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CFTC Staff to Host a Public Roundtable to Discuss Additional Customer Protections

Date 02/08/2012

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that staff will hold a public roundtable on Thursday, August 9, 2012, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., to discuss customer protection requirements for futures commission merchants (FCMs). The objective of the roundtable is to gather public input on a variety of ideas to further protect customers.

Deputy Director Of Division Of Investment Management Robert E. Plaze Retiring After Almost 30 Years At SEC

Date 02/08/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Robert E. Plaze, the Deputy Director of the Division of Investment Management, is retiring from public service at the end of August after almost 30 years at the SEC.

Irish Stock Exchange Statistics July 2012

Date 02/08/2012

Please click here for the July 2012 ISE monthly statistical report.

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And Scoach Switzerland: July 2012

Date 02/08/2012

In July 2012, a total of 2,777,093 transactions were carried out on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland with a turnover of CHF 68.9 billion. While the number of transactions rose by 2.3% month-on month, turnover fell by 13.2% as a whole.

Athens Exchange Monthly Statistical Bulletin July 2012

Date 02/08/2012

Click here to download Athens Exchange's monthly statistical bulletin for July 2012.

SEC Names John Cross Director Of Municipal Securities Office

Date 02/08/2012

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that municipal securities expert John J. Cross III has been named the director of the agency’s new Office of Municipal Securities.

Risk Magazine: Eris Exchange Named to “Risk 25 Firms of the Future”

Date 02/08/2012

If over-the-counter interest rate swaps didn’t exist, and a product was invented today to do the same job – knowing what the market knows about the Dodd-Frank Act and Basel III – it might look a lot like the Eris Exchange swap futures contract.

Program Trading Averaged 27.3 Percent Of NYSE Volume During July 23-27

Date 02/08/2012

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 July 23-27.

CBOE Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results - Diluted EPS Of $0.44, Up 22 Percent

Date 02/08/2012

Second Quarter GAAP Financial Highlights

• Operating Revenues Up 10 Percent to $132.6 Million
• Net Income Allocated to Common Stockholders Increases 16 Percent to $37.9 Million
• Diluted EPS Up 22 Percent to $0.44
• Operating Margin Increases 290 Basis Points to 49.8 Percent
• Average Daily Trading Volume of 4.80 Million Contracts, Up 8 Percent Versus 2Q11
• Total Market Share of 29.8 Percent for the Quarter, Up 290 Basis Points from 26.9 Percent in Second Quarter of 2011(1)

Platts: Continental European Day-Ahead Power Prices Rise More Than 5% In July - Average U.K. & Continental Natural Gas Prices Increase On Previous Month, Year Data

Date 02/08/2012

Continental European day-ahead power prices rose more than 5% month-on-month in July, as reduced nuclear availability in France combined with lower German wind output, according to Platts, a leading global energy, petrochemicals and metals information provider.