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Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 02/06/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, June 2, 2011:

• Texalta Petroleum Ltd. (TSXVN:TEX.A) will be removed from the index. The shares of the company have been acquired by PetroFrontier Corp. (TSXVN:PFC).

Remarks, Bringing Transparency To The Swaps Markets, National Association Of Corporate Treasurers Conference - CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler

Date 02/06/2011

Good afternoon. I thank the National Association of Corporate Treasurers and Tom Deas for inviting me to speak today. Both the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and I have benefited from your thoughtful input and constant attention to important issues with regard to the swaps marketplace during the legislative process and the rule-writing process to implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

CME Group Announces Publication And Dissemination Of Volatility Indexes For Corn And Soybeans

Date 02/06/2011

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will publish volatility indexes for CBOT Corn and Soybeans beginning Monday, June 6. CME Group currently publishes and disseminates the CBOE/NYMEX WTI Crude Oil Volatility Index (OIV) and the CBOE/COMEX Gold Volatility Index (GVX). The CME volatility index calculations are performed by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) based on the methodology developed for the CBOE Volatility Index®, or VIX®. CBOT Corn and Soybean futures and options contracts are listed with, and subject to, the rules and regulations of CBOT.

OneChicago Reports May Volume

Date 02/06/2011

OneChicago, LLC (OCX), an equity finance exchange trading security futures, today reported that 263,912 security futures contracts traded at the exchange in May 2011.

ELX Announces Multiple Volume Records In May: Overall Exchange, Combined U.S Treasury Futures, 5Year And 30-Year Futures

Date 02/06/2011

ELX Futures, L.P. (ELX), a leading electronic futures exchange, announced today that it established multiple volume records in the month of May. On Friday, May 6, ELX set records in overall exchange volume, combined U.S. Treasury futures volume and records in the 5-year note and 30-year bond.Total U.S. Treasury volume was also up 10% year-over-year for the month of May and market share was up 16%.Additionally, 1.6m total contracts were traded for the month of May and 9.3m contracts were traded year-to-date.

TMX Group – Consolidated Trading Statistics May 2011 - Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange And Natural Gas Exchange (NGX) - Montreal Exchange Achieves Trading Volume Records

Date 02/06/2011

TMX Group Inc. today announced May 2011 trading statistics for its diversified group of exchanges – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, Montreal Exchange and Natural Gas Exchange (NGX).

Dow Jones U.S. Venture Capital Index Indicates Market Value Of Venture Capital-Financed Companies In U.S. Rose 19% In Q4 2010, 23% For 2010 - Index’s Performance Tops Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index’s Results Over The Same Time Periods

Date 02/06/2011

The estimated market value of venture capital-financed companies in the U.S. rose 19% in 2010’s fourth quarter and 23% for 2010, according to the Dow Jones U.S. Venture Capital Index. The index’s performance topped the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index’s gains of 12% and 17%, respectively, over the same time periods.

NSX Releases May 2011 ETF/ETN Data Reports - Monthly Net Cash Outflows Posted For First Time During 2011

Date 02/06/2011

National Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX^®) announced that assets in U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) totaled approximately $1.11 trillion at May 2011 month-end, an increase of almost 40% over May 2010 month-end when assets totaled over $798 billion. At the end of May 2011, the number of listed products totaled 1,254 compared to 995 listed products at the same time last year.

SEC, FINRA Warn Retail Investors About Investing In Structured Notes With Principal Protection

Date 02/06/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) have issued an investor alert calledStructured Notes with Principal Protection: Note the Terms of Your Investment to educate investors about the risks of structured notes with principal protection, and to help them understand how these complex financial products work. The retail market for these notes has grown in recent years, and while these structured products have reassuring names, they are not risk-free.

FINRA Fines Northern Trust Securities, Inc. $600,000 For Inadequate Supervision Of Sales Of Collateralized Mortgage Obligations And Certain High-Volume Securities Trades - Firm Failed To Monitor 43.5 Percent Of Business For 18-Month Period

Date 02/06/2011

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Northern Trust Securities $600,000 for deficiencies in supervising sales of collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) and failure to have adequate systems in place to monitor certain high-volume securities trades