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BM&FBOVESPA Announces Market Makers For Options On The Stocks Of OGX And Itaú Unibanco

Date 13/07/2011

BM&FBOVESPA announced on Tuesday the winning institutions in the first selection process for market makers for options on stocks. The market maker obligation shall last twelve (12) months as of September 12, 2011.

LME Cobalt And Molybdenum Surpass 10,500 Lots Traded

Date 13/07/2011

• Notional $542 million traded since launch
• New reference point for industry established

Emissions Trading: Member States Agree To Auction 120 Million Phase 3 Allowances In 2012

Date 13/07/2011

EU Member States today agreed to the European Commission's proposal to auction 120 million emission allowances for phase 3 of the Emissions Trading System in 2012, the year before phase 3 starts.

NYSE Euronext/Deutsche Boerse: Exchange Offer Accepted By 60.16% Of Deutsche Boerse Shares

Date 13/07/2011

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Consultation Paper – ESMA’s Draft Technical Advice To The European Commission On Possible Implementing Measures Of The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (Ref: ESMA/2011/209)

Date 13/07/2011

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CME Clearing Europe Expands Clearing With Introduction Of Alternative Fuel And Vegetable Oil Contracts

Date 13/07/2011

CME Clearing Europe, CME Group's European clearing house, today announced that it will begin clearing a new alternative fuel product, German Specification T2 Ethanol Swaps, and a new vegetable oil product, US dollar-denominated Rapeseed Oil Swaps.

PLUS Stock Exchange Q1 And Q2 Primary Market Update

Date 13/07/2011

PLUS Stock Exchange (PLUS-SX), the cash trading and listing venue, reports significant levels of activity on its primary market during the first half of 2011 with 10 new companies coming to market and existing PLUS-SX companies successfully growing their businesses or being recognised as leaders in their particular fields.

MTS Launches Electronic Market For UK Government Bonds

Date 13/07/2011

MTS, Europe’s premier facilitator for the electronic fixed income market, announced today that it has launched an electronic market for UK government bonds, or Gilts.

ESMA Seeks Views On Future Rules For Alternative Investment Fund Managers

Date 13/07/2011

ESMA publishes today a consultation paper (ESMA/2011/209) setting out its proposals for the detailed rules underlying the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). This is in response to the request for assistance which the European Commission sent to ESMA’s predecessor, CESR, in December 2010. ESMA has to deliver its final advice to the Commission by 16 November 2011.

Tradeweb Adds Futures To European Equity Derivatives Platform

Date 13/07/2011

Tradeweb Markets LLC, a leader in building and operating financial markets, today announced the addition of European equity futures to its multi-dealer-to-client equity derivatives platform. The new functionality streamlines the current phone-based, overthe-counter trading experience for block trades. By using the platform, institutional investors can put dealers into competition before the trades are submitted to the major derivatives exchanges for final pricing, clearing, and settlement.