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Testimony Of Chairman Gary Gensler Before The Senate Committee On Energy And Natural Resources, March 9, 2010

Date 09/03/2010

Good afternoon Chairman Bingaman, Ranking Member Murkowski and members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting me to testify regarding the regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, particularly with respect to energy markets. I am pleased to testify on behalf of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
NYSE Amex Issues Short Interest Report

Date 09/03/2010

NYSE Amex (formerly known as NYSE Alternext US) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of February 26, 2010.
NASDAQ Announces End-Of-Month Open Short Interest Positions in NASDAQ Stocks As Of Settlement Date February 26, 2010

Date 09/03/2010

At the end of the settlement date of February 26, 2010, short interest in 2,418 NASDAQ Global MarketSM securities totaled 6,766,241,351 shares compared with 6,778,298,546 shares in 2,421 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of February 12, 2010. The end-of-February short interest represents 3.32 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 2.70 days for the prior reporting period.
BM&FBOVESPA And CME Group initiate Discussions About Transaction With Mexican Exchange

Date 09/03/2010

In connection with yesterday’s announcement made by CME Group concerning the order routing agreement it has entered into with the Mexican Stock Market (BMV) and the 1.9 percent acquisition of BMV’s capital, BM&FBOVESPA and CME Group announce that they will initiate discussions about said transaction and other commercial opportunities with BMV, in consonance with the terms of the global strategic partnership published in the material fact dated February 11, 2010.
Athens Exchange Derivatives Market Monthly Statistical Bulletin February 2010

Date 09/03/2010

Click here to download Athens Exchange Derivatives Market monthly statistical bulletin for February 2010.

FTSE MIB Quarterly Index Review – March 2010

Date 09/03/2010

The FTSE Italia Joint Executive Group has approved the following changes to the FTSE MIB Index which will become effective after the close of business on Friday, 19 March 2010 (i.e. on Monday, 22 March 2010).
Hellenic Exchanges S.A. Election Of New Member To The BoD Of The Company

Date 09/03/2010

Hellenic Exchanges' Board of Directors, at its meeting yesterday, elected Mr. Alexandros Tourkolias, as new non-executive member, in place of Mr. Ioannis Pechlivanidis who resigned. Mr. Tourkolias is General Manager of Corporate and Investment Banking at National Bank of Greece S.A.
BM&FBOVESPA Announces February 2010 Market Performance

Date 09/03/2010

This month’s highlights: The daily average of contracts in the derivatives market (BM&F segment) set a new record of 2,183,679 contracts, compared to the previous record of 2,172,046 contracts registered in March 2008; The daily average of trades in the BM&F segment set a new record of 62,994 trades, compared to the previous record of 51,329 trades registered in October 2009; The daily average of contracts traded via DMA (Direct Market Access) in the BM&F segment set
R.J. O’Brien Opens Houston Office To Spearhead Energy Business

Date 09/03/2010

R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the largest independent futures brokerage firm in the United States, today announced that it has just opened a Houston office to spearhead the firm’s energy brokerage business and hired two experienced brokers to head the team. Steffen van Keppel and Tod Mitchell have joined RJO, both as Senior Vice President, Energy.
Enhancing Financial Inclusiveness: CGAP, Deutsche Bank, Grameen-Jameel And Islamic Development Bank Partner To Launch ‘Islamic Microfinance Challenge 2010’

Date 09/03/2010

CGAP, Deutsche Bank, Grameen-Jameel and Islamic Development Bank have joined forces to challenge the Islamic microfinance industry to develop new ideas for business models in the Islamic Microfinance Challenge 2010: Innovating Sustainable, Scalable, and Market-Driven Models. Islamic microfinance has gained some traction over the past few years, with a swift rise in the number of institutions offering microfinance products in