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TMX Group Inc. Purchases 500,000 Common Shares for Cancellation In Private Purchase

Date 04/02/2009

TMX Group Inc. (“TMX Group”) announced today that it has agreed to purchase for cancellation 500,000 of its outstanding common shares, or approximately 0.67% of the common shares outstanding at February 3, 2009, pursuant to a private agreement between TMX Group and an arm’s-length third party seller (the “Private Purchase”) for an aggregate purchase price of $14,705,000. The Private Purchase was made under an issuer bid exemption order issued by the Ontario Securities Commission. The common shar
100% Of Top Management Positions Occupied By UAE Nationals - Dubai Financial Market Secures 74% Localization In 2008 - 3400 Hours Of Training For The Staff Through Internal And External Courses, Conferences, And Workshops

Date 04/02/2009

Dubai Financial Market company, the first regional exchange to go public and the leading Islamic financial market globally, markedly achieved success through its human resources department to meet development and localization policies. Its achievement is a result of applying a set of mechanisms that ensure the best ways to attract, retain and develop workforce through a variety of training programs.
Toronto Stock Exchange Top 20 Largest Consolidated Short Position Report - January 31, 2009

Date 04/02/2009

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 January 31, 2009.
BOX Gains Market Share

Date 04/02/2009

In the month of January 2009, BOX market share in BOX-traded classes was 6.11%, a gain over the 5.86% reported for the same period last year. Average daily trading volume on BOX was 713,214 contracts. Price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX's PIP averaged $3.42 per contract. For more information click here.
SEC Freezes Assets of Private Fund Manager Misappropriating Investor Funds

Date 04/02/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken emergency action against a private fund manager in Gilberts, Ill., alleging that he fraudulently obtained at least $10 million from approximately 300 investors and misappropriated the funds for personal use and to pay purported returns to investors.

Component Changes Made To Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index

Date 04/02/2009

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced component changes in the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index.
SEC Halts Massive International Boiler Room Scheme

Date 04/02/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken emergency action to stop a massive and ongoing international boiler room scheme that allegedly sold shares of U.S. penny stock issuers to investors located in Europe by misrepresenting that investors paid no sales commissions. The SEC alleges that, in fact, investors paid commissions exceeding 60 percent of the amount invested, and the fraudulent scheme raised at least $44.2 million from 1,400 investors since March 2007.
CFTC Launches New Monthly Report - Report Will Enhance Market Transparency And Promote Protection Of Market Participants

Date 04/02/2009

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it has launched, on a six-month trial basis, a new monthly report: “This Month in Futures Markets.” The report, produced by the Commission’s Office of the Chief Economist, will add transparency to the information the Commission provides the public concerning regulated futures markets by providing graphical and tabular displays on the Commission’s website.
CME Group Expands Its Suite Of Weather Contracts Into Australia

Date 04/02/2009

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced it is expanding its suite of temperature-based products to include the Australian cities of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The new listings will begin trading on Monday, February 23, 2009, and include Heating Degree Day (HDD) and Cooling Degree Day (CDD) contracts on both Monthly
Toronto Stock Exchange Statistics - January 2009

Date 04/02/2009

Click here to download Toronto Stock Exchange's statistics for Jamuary 2009.