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Bonds.Com Expands Into Latin America Through Red Kite Agreement

Date 15/08/2011

Bonds.com Group, Inc. (OTC.BB:BDCG) today announced that it has entered an agreement with Red Kite Americas LLC (“Red Kite”) for Red Kite to market the Bonds.com trading system, BondsPro, into qualified Latin American institutional investors, on an exclusive basis. Red Kite will distribute BondsPro primarily in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico through its affiliation with Brazilian based Archers Capital Participatoes e Investimentos S.A.
Bradesco Wins BM&FBOVESPA Selection Process As Depositary Institution For 10 Unsponsored Level I BDR Programs

Date 15/08/2011

Bradesco has won the sixth selection process for depositary institutions authorized to request registration for trading 10 Unsponsored Level I Brazilian Depository Receipt (BDR) programs, backed by shares issued by publicly traded companies with headquarters overseas.
Eurex Statement On Current Market Activity

Date 15/08/2011

The current extremely volatile market environment has led to enormous increases in contract and quote volume on Eurex Exchange in the last two weeks. New records were set in some benchmark products, such as futures and options on the EURO STOXX 50 and DAX. The total average daily trading volume (ADV) in August is at an annual high of almost 12 million contracts, compared to the yearly ADV of 8.4 million contracts. The growth in the trading and clearing volume was accompanied by an even greater rise in system transactions and quotes handled by the system. At the beginning of last week, the number of quotes even reached a new peak of 1.2 billion on a single day.
TASE Launches Options On Israel Government Bonds

Date 15/08/2011

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) continues to expand Israel’s derivatives market with the launch of options on non-linked shekel-denominated government bonds. The new options were designed by a joint team of TASE, the Ministry of Finance, and Prof. Dan Galai. Trading is scheduled to commence on 10 November 2011.
Tribunal Upholds Financial Services Authority Decision To Ban And Fine Hedge Fund CEO And CFO £2.1m For Deceiving Investors And Market Abuse

Date 15/08/2011

The Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) has directed the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to fine Michiel Weiger Visser £2 million and Oluwole Modupe Fagbulu £100,000 and ban them both from performing any role in regulated financial services for breaching Principle 1 of the FSA’s Statements of Principle for Approved Persons and for engaging in market abuse.

SGX’s Reach Trading Engine Goes Live

Date 15/08/2011

Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) new securities trading engine – Reach – began operating from today.
FORTS: On August 15, 2011 On The Expiration Day Of The Front Month Option Contracts The Evening Trading Session Starts At 7.10 Pm MSK

Date 15/08/2011

Please be advised that in accordance with the resolution of the RTS’s Board of Directors that was passed in compliance with the Derivatives Rules of RTS, Clause 6.2 the evening trading session on FORTS will start 10 minutes later today, i.e. at 7:10 pm MSK, as today is the expiration day of the front month option contracts.
SGX Derivatives And Securities Members Affected By Telecommunication Issue

Date 15/08/2011

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today said a limited number of Derivatives and Securities Members were affected by a Singapore Telecom connectivity issue at 3.44 pm.
FX Fifty Five Selects FlexTrade For White Label FX Trading - Agency Division Of Market Securities Kyte Group Deploys MaxxTrader, A Complete Turnkey ASP Front-End Solution For FX

Date 15/08/2011

FlexTrade Systems, Inc., a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced FX Fifty Five, the FX division of Market Securities Kyte Group, has deployed MaxxTrader, its full STP, white label trading system for sell-side institutions operating in the foreign exchange markets.
Thomson Reuters Extends Elektron To Provide Proximity Hosting For FX Markets

Date 15/08/2011

Thomson Reuters today announced that it will deliver an integrated suite of information and trading services to meet the specific requirements of FX trading firms leveraging the Elektron hosting sites in London.