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Futures On CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) To Set New Single-Day Trading Record On Thursday

Date 04/08/2011

CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) announced today that trading volume in futures on the CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX®) will establish a new single-day record on Thursday. As of 2:30 p.m., Chicago time, approximately 112,000 VIX futures contracts had already traded, surpassing the previous single-day record of 104,773 contracts traded on July 14, 2011.

C2 Options Exchange Sets New Single-Day Trading Record On Thursday

Date 04/08/2011

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today announced that C2 Options Exchange (C2), the company's alternative all-electronic market, set a new high for volume in a single-day with 462,256 contracts traded on Thursday, August 4. Today's record trading activity surpassed the previous high of 352,784 contracts on March 16, 2011.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces July 2011 Market Performance - Number Of ETF Trades Grows 25% From June

Date 04/08/2011

BOVESPA Segment

In July 2011, equity markets (BOVESPA segment) traded BRL 119.63 billion, in 11,016,993 trades, with daily averages of BRL 5.69 billion and 524,619 trades, in comparison to June when total volume reached BRL 124.19 billion, in 10,187,883 trades, with daily averages of BRL 5.91 billion and 485,137 trades.

Testimony On “Federal Leased Property: Are Federal Agencies Getting A Bad Deal?” By Jeffrey Heslop, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission - Before The Senate Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Subcommittee Of Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services And International Security

Date 04/08/2011

Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Brown, Members of the Subcommittee:

Thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the Commission’s lease of office space at the Constitution Center building in Washington, D.C.

BM&FBOVESPA Launches Eight Currency Futures Contracts August 15 - Two Are Mini Contracts, Six Are Contracts For New Currencies

Date 04/08/2011

BM&FBOVESPA will launch on August 15 eight new currency futures contracts – two mini contracts and six contracts for currencies that are new for the Exchange.

Opening Statement, Public Meeting On Dodd-Frank Act - CFTC Commissioner Michael V. Dunn

Date 04/08/2011

Thank you all for joining us today for our third meeting to consider final rules promulgated pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act. Today we consider three final rules:

• Agricultural Swaps;
• Registration Standards, Duties, and Core Principles for Swap Data Repositories; and
• Implementing the Whistleblower protections of the Dodd-Frank Act

Unscheduled Free Float Adjustment In DAX - Adjustment For Deutsche Börse Tendered Shares As Of 9 August 2011

Date 04/08/2011

Deutsche Börse has announced an unscheduled adjustment to the free float of the share of Deutsche Börse in DAX. Due to the exchange offer made to the shareholders of Deutsche Börse AG, which relates to the planned combination of Deutsche Börse AG and NYSE Euronext, the free float of the tendered shares of Deutsche Börse AG (ISIN DE000A1KRND6) has changed by more than 10 percentage points.

Statement Of Support On Three Final Rules Under The Dodd-Frank Act - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 04/08/2011

Registration and Regulation of Swap Data Repositories

I support the final rulemaking to establish registration and regulatory requirements for swap data repositories (SDRs). When this rule is fully implemented, all swaps – whether cleared or uncleared – will be reported to an SDR registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Registration will enable the Commission and other regulators to monitor market participants for compliance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act as well as CFTC regulations. The rule implements congressional direction that the Commission and other regulators have direct access to the information maintained by SDRs. It requires SDRs to verify the accuracy and completeness of all of the swaps data they accept. It also contains provisions to permit SDRs to aggregate certain information for regulators and the public. This rule will enhance transparency in the swaps market and help reduce systemic risk.

SEC Charges Former Professional Baseball Player Doug DeCinces And Three Others With Insider Trading

Date 04/08/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged former professional baseball player Doug DeCinces and three others with insider trading ahead of a company buyout. The SEC alleges that DeCinces and his associates made more than $1.7 million in illegal profits when Abbott Park, Ill.-based Abbott Laboratories Inc. announced its plan to purchase Advanced Medical Optics Inc. through a tender offer.

TSX Top 20 Largest - Consolidated Short Position Report – Highlights - July 31, 2011

Date 04/08/2011

Please find below the Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report Highlights. The report is produced twice monthly, effective the 15th and the end of each month. The report below covers the 2-week period ending July 31, 2011.