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11th Extract From The EECS’s Database Of Enforcement (Ref: ESMA/2011/265)

Date 16/08/2011

Click here to download an extract from the EECS’s Database of Enforcement.

JSE Posts Better Interim Results Performance

Date 16/08/2011

A 7% increase in revenue combined with controlled operating costs led the JSE Limited, the company that operates the local bourse, to report a 22% increase in net profit after tax to R253.8 million (H1: R207.6 million). The Group declared a special dividend of 210c/share.

SGX’s Reach Trading Engine Goes Live

Date 16/08/2011

Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) new securities trading engine – Reach – began operating from today.

Tradar Steps Into New Markets As It Continues To Expand Globally - Client Wins In Russia And Kazakhstan Demonstrate The Power And Flexibility Of Insight™

Date 16/08/2011

Tradar, provider of portfolio management and accounting solutions to the buy-side globally, has continued its geographic expansion by signing Parus Capital in Moscow, and Compass Asset Management in Kazakhstan to its flagship product, Insight.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Ping An Insurance Futures

Date 16/08/2011

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 18 August 2011, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below.

FFastFill Certifies As Independent Software Vendor For OneChicago

Date 16/08/2011

OneChicago (OCX), a US equity finance exchange and FFastFill, a leader in providing Software as a Service (SaaS), today announced that the exchange has certified FFastFill as an independent software vendor (ISV). As a OneChicago ISV, FFastFill will provide their customers software to support direct market access to OneChicago’s fully electronic marketplace via the CBOEdirect API for order placement and related market data.

UK’s Financial Services Authority Fines Sir Ken Morrison £210,000 For Disclosure And Transparency Rules Failings

Date 16/08/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today fined Sir Ken Morrison £210,000 for breaching the Disclosure and Transparency Rules (DTR) by failing to disclose his reduced shareholding and voting rights in Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc (Wm Morrison).

ICE Announces Launch Of Low Sulphur Gasoil Futures, Options And Swaps Contracts

Date 16/08/2011

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today announced the launch of ICE Low Sulphur Gasoil Futures and Options contracts on ICE Futures Europe.  ICE also announced the introduction of 13 OTC Low Sulphur Gasoil Swaps cleared by ICE Clear Europe.

Credit Suisse Securities Is The First Client Of The MICEX Using International Financial Information Exchange Protocol FIX For Trading In The Stock Market

Date 16/08/2011

Credit Suisse Securities (Moscow) Company has completed a project to connect to trading in stock market of the MICEX Stock Exchange using the protocol FIX. Credit Suisse Securities is the first client of the Exchange using this technology in commercial operations.

Chicago Climate Futures Exchange Monthly Market Report: July 2011

Date 15/08/2011

MONTHLY RECAP

• CCFE volume totaled 6,712 contracts in July, a decrease of 94 contracts over the previous month and an8,382 contract decrease from July 2010.
• Acid Rain The Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) was released by the EPA on July 6. CSAPR replaces the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR). Two new SO2  trading programs will be created along with Ozone Season and Annual NOx trading programs. On July 19,  CCFE Issued Advisory 2011-09 to address the impact of CSAPR on CCFE contracts.
• Carbon Trading activity in RGGI remained low in July, with only 20 contracts (20,000 RGGI allowances) traded. On July 12, RGGI issued the auction materials for CO2 Allowance Auction 13 to be held on September 7, 2011. Additional information can be found on the RGGI website.
• Renewable Energy REC open interest reached a new all-time month-end high of 11,170 contracts. Prices rose significantly for MA and CT Class I RECs in July, MA Class I May-13 contract traded $23.00 per MWh on July 6 and traded up to $30.50 per MWh on July 29. The MA Class I REC contract traded 18 times in July totaling 1,350 contracts (135,000 MWh).