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Chicago-Based R.J. O’Brien & Associates, LLC Sanctioned $300,000 For Supervision Violations - RJO Failed To Diligently Supervise The Handling Of Customer Orders Over Four Years

Date 02/01/2013

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an order filing and settling charges against R.J. O’Brien & Associates, LLC (RJO), of Chicago, Ill., a registered Futures Commission Merchant, for failing to diligently supervise its employees in connection with the handling of commodity futures orders of a Guaranteed Introducing Broker (GIB) of RJO and the GIB’s Associated Person (AP), sole principal, and owner.

OneChicago Announces Trading Volume For December 2012 - Volume In December Up 142% As Compared To The Same Period In 2011 - Total 2012 Volume Tops 6.3 Million, Up 74% Above Prior Year Levels

Date 02/01/2013

OneChicago, LLC (OCX), an equity finance exchange, today announced that December 2012 volume of 1,291,562 was up 168% over November 2012.

CFTC Announces Real-Time Public Reporting Of Swap Transactions And Swap Dealer Registration Began December 31, 2012

Date 02/01/2013

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that both real-time public reporting of swap transactions and swap dealer registration, pursuant to reforms enacted by Congress, began on December 31, 2012.

MGEX Reports Continued Volume And Open Interest Growth

Date 02/01/2013

MGEX, a Designated  Contract  Market  (DCM)  and  Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today announced December 2012 and calendar year volume and open interest results.

The Options Industry Council Announces December Options Volume Down 2% With 2012 Volume Surpassing 4 Billion Contracts

Date 02/01/2013

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that 312,528,471 total options contracts were traded in December, which is a 2.43 percent decrease compared to the previous December when 320,324,954 contracts were traded.

Mergermarket's 2012 M&A Roundup

Date 02/01/2013

Global M&A (US$ 2174bn) has pivoted on the fear of a eurozone breakup due to the Greek bailout. This has been the lowest in deal values since 2010. 

NASDAQ OMX Nordic And Baltic Markets Annual Trading Statistics 2012

Date 02/01/2013

NASDAQ OMX today publishes the annual trade statistics for the Nordic and Baltic markets.

Total Trading Volume At Eurex Group At 2.3 Billion Contracts In 2012 - Average Daily Volume In 2012 Approximately 9.0 Million Contracts - Eurex KOSPI Product, Dividend And Volatility Derivatives With Significant Growth

Date 02/01/2013

The international derivatives markets of Eurex Group ended 2012 with a turnover of approximately 2.3 billion contracts, compared with 2.8 billion in 2011. The total volume for 2012 splits into 1.7 billion contracts traded at Eurex Exchange (2011: 2.0 billion) and 631.8 million contracts traded at the International Securities Exchange (ISE) (2011: 778.1 million). This corresponds to a daily average trading volume of 9.0 million contracts (2011: 11.1 million), thereof 6.5 million contracts at Eurex Exchange and 2.5 million contracts at ISE.

Dow Jones Industrial Average ─ 2012 Year In Review

Date 02/01/2013

The attached Dow Jones Industrial Average 2012 performance report was published today by Jamie Farmer, Managing Director at S&P Dow Jones Indices. The report looks at the Index’s performance in 2012, leaders, laggards, and other return drivers.  

December Statistics Report From The NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchanges

Date 02/01/2013

Share Trading

The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 1.9 billion, compared to EUR 2.1 billion during the past 12-month period. The average number of trades per trading day was 271,845, compared to 324,506 during the past 12-month period. The total market cap of listed companies at NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange amounted to EUR 763 billion, compared to EUR 657 billion in December 2011.