-to-date average daily trading volume is down 3.2 percent compared to the first quarter of 2012.
ADX Achieves 100% In Disclosure Compliance

Date 01/04/2013

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced today that it has succeeded in achieving a compliance rate of 100% regarding the disclosure of the annual financial statements of its listed public joint stock companies within the deadline of 90 days from the end of the financial period. All 66 listed companies, local and foreign, disclosed their annual financial statements for 2012 within the 90 days period given.
Dubai Financial Market - Corporate Governance Report

Date 01/04/2013

Pursuant to the responsibility of the Board of Directors towards shareholders and its duty to protect and promote the value of the shareholders’ equity, the management of Dubai Financial Market (DFM) has endeavored to apply the rules and principles of corporate governance set forth in the Ministerial Resolution No. 518 of 2009 and the Administrative Circular issued by the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) dated 30/4/2012 concerning the effective and transparent application of governance principles.