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The Number Of Tokyo Commodity Exchange Designated Market Makers

Date 04/01/2011

The current number of TOCOM designated Market Makers is as follows; TOCOM designated Market Makers (Gross) 5
S&P Discontinues CDS U.S. Homebuilders Sector Index

Date 03/01/2011

Effective today, January 03, 2011, Standard & Poor’s will discontinue calculation and dissemination of all series and versions of the S&P CDS U.S. Homebuilders Sector Index.
CBOE Holdings 2010 Daily Trading Volume Averages 4.5 Million Contracts - CBOE Annual Volume Tops One Billion Contracts For Third Straight Year - CFE/VIX Futures Post All-Time Record Annual Volume

Date 03/01/2011

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) today reported that 2010 trading volume exceeded one billion contracts for the third consecutive year. Trading volume on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange
2010 Trading Volume At CBOE Futures Exchange Sets New Annual Record

Date 03/01/2011

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that 2010 was the busiest trading year in its history as a total of 4,402,378 contracts changed hands. The record volume during 2010 surpassed the previous high of 1,161,019 contracts traded in 2008 by 279 percent, as well as the 1,155,318 contracts that traded in 2009 by 281 percent.
ISDA Launches Initiative To Promote Portfolio Reconciliation And Reduce Risk In Asia Pacific Region

Date 03/01/2011

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today published the Asia Pacific Portfolio Reconciliation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote portfolio reconciliation and reduce risk in the Asia Pacific region. The objective of the MoU is to outline the process and frequency with which participating firms reconcile portfolios of collateralized derivatives transactions.

KCBT Sets New Annual Volume Record Of Nearly 5.7 Million Contracts - KCBT Breaks Previous Annual Volume Record Of 5,287,190 Contracts Set In 2006 By 7.8 Percent

Date 03/01/2011

The Kansas City Board of Trade set a new annual volume trading record for the exchange as a whole in 2010, trading 5,697,874 contracts and breaking the previous annual volume record of 5,287,190 contracts set in 2006 by 7.8 percent.
MGEX Shatters December Trading Volume Record - Reports All December And 2010 Records

Date 03/01/2011

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today announced December and 2010 volume and open interest records.
OCC Announces Record Year - For Options, Futures, And Stock Loan Clearing

Date 03/01/2011

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced today that total OCC volume in December reached 344,206,175 contracts, a 16% increase over the December 2009 volume of 296,703,081. OCC ended the year with cleared contract volume reaching 3,925,686,805, an 8% increase over the 2009 volume of 3,625,021,053. 2010 was the busiest year in OCC’s history as a result of the eighth consecutive year of record options trading, futures volume that more than doubled, and significant growth in sec
The Spanish Stock Exchange Traded €1.04 Trillion In 2010, Up 16% Year On Year - BME Markets Monthly And Yearly Report

Date 03/01/2011

In 2010, the number of equity trades totaled 40.5 million, up 28% from 2009 and a yearly record high The number of equity trades in December was up 45% from the same period in 2009 The value of trading in the ETF segment in 2010 was up 72% year on year Trading in Futures and Options reached a record high in 2010, at 9 million contracts Corporate Debt trading reached a record high in December, at €577.21 billion.
Frequently Asked Questions - A Guide To Understanding The European Securities And Markets Authority (ESMA)

Date 03/01/2011

Click here to download a document detailing "Frequently asked questions - a guide to understanding ESMA (Ref: CESR/11-009)".