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SGX May Securities And Derivatives Volumes

Date 02/06/2011

Singapore Exchange (SGX) said securities and derivatives trading activity declined in May from a year earlier, in line with other global markets.

Financial Services Agency - Speech By Mr. Katsunori Mikuniya, Commissioner, Financial Services Agency, At The International Bankers Association (IBA), Tokyo

Date 02/06/2011

Please click here to view the speech by Mr. Katsunori Mikuniya.

HKEx: Admission Of Hui Xian Real Estate Investment Trust To List Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 02/06/2011

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 9 June 2011 (Thursday),  Hui Xian Real Estate Investment Trust (Stock code: 87001) will be admitted to the list of designated securities eligible for short selling.

Tokyo Grain Exchange Monthly Trading Report May 2011

Date 02/06/2011

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Federal Court Orders Moroccan Resident Richmond Hamilton, Jr., And Chicago Commodity Pool Operator Raleigh Capital Management, Inc. To Pay More Than $4 Million In Restitution And A Civil Monetary Penalty For Misappropriation And False Statements To The National Futures Association

Date 02/06/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it obtained a federal court order requiring defendants Richmond Hamilton, Jr., who lives in Morocco, and Raleigh Capital Management, Inc. (RCM), a Chicago, Ill.-based registered commodity pool operator, to pay jointly and severally a $3,015,000 civil monetary penalty. The order also requires Hamilton to pay restitution of $1,005,000. The order prohibits Hamilton and RCM from engaging in any commodity-related activity within the jurisdiction of the CFTC, including trading and registering with the CFTC in any capacity.

MGEX Announces Best May Trading Volume in History

Date 01/06/2011

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today announced multiple May 2011 volume records.  During the month of May, 156,116 contracts were traded making it the best May total volume in exchange history.  The year over year change for May volume is 85 percent higher with 2010 total volume having been 84,161 contracts.  This continues the year over year double digit percentage increase in volume for this fiscal year.  

Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Select Dividend And Dow Jones Country Titans Indexes

Date 01/06/2011

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend and Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 indexes.

KCBT Achieves New May Monthly Volume Records

Date 01/06/2011

The Kansas City Board of Trade set new calendar month records in May for both the exchange and the Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures contract.

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

Date 01/06/2011

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:

• On Monday, May 16, 2011, the shareholders of Toromont Industries Ltd. (TSX:TIH) approved the Plan of Arrangement whereby the company will spin off Enerflex Ltd. (TSX:EFX) to its shareholders on a 1-for-1 basis. The effective date for the transaction will be Friday, June 3, 2011. Enerflex will be added at zero price to all the same indices - and with the same number of index shares - where Toromont is currently a constituent after the close on Thursday, June 2, 2011.

CBOE Holdings Reports May 2011 Trading Volumes: CBOE Holdings Averages 4.2 Million Options Contracts Per Day In May - CBOE Futures Exchange Sets New ADV Record - CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) Options Up 14% Over April, Up 52% YTD Through May

Date 01/06/2011

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today reported that May trading volume for options on theChicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange (C2), the company's alternative all-electronic market, combined, totaled 88.1 million contracts, an average daily volume (ADV) of 4.2 million contracts. CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) total trading volume during May was just under one million contracts, making it the second busiest month in CFE's history. In addition, CFE ADV was a record, exceeding 47,000 contracts per day during May.