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Trading Volume Tops One Million Contracts For The First Time At CBOE Futures Exchange, March Is Third Consecutive Record Month - Average Daily Volume Above 40,000 Contracts For The Second Time - 18th Consecutive Month Of Year-Over-Year Volume Increases - CFE Launches Security Futures On CBOE Gold ETF Volatility Index

Date 01/04/2011

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that March 2011 was the most active trading month in CFE history as volume surpassed the one-million-contracts milestone for the first time ever. The 1,066,367 contracts that changed hands during March was a new all-time high and the third consecutive record month at CFE, following the previous highs of 789,734 contracts in February and 778,157 contracts in January. When including November 2010's volume of 751,481 contracts, the four busiest months in CFE history have occurred during the last five months.
Canadian Securities Regulators Release Oversight Review Of IIROC

Date 01/04/2011

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today released the report on the first oversight review of the performance of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), the self-regulatory body that regulates investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada.
Canadian Securities Regulators Propose Enhanced Oversight Of Securitized Products

Date 01/04/2011

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today proposed a framework for the regulation of securitized products in Canada that would improve investor protection through enhanced transparency and disclosure requirements for securitized products and modify the current exemptions investors use to access these products in the exempt market.
TOM MTF Statistics Week 13

Date 01/04/2011

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Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index

Date 01/04/2011

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones Africa Titans 50 Index.

Speech By SEC Commissioner Kathleen L. Casey: Statement At Open Commission Meeting: Credit Risk Retention And Listing Standards For Compensation Committees

Date 01/04/2011

Thank you, Chairman Schapiro, and of course, thanks very much to the staff — especially Meredith, Paula, Kathy and Jay, as well as the other offices and Divisions, such as Risk Fin. I appreciate all of your hard work on the Credit Risk Retention proposing release.
ISDA: SEF Rules Should Provide Greater Choice, Access And Liquidity To OTC Derivatives Market Participants

Date 01/04/2011

In a paper published on 29 March, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) outlined its views on the role, impact and optimal structure for Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs*) in the global over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets.
Speech By SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar: Improving Executive Compensation Decision Making

Date 01/04/2011

The reform effort arising from the financial crisis highlighted numerous concerns about executive compensation decisions. These concerns resonated in Congress during the debates. As a result, the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act requires the Commission to strengthen the independence of the executive compensation decision making process. Today’s proposal is designed to give life to this idea.
OCC Announces 19% Increase In Cleared Contracts For Record Volume Month In March

Date 01/04/2011

OCC announced today that total volume reached 421,466,054 contracts in March, representing a 19 percent increase over the March 2010 volume of 353,294,816 contracts. This marks a new record month and quarter for OCC cleared volume and is the second time total cleared volume surpassed 400 million contracts in one month. OCC ended the first quarter with total volume reaching 1,160,299,965 contracts, up 25 percent from 2010.
CME Group Announces Record Corn Calendar Swap Volume

Date 01/04/2011

CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced record volume in Corn Calendar Swaps. On Thursday, Mar. 31, Corn Calendar Swap volume reached a record of 11,710 contracts, surpassing the previous record of 3,331 contracts set on Jan. 12, 2011.