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NYSE Group Inc. Issues Short Interest Report

Date 09/03/2012

The NYSE Group, Inc. today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of February 29, 2012.

Rating Action: Moody's Downgrades Greece To C From Ca

Date 09/03/2012

Moody's Investors Service has today downgraded Greece's local- and foreign-currency bond ratings to C from Ca and has not assigned an outlook to the ratings. Today's rating decision was prompted by the recently announced debt exchange proposals for Greece, which imply expected losses to investors in excess of 70%, which is consistent with Moody's criteria for a C rating.

NYSE Amex Issues Short Interest Report

Date 09/03/2012

NYSE Amex (formerly known as NYSE Alternext US) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of February 29, 2012.

NASDAQ Announces End-Of-Month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks As Of Settlement Date February 29, 2012

Date 09/03/2012

At the end of the settlement date of February 29, 2012, short interest in 2,258 NASDAQ Global Market^SM securities totaled 6,434,814,070 shares compared with 6,398,505,284 shares in 2,255 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of February 15, 2012. The end-of-February short interest represents 3.55 days average daily NASDAQ Global Marketshare volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.47 days for the prior reporting period.

BATS 1000 Index Posts Slight Gain This Week

Date 09/03/2012

BATS Global Markets, a global stock market operator, reports the BATS 1000®Index (Ticker: BATSK) advanced 15.37 points, or 0.1%, this week to close at 15,552.79 as of   4 p.m. ET today. 

CFTC Announces Process to Designate The Provider Of CFTC Interim Compliant Identifiers

Date 09/03/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is requesting submissions from industry participants who wish to be considered for designation by the Commission as the source for identifiers to be used for identification of swap counterparties in swap recordkeeping and swap data reporting under the jurisdiction of the Commission beginning on July 16, 2012.

Statement By IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde On Greece

Date 09/03/2012

Managing Director Christine Lagarde of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today made the following statement on Greece:

“Today I have consulted with the IMF’s Executive Board and on that basis, as discussed with the Greek government, I intend to recommend a €28 billion (about US$36.7 billion) arrangement under the Fund’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to support Greece’s ambitious economic program over the next four years."

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 09/03/2012

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the Quarterly S&P/TSX Composite Index Review. 

CFTC Charges Illinois Resident Christopher Varlesi With Commodity Pool Fraud, Misappropriation, False Statements, And Failure To Register - Defendant Charged With Fraudulent Solicitation Of Over $1 Million From At Least 18 Individuals - Federal Court Enters Emergency Order Freezing Varlesi’s Assets And Protecting Books And Records

Date 09/03/2012

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it filed a civil enforcement action against Christopher Varlesi of Chicago, Ill., individually and doing business as Gold Coast Futures and Forex (Gold Coast).  The CFTC is charging Varlesi with fraudulently operating a commodity pool to trade commodity futures and off-exchange foreign currency (forex) contracts.  The CFTC complaint also charges Varlesi with making false statements to pool participants, misappropriating pool funds, and failing to register as a commodity pool operator.

ISDA EMEA Determinations Committee: Restructuring Credit Event Has Occurred With Respect To The Hellenic Republic

Date 09/03/2012

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced that its EMEA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee resolved unanimously that a Restructuring Credit Event has occurred with respect to The Hellenic Republic (Greece).