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The Options Clearing Corporation Announces Total Contact Volume In March Grew 2%

Date 01/04/2010

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced today that total OCC cleared volume in March reached 353,294,816 contracts. This represents a 2 percent increase over the March 2009 volume of 346,360,655 contracts. OCC year to date total contract volume is up 8 percent from 2009 with 931,269,641 contracts.
SEC Charges Daimler AG With Global Bribery

Date 01/04/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a settlement with Daimler AG for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), alleging that the Stuttgart, Germany-based automobile manufacturer engaged in a repeated and systematic practice of paying bribes to foreign government officials to secure business in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
FINRA Fines Scottrade $200,000 For Pattern Day Trading Violations - Firm Also Improperly Extended Credit To Cash Account Customers

Date 01/04/2010

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Scottrade, Inc. $200,000 for violating pattern day trading margin rules and for extending credit to customers in violation of federal securities laws and banking regulations.
Kathleen Griffin Named SEC's First Chief Compliance Officer

Date 01/04/2010

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Kathleen M. Griffin has been named the agency's first Chief Compliance Officer — the latest in a series of measures undertaken to strengthen the SEC's internal compliance program.
Kansas City Board Of Trade Posts Third-Largest March HRW Wheat Trading Volume

Date 01/04/2010

The Kansas City Board of Trade’s Hard Red Winter Wheat futures trading volume for the month of March was the third largest in the exchange’s history for the calendar month. A total of 273,549 HRW wheat futures contracts were traded during the month of March, behind only March 2006 and 2009 trading volumes of 363,605 contracts and 280,459 contracts, respectively.

Program Trading Averaged 24.2 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Mar. 22-26

Date 01/04/2010

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms’ executed volume from NYSE’s orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Mar. 22-26.
OneChicago Reports March 2010 Volume, Up 65% From March 2009, Open Interest Up 419% from March 2009

Date 01/04/2010

OneChicago, LLC (“OCX”) today reported that 385,125 security futures contracts traded at the Exchange in March 2010, an increase of 65% from March 2009. Year to date volume was 1,046,737, up 104% from 1st quarter 2009.
ICE Clear Canada: Entry Of Negotiated Options Strategy Trades With A Futures Leg

Date 01/04/2010

Negotiated Options Strategy (NOS) trades that include a futures leg must be entered into the clearing system with a trade type (STXD) code of "R".
MGEX Announces Continued Volume And Open Interest Growth In March

Date 01/04/2010

Continuing a pattern of strong year-over-year volume and open interest growth, MGEX (Exchange) today announced March 2010 total futures and options volume grew 20 percent over the same period last year to 92,397. Total open interest increased 57 percent over March 2009.
ELX Futures Reports Multiple Monthly And Quarterly Volume And Market Share Records For 2010

Date 01/04/2010

ELX Futures, L.P. (ELX Futures) announced today multiple volume and market share records in the month of March and the first quarter of 2010 for the combined five U.S. Treasury futures products. ELX set single quarter market share and volume records as well as reporting its highest average daily Open Interest, up 48.6% in the first quarter 2010 from the previous quarter.