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FORTS: On February 11, 2011, On The Expiration Day Of The Front Month Option Contracts The Evening Trading Session Starts At 7.10 PM MSK

Date 11/02/2011

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.

Extraordinary GMS For Approving The BVB-SIBEX Merger

Date 11/02/2011

Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) informs that on February 10, 2011 took place the Board of Governors meeting which decided the call of an Extraordinary General meeting of BVB Sharehorders, on April 29-30, having on the agenda the merger between BUCHAREST STOCK EXCHANGE, as absorbent company, and SIBIU MONETARY-FINANCIAL AND COMMODITY EXCHANGE (SIBEX), as absorbed company.

HKEx Voluntary Announcement - Unusual Price And Trading Volume Movements In HKEx Shares

Date 11/02/2011

The following statement was issued by the HKEx eartlier topday:

 "We have noted recent unusual price and trading volume movements of the shares of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEx”) and wish to state that we are not aware of any reasons for such movements."

TMX Group Makes Strategic Investment In MinesOnline.com

Date 10/02/2011

TMX Group and PCF Capital Group today announced that TMX Group, through its wholly-owned subsidiary TSX Inc., has purchased a 50 per cent equity ownership position in Australian-based PCF MinesOnline.com Pty Ltd (MinesOnline).

Testimony Of CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler Before The House Committee On Agriculture

Date 10/02/2011

Good morning Chairman Lucas, Ranking Member Peterson and members of the Committee. I thank you for inviting me to today’s hearing on implementing the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. I am pleased to testify on behalf of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). I also thank my fellow Commissioners for their hard work and commitment on implementing the legislation.

SEC Charges Tyson Foods With FCPA Violations

Date 10/02/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Tyson Foods Inc. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by making illicit payments to two Mexican government veterinarians responsible for certifying its Mexican subsidiary’s chicken products for export sales.

Program Trading Averaged 28.0 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Jan. 31-Feb. 4

Date 10/02/2011

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms’ executed volume from NYSE’s orders database.   The report includes trading on the NYSE for Jan. 31-Feb. 4.

Thomson Reuters Monthly Market Share Data - Updated To Reflect January 2011 Data - Now Includes Additional Coverage Of US Markets

Date 10/02/2011

Trading is fragmenting between exchanges and competing venues. But by how much and which venues? Find out in the Thomson Reuters summarised monthly reports.

IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Calls For Strengthening The International Monetary System

Date 10/02/2011

Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), warned today that lack of action to reform the international monetary system could sow the seeds of the next crisis, and he called for renewed international cooperation for a better and stronger global recovery.

Statement From Borse Dubai Limited On The Potential Transaction Between LSE And TMX

Date 10/02/2011

“We have been following these developments with interest. Borse Dubai has always been supportive of management initiatives to create shareholder value in the London Stock Exchange. We continue to support the management in their efforts to create both a stronger platform and a more valuable enterprise for stakeholders.”