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SEC Charges Key Madoff Lieutenant For Operating And Concealing Fraud Through Bogus Trades And Documents

Date 11/08/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Bernard L. Madoff's chief financial officer, Frank DiPascali, with securities fraud for overseeing the mechanics of Madoff's entirely fictitious investment strategy and creating millions of phony documents and trading records to conceal the fraud from regulators and investors.
NYSE Group Inc. Issues Short Interest Report

Date 11/08/2009

The NYSE Group, Inc. today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of July 31, 2009.
NASDAQ Announces End-of-Month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks As Of Settlement Date July 31, 2009

Date 11/08/2009

At the end of the settlement date of July 31, 2009, short interest in 2,450 NASDAQ Global Market (sm) securities totaled 6,633,118,964 shares compared with 6,978,473,519 shares in 2,445 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of July 15, 2009. The end-of-July short interest represents 3.12 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 2.97 days for the prior reporting period.
NYSE Amex Issues Short Interest Report

Date 11/08/2009

NYSE Amex (formerly known as NYSE Alternext US) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of July 31, 2009.
Chicago Climate Futures Exchange Announces First Futures Delivery Of Renewable Energy Certificate

Date 11/08/2009

Chicago Climate Futures Exchange® (CCFE®), a Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulated Designated Contract Market, announced today the successful completion of the first-ever physical delivery of a Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) futures contract, which was completed on Aug. 5, 2009.

ICE Futures Canada: FCM Customer Margin Changes

Date 11/08/2009

The following initial and maintenance margins apply to non-participant speculative accounts held with FCMs. Non-participants holding hedge based positions may apply for a hedge exemption under Rule 4E.08. The minimum margin level under the hedge exemption is the clearinghouse margin.
RTS Board: July 27 – July 31, 2009

Date 11/08/2009

For the week of July 27 – July 31, 2009, 80 trades were executed. The total trading volume on RTS Board equaled USD1.6 million. The following stocks were in the highest demand:
Eric J. Spitler Named Counselor To The Chairman And Director Of The Office Of Legislative And Intergovernmental Affairs

Date 11/08/2009

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary L. Schapiro announced today that Eric J. Spitler has been named Counselor to the Chairman and Director of the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs at the SEC.
Osaka Securities Exchange: Revisions Of Futures And Options Trading Rules With Introduction Of New Derivatives Trading System

Date 11/08/2009

OSE is in process of preparing for the introduction of a new derivatives trading system equipped with the standard trading functions and the highest level of order processing performance in the world, from the viewpoint of further improving the international competitiveness of the OSE markets. OSE will revise the futures and options trading rules as below with the launch of the system in order to increase liquidity of the OSE markets and improve the convenience for investors.
FORTS Weekly Trading Results: July 27 – July 31, 2009

Date 11/08/2009

For the week of July 27 – July 31, 2009 the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) equaled 314.9 billion roubles or 10.8 million contracts, including 66.5 billion roubles during the evening trading session. The total open interest as of the last day of the week, July 31, 2009 reached 101.8 billion roubles or 5.8 million contracts.