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ISDA Publishes 2015 Section 871(m) Protocol

Date 02/11/2015

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced the launch of the ISDA 2015 Section 871(m) Protocol.

Alberta Securities Commission Seeks Comment On Proposed Changes To Fees

Date 02/11/2015

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) today published for comment proposed new ASC Rule 13-501 Fees, which will replace the ASC’s current fee schedule.

Revised OCC Fact Sheet

Date 02/11/2015

The revised OCC fact sheet reflects the addition of the EDGX Exchange. See link below for new version which can be found in the News Room on theocc.com.

http://www.theocc.com/components/docs/about/occ-factsheet.pdf

CBOE Futures Exchange Reports October 2015 Trading Volume

Date 02/11/2015

• VIX Futures Up 2% Year to Date
• VIX Futures ADV Down 28% from September 2015
• 4 Million VIX Futures Contracts Traded

MGEX Reports October Volume Results

Date 02/11/2015

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports its second-highest volume during the month of October since 2007, coming in at 158,766 contracts traded.  

CBOE Holdings Reports October 2015 Trading Volume

Date 02/11/2015

• Total Volume of 98.8 Million Contracts
• Down 5% From September, 39% From Record October 2014
• ADV of 4.5 Million Contracts
• Down 9% From September, 37% From Record October 2014

OCC Cleared Contract Volume Declined 26% In October - Securities Lending Activity Up 12% In October And 15% Year-To-Date

Date 02/11/2015

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that cleared contract volume in October was 367,647,983 contracts, a 26 percent decrease from the October 2014 monthly volume of 499,598,951 contracts. Average daily volume at OCC is down 3 percent in 2015 with 16,840,156 contracts. OCC's stock loan program reported strong volume numbers in October with year-to-date activity up 15 percent.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Market Attributes: U.S. Sector Dashboard

Date 02/11/2015

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CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight Extends Time-Limited No-Action Relief for Swap Execution Facilities from Certain “Block Trade” Requirements

Date 02/11/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (Commission) Division of Market Oversight (Division) today extended time-limited no-action relief to Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) from certain requirements in the definition of “block trade” in Commission regulation Section 43.2.

SEC: Remarks To The ALI CLE 2015 Conference On Life Insurance Company Products, Dave Grim, Director, Division Of Investment Management, U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2, 2015

Date 02/11/2015

Introduction

Thank you, Steve, for your kind introduction. Good morning and thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. Before I begin, let me remind you that the views I express are my own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Commission, any of the Commissioners, or any other colleague on the staff of the Commission.