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BTI Bulk Trading International SA Goes Live With Brady

Date 10/05/2011

Brady plc (BRY.L), the leading global supplier of trading, risk management and settlement solutions to the metals, energy and softs sectors, announced today that BTI Bulk Trading International SA has now gone live with the Brady trading and risk management solution for its trading activities.

Exchanges In Asia: Trends And perspectives - Speech By Tony D’Aloisio, Chairman, ASIC

Date 10/05/2011

A speech by Tony D’Aloisio, Chairman, ASIC to the 2011 International Options Market Association and International Options Clearing Association Annual Conference (World Federation of Exchanges), 4 May 2011

CFTC: Federal Court Orders Russian National Marat Yunusov To Pay $500,000 Civil Monetary Penalty For Illegal Commodity Futures Trading Scheme

Date 09/05/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on May 4, 2011, obtained a federal court consent order imposing a $500,000 civil monetary penalty on Marat Yunusov, a Russian national who traded on U.S. futures markets from overseas. The CFTC charged Yunusov with engaging in fictitious transactions and trading noncompetitively on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Globex electronic trading platform (see CFTC Press Release 5836-10, June 15, 2010). The order also permanently bans Yunusov from engaging in any commodity-related activity within the jurisdiction of the CFTC, including trading and registering with the CFTC in any capacity.

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

Date 09/05/2011

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

• The shareholders of Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Limited (TSX:CLM) have accepted the $C17.25 cash per share takeover offer from Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE:CLF). Consolidated Thompson will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX Completion and the S&P/TSX Capped Materials indices after close on Friday, May 13, 2011.

CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler Announces Appointment Of Steven Adamske As Director Of Public Affairs

Date 09/05/2011

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler today announced the appointment of Steven W. Adamske to serve as Director of Public Affairs at the agency. Mr. Adamske, who will join the CFTC staff this summer, currently serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs and Spokesperson for Secretary Timothy Geithner at the U.S. Treasury Department. He previously served as Communications Director for the House Financial Services Committee under Chairman Barney Frank. Mr. Adamske will replace Scott Schneider, who is leaving this summer to attend law school and business school at the University of Pennsylvania.

KCBT Memorial Day Holiday - Schedule For Days Surrounding The Memorial Day Holiday

Date 09/05/2011

In coordination with U.S. stock and commodity exchanges, the Kansas City Board of Trade will observe the following trading hours on the days before and after the upcoming Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 30, 2011.

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

Date 09/05/2011

ELX Futures, L.P. (ELX), a leading electronic futures exchange, announced today that it established multiple new end-of-day volume records on Friday, May 6, including overall exchange; combined U.S. Treasury futures contracts, 5-year note and 30-year bond. ELX ended the session with a record of 148,308 contracts traded and 120,137 contracts traded for combined U.S. Treasuries. The 5-year note hit a record volume of 43,748 contracts traded and the 30-year bond also set a new record with 26,117 contracts traded.

ICE Announces May 23 Launch Of 49 New Energy Contracts

Date 09/05/2011

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today announced the launch of 49 new cleared OTC energy contracts for global oil and refined petroleum products, North American natural gas and North American power.

Hellenic Exchanges S.A. - Publication Of The Draft Modifications Of The Articles Of Association

Date 09/05/2011

Hellenic Exchanges informs investors that the daily agenda of the upcoming 10th Annual General Meeting of shareholders, which will take place on 18.5.2011, includes proposals to modify the following articles of the Articles of Association: 

• Article 5: Share capital 
• Article 8 par 2: Composition - Term of office of the Board of Directors 
• Article 18: Participation in the General Meeting - Representation 

International Securities Exchange Elects New Member To Board Of Directors

Date 09/05/2011

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today announced that Stanley Choung has been elected to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Choung, Managing Director of the Institutional Equity Division for Morgan Stanley, will serve as an industry director representing ISE's Primary Market Makers (PMMs). He replaces Sean Flynn of Timber Hill LLC, who is retiring due to term limits.