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  • Interactive Futures Sdn Bhd To Be Included As Trading Participant On Bursa Malaysia Derivatives

    Date 15/06/2010

    Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (Bursa Malaysia Derivatives) announced the commencement of operations by Interactive Futures Sdn Bhd (IFSB) as a Trading Participant (derivatives broker), with effect from 31 May 2010.

  • CFTC Approves Box Office Receipt Contracts Submitted By Media Derivatives

    Date 14/06/2010

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today found that the terms and conditions of the proposed Weekend Motion Picture Revenue futures and options contracts submitted by Media Derivatives, Inc. (MDEX) do not violate the Commodity Exchange Act or the Commission’s Regulations thereunder. The contracts (commonly referred to as “movie futures”) consist of a collared futures contract and a binary call option contract on Opening Weekend Motion Picture Revenues for the motion picture, Takers. The co

  • FINRA And NYSE Euronext Complete Agreement For FINRA To Perform NYSE Regulation's Market Oversight Functions

    Date 14/06/2010

    NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced that they have completed the previously announced agreement under which FINRA will assume responsibility for performing the market surveillance and enforcement functions currently conducted by NYSE Regulation. The agreement is effective immediately.

  • Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton On MDEX Application Regarding Box Office Receipt Contracts

    Date 14/06/2010

    Approving the contract violates the law. It does so because of the following: Popcorn Prediction Markets would serve no national public interest, nor do they satisfy the fundamental federal statutory requirements relating to the definition of a “commodity.” The Commission has never before approved any contract of this kind, and there is no demonstrated need nor necessity, or even a fabricated chorus call for them. What I do know is this: Popcorn Prediction markets would be subject to manipul

  • CFTC Denies OCC Rule Amendment

    Date 14/06/2010

    The Commodity Futures Trading commission (CFTC) today issued a Notice of Non-Approval of a rule amendment submitted by the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC). The OCC rule amendment would have treated foreign currency contracts where the exercise price is fixed at a nominal amount, such as one cent, as securities options, provided that the CFTC took the position that such contracts may be traded and cleared as such. The CFTC found that the contracts are the economic and functional equivalents o