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BM&FBOVESPA ETF Financial Volume Hits Record Figure In April - Average Daily Volume Also Hits Record Figure

Date 04/05/2011

BM&FBOVESPA Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) reached a record BRL 942.43 billion financial volume in April, in 28,969 trades and 14,734,230 units.

Liquidnet Expands London Team With New Head Of Trading

Date 04/05/2011

Liquidnet has appointed Richard Gray as Head of European Trading Desk. Richard, who joins from Pipeline, brings with him a great wealth of client service experience gained from his previous role as European Head of Sales & Client Services, in addition to management positions at Schroder Investment Management, Millgate Capital and Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking.

Combination Of Deutsche Börse And NYSE Euronext: Commencement Of Acceptance Period For Shareholders Of Deutsche Börse - German Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt Für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, BaFin) Has Approved The Publication Of The Offer Documents The Acceptance Period Will Commence On 4 May And Will End On 13 July 2011 - Shareholders Will Receive One Ordinary Share Of Alpha Beta Netherlands Holding N.V. For Each Deutsche Börse Share

Date 04/05/2011

Under the exchange offer, shareholders of Deutsche Börse AG can tender their shares to the joint holding company of Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext (Alpha Beta Netherlands Holding N.V.) effective immediately. For each share of Deutsche Börse AG shareholders will receive one share of the Dutch holding. On 2 May 2011 the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, BaFin) approved the publication of the offer documents in the context of the combination of Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext. Deutsche Börse AG has thus made another important step forward on its route towards combining with NYSE Euronext.

EPEX Spot / EEX Power Derivatives: Power Trading Results In April

Date 04/05/2011

In April 2011, a total volume of 113.8 TWh was traded on the Power Spot and Derivatives Market operated by EPEX Spot SE and EEX Power Derivatives respectively (April 2010: 166.2 TWh).

HKEx Announces Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements

Date 04/05/2011

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the following holiday risk management arrangements.

EEX Trading Results In April

Date 04/05/2011

In April, the trading volume on the EEX Spot Market for Natural Gas amounted to 1,153,431 MWh (GASPOOL and NCG market areas) compared to 619,420 MWh in April 2010. The volume included 681,687 MWh traded in the Within-Day Gas product. The Spot Market price for the day-ahead delivery of Natural Gas ranged between EUR 19.80 per MWh and EUR 27.00 per MWh.

HKEx To Introduce Synthetic Futures Trading In Its Stock Options Market On 9 May

Date 04/05/2011

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will introduce a standard combination trading function in its stock options market on Monday, 9 May this year to allow investors to use synthetic futures strategies in the trading of five active stock option classes: China Construction Bank, China Life Insurance, China Mobile, HKEx and HSBC.    

IntercontinentalExchange Reports Record Revenues And Net Income Attributable To ICE - First Quarter GAAP EPS Of $1.74; Adjusted EPS Up 30% To $1.77

Date 04/05/2011

• Record 1Q11 Revenues of $334 MM, Up 19%
• Record 1Q11 Operating Income of $204 MM, Up 24%
• 1Q11 Operating Cash Flow of $155 MM, Up 53%

SGX Derivatives Volume Grows In April

Date 04/05/2011

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today said its derivatives market experienced higher volume in April.

Traiana And LCH.Clearnet To Introduce Equity Clearing For Over-the-Counter CFD Equity Swaps

Date 04/05/2011

Traiana, the leading provider of post-trade solutions, and LCH.Clearnet Ltd (LCH.Clearnet), the global leader in clearing, are set to provide a STP solution for clearing equity trades related to OTC CFD equity swaps. The integrated solution will provide Traiana Harmony-connected executing brokers and equity swap counterparties with real-time connectivity to LCH.Clearnet’s equity clearing service, bringing greater automation and reduced risk to CFD market participants. By streamlining post-trade processes in the fast growing CFD marketplace, additional growth opportunities will be unlocked for all market participants.