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CME Group Announces Request To List Twelve New Agricultural Swaps

Date 05/05/2010

CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the submission of a petition to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for approval to list twelve new agricultural swaps to be available on CME ClearPort, a set of flexible clearing services open to over-the-counter (OTC) market participants to substantially mitigate counterparty risk and provide neutral settlement prices across asset classes. These contracts will be listed with, and subject to, th

SEC Charges Spongetech And Senior Executives In Pump-And-Dump Scheme

Date 05/05/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York City-based Spongetech Delivery Systems Inc., an affiliate, and five people involved in a massive pump-and-dump scheme that deceived investors into believing they were buying stock in a highly successful company.

CME Group Announces The Launch Of Cheese Futures And Options

Date 05/05/2010

CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of Cheese futures and options on futures. The cash-settled contracts will be available on CME Globex®, the exchange’s electronic trading platform, with trading scheduled to begin on June 20, 2010, for trade date June 21. These contracts will be listed by and subject to the rules and regulations of CME.

Boston Options Exchange: PIP Stats, Volume Raise Significantly

Date 05/05/2010

For the month of April, price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via the Boston Options Exchange’s (“BOX”) price improvement auction (‘PIP’*) averaged $2.97 per contract, a 21% increase over March’s $2.45. On the same token, an average of 61,600 contracts per day received price improvement during the month, a 51% increase over March’s level. Total savings to investors this month were $3.8M.

TMX: Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report - April 30, 2010

Date 05/05/2010

Please find below the Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report Highlights. The report is produced twice monthly, effective the 15th and the end of each month. The report below covers the 2-week period ending April 30, 2010.

BM&FBOVESPA Receives French Ambassador - Michel Doucin Visited Brazil To Understand The Country’s Projects In The Area Of Sustainability

Date 05/05/2010

Michel Doucin is on an official mission to better understand and visit sustainability projects run by Brazilian companies and organizations. At BM&FBOVESPA, the Ambassador attended a presentation about the Exchange’s key initiatives, such as the Corporate Sustainability Index, the Novo Mercado segment, and the Carbon Efficient Index.

Data Transfers To USA: European Parliament States Its Terms

Date 05/05/2010

Any new agreement on providing bank data to the United States - for example via the SWIFT system - must avoid "bulk data" transfers until they can be processed within the EU, warned MEPs on Wednesday. As for Passenger Name Records, Parliament opted to postpone its vote on the existing agreements with the United States and Australia and called for those accords be renegotiated on the basis of new criteria.

MAB Approves The Incorporation Of KPMG As A Registered Adviser - This Incorporation Brings The Total Number Of Registered Advisers On MAB To 25

Date 05/05/2010

The Board of Directors of the Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB) have agreed the appointment of KPMG Asesores as a Registered Adviser in the MAB for growth companies and its registration on the Advisers Register. With this incorporation the total number of Registered Advisers on MAB stands at 25.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Fundamental Index Series Come Into Being

Date 05/05/2010

Shenzhen Stock Exchange and China Securities Index Co., Ltd. announced that SZSE fundamental index series, including SZSE Fundamental 60 Index, SZSE Fundamental 120 Index and SZSE Fundamental 200 Index, would be released on May 10, 2010.

The CFTC Sanctions Noble Americas Corp. $130,000 For Wash Sales Trading On The New York Mercantile Exchange And Causing Non Bona Fide Prices To Be Reported - Nobel Americas Must Also Institute Internal Controls and Compliance Procedures

Date 05/05/2010

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an order filing and simultaneous settling charges against Noble Americas Corp. (Noble Americas) for entering into commodity futures trades and exchange for physical (EFP) trades in heating oil and gasoline on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and Globex that were wash and fictitious sales on several occasions during the period of March 30, 2007, through July 30, 2007.