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September Trading At CBOE Futures Exchange Up 154 Percent Over Year Ago - Fourth Consecutive Quarter Of Record Trading With 3.9 Million Contracts - VIX Futures Traded 46,784 Contracts Per Day During The Month

Date 03/10/2011

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that September 2011 trading volume totaled nearly one million contracts, and average daily volume was almost 50,000 contracts, both up 154 percent from year ago levels.  Trading volume in futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) remained strong during the month.  September also marked the end of the third quarter of the year, which was a fourth consecutive record quarter of trading at CFE as 3.9 million contracts changed hands.    

BM&FBOVESPA Opens Competitive Bidding Process To Select Market Makers For Options On The Stock Of Banco Bradesco, Gerdau And Banco Do Brasil - Institutions That Wish To Take Part Have Until Nov 29, 2011 To Send Proposals

Date 03/10/2011

BM&FBOVESPA announces the start of the bidding process to select up to three market makers for options on stock of Banco Bradesco S.A. (BBDC4), Gerdau S.A. (GGBR4) and Banco do Brasil S.A. (BBAS3). This is the third stage of the Competitive Bidding Process to select market makers in equity options and BOVESPA Index (Ibovespa) options, developed by BM&FBOVESPA. The institutions (including nonresident) that wish to participate have until November 29, 2011 to deliver proposals and the winners will be announced on December 14, 2011.

KCBT Closing In On Annual Trading Volume Record - Trading Volume In September Second Largest For Calendar Month

Date 03/10/2011

Active Kansas City Board of Trade trading volume during the month of September has put the exchange on track to break annual volume records within the next month.

mergermarket M&A Round-Up For Q1-Q3 2011

Date 03/10/2011

Q1-Q3 2011 League Tables of Financial Advisers to Global M&A

• Global M&A up 21.5% in Q1-Q3 2011
• US M&A continued to slide in Q3 2011
• Emerging Market M&A down for three consecutive quarters
• Private equity buyouts strongest since Q1-Q3 2008
• Industrials & Chemicals top sector in Q3
• European M&A stood at US$ 538.3bn, an increase of 26.9% compared to Q1-Q3 2010 (US$ 424.2bn). Q3 saw US$ 129.6bn-worth of deals, a 43.3% drop from to Q2 2011 (US$ 228.4bn).
• Asia-Pacific M&A stood at US$ 255.5bn, up 4.9% from Q1-Q3 2010 (US$ 243.5bn). Q3 activity was up 16.8%, from US$ 78bn in Q2 2011 to US$ 91.1bn.

Forex Capital Markets LLC Ordered To Pay More Than $14.2 Million To Settle CFTC Charges Relating To Its Failure To Supervise Customer Accounts - Firm Also Sanctioned For Failing To Promptly Produce Certain Records To The CFTC’s Division Of Enforcement

Date 03/10/2011

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges that Forex Capital Markets LLC (FXCM) failed to supervise diligently its personnel’s handling of more than 57,000 customer accounts that traded on FXCM’s forex trading platforms. FXCM is a registered retail foreign exchange dealer and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York, N.Y. The order also settles charges that FXCM failed to produce certain records promptly to the CFTC’s Division of Enforcement during its investigation.

BOX Price Improvement Activity Increases In September

Date 03/10/2011

In the month of September, price improved contracts on BOX Options Exchange LLC (“BOX”) averaged 284,869 per day, which represented a 21% increase over the same period last year. Price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s Price Improvement Period (“PIP”) auction averaged over $180,000 per day, while total savings to investors this month were $3.8 million. With this, BOX has saved investors over $359 million since its inception in 2004. Overall average daily trading volume on BOX in the month of September was 622,301 contracts, which represented a 57% increase over the same period last year.

Xignite Expands Senior Management To Put Customers First - Appoints Cameron Karr As VP Customer Success To Deliver Unparalleled Service In Financial Services Cloud Sector

Date 03/10/2011

Xignite, Inc., the leading financial market data cloud provider, announced that Cameron Karr has joined its management team as Vice President of Customer Success. Xignite has always set the highest possible standard for customer experience in the financial market data sector. Now, Karr is taking Xignite to the next level. The creation of this role is strategically timed while Xignite is experiencing record-setting growth and significant new customer acquisitions.

CME Group Analyst Day To Be Held On Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Date 03/10/2011

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) will hold its Analyst Day in Chicago on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, from 10:00 am — 3:00 pm (Central). Presentations by executive management will cover the company's strategic growth initiatives, as well as offer customer perspectives during two panels.

Xignite Appoints Silicon Valley Veteran Peter Caswell As Chairman Of The Board - Operational Executive With Finance And Software Expertise To Help Drive Business Forward

Date 03/10/2011

Xignite, Inc., the leading financial market data cloud provider, today announced it has appointed Peter Caswell as its Chairman of the Board. Caswell is a highly-successful Silicon Valley CEO with over 25 years of experience driving operational excellence and revenue for enterprise software companies. He spent 18 years leading venture-backed companies in the same high-growth  stage as Xignite.   Caswell is currently the CEO at NetBase, a social media analytics company.  His track record in amalgam has generated over 3 billion dollars in market cap for Advent, Siperian, and other companies. Caswell provided the first external angel funding for Xignite and has been shouldering its success ever since.

CME Group Sets Monthly Records For OTC Clearing Volumes, Surpasses $45B In Cleared OTC Interest Rate Swaps And Credit Default Swaps

Date 03/10/2011

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it set new monthly records for clearing both interest rate swaps (IRS) and credit default swaps (CDS). As of September 30, the company has cleared more than $45 billion in OTCinterest rate swaps (IRS) and credit default swaps (CDS) through its open clearing solutions since their launch.