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ISE Begins Publishing Fee Schedule in New Electronic Format
August 9, 2010--The International Securities Exchange (ISE) announced today that it has started publishing a summary of its transaction fees in Excel format as a complement to the official fee schedule it files with the SEC. The electronic, user-friendly version of the fee schedule provides ISE
members with a summary of ISE transaction fees which they can easily incorporate into their proprietary
systems. To view the new fee summary, visit www.ise.com/feesummary.
“ISE is the first and only options exchange to publish its fee schedule in this manner, making it easier for
our members to maintain accurate information on our fees,” said Boris Ilyevsky, Managing Director of
ISE’s options exchange. “In light of the ever changing fee models within the U.S. options industry, we are
providing our members with an efficient mechanism whereby they can quickly adjust their models to take
advantage of our cost structure.”
ISE’s official Schedule of Fees, all fee notices and the new ISE fee summary are available at www.ise.com/feenotices. For more information, please contact ISE’s Business Development team at bizdev@ise.com.
The new electronic fee summary provides a summary of the transaction charges assessed by ISE. In the
event of any conflict between the fee summary and the Schedule of Fees, the charges noted in the
Schedule of Fees shall prevail.
Source: International Securities Exchange (ISE)
BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance Review is Now Available
August 9, 2010--The BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance Review is Now Available.
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Source: BNY Mellon
U.S. International Reserve Position
August 9, 2010--The Treasury Department today released U.S. reserve assets data for the latest week. As indicated in this table, U.S. reserve assets totaled $131,216 million as of the end of that week, compared to $129,162 million as of the end of the prior week.
I. Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets (approximate market value, in US millions)
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A. Official reserve assets (in US millions unless otherwise specified) 1 |
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131,216 |
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(1) Foreign currency reserves (in convertible foreign currencies) |
Euro |
Yen |
Total |
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(a) Securities |
9,428 |
15,252 |
24,680 |
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of which: issuer headquartered in reporting country but located abroad |
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0 |
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(b) total currency and deposits with: |
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(i) other national central banks, BIS and IMF |
13,914 |
7,475 |
21,389 |
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ii) banks headquartered in the reporting country |
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0 |
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of which: located abroad |
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0 |
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(iii) banks headquartered outside the reporting country |
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0 |
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of which: located in the reporting country |
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0 |
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(2) IMF reserve position 2 |
12,416 |
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(3) SDRs 2 |
56,804 |
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(4) gold (including gold deposits and, if appropriate, gold swapped) 3 |
11,041 |
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--volume in millions of fine troy ounces |
261.499 |
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(5) other reserve assets (specify) |
4,886 |
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--financial derivatives |
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--loans to nonbank nonresidents |
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--other (foreign currency assets invested through reverse repurchase agreements) |
4,886 |
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B. Other foreign currency assets (specify) |
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--financial derivatives not included in official reserve assets |
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Source: US. Department of the Treasury
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
August 6, 2010--The CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports for the week of August 3, 2010 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
CFTC.gov Financial Data for Futures Commission Merchants Update
August 6, 2010--Selected FCM financial data as of June 30, 2010 (from reports filed by July 31, 2010) is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index
August 6, 2010--Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, August 6, 2010:
•Nayarit Gold Inc. (TSXVN:NYG) will be removed from the index.
Pursuant to a business combination agreement, the shares of the company will be exchanged for shares of Capital Gold Corporation (TSX:CGC).
Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
Source: Standard & Poors
Old Mutual sheds US life unit
August 6, 2010--Old Mutual has sold its US life business to hedge fund Harbinger Capital for $350m (£219m) in a deal that will help the Anglo-South African financial services company pay down debt, as it jettisons businesses that hurt its financial position during the crisis.
The sale would cut Old Mutual’s capital position by about £100m, the company said, but will also reduce significantly its exposure to credit risk by shedding a business that was carrying mark-to-market losses of more than $2bn at the depths of the crisis.
“The sale will reduce our capital surplus by about £100m, but because our risks will be significantly reduced we will target a lower surplus,” said Julian Roberts, chief executive. “Our continuing business is almost entirely capital-light, unit-linked savings products."
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Source: FT.com
Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues Announces Agenda, List of Participants for August 11 Meeting
August 6, 2010-- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced the agenda and participant list for the third meeting of the Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee on Emerging Regulatory Issues on August 11, 2010.
The Joint Committee will continue its examination of the unusual market events of May 6, focusing on retail investor perspectives and the role exchange traded funds (ETFs) may have played.
The meeting at the CFTC headquarters building at 1155 21st Street NW, Washington DC, will be open to the public with seating on a first-come, first-served basis. The meeting also will be webcast on the CFTC’s website.
Joint CFTC-SEC Advisory Committee Meeting Agenda and Panelists
9:00 Introduction and Opening Statements from CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler and SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro
9:15 Panel Discussion: Investor Perspectives on May 6 with a Focus on ETFs
Panelists:
Michael Mendelson, Principal, AQR Capital Management
Noel Archard, Head of U.S. Products, Blackrock
Charles Rotblut, Vice President and Editor, American Association of Individual Investors
Chris Nagy, Managing Director, Order Routing Sales and Strategy, TD Ameritrade
Kevin Cronin, Director of Global Equity Trading at Invesco
Pamela J. Craig, Chief Financial Officer, Accenture
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Source: CFTC.gov
CBOE Holdings, Inc. Reports Second-Quarter 2010 Financial Results - Net Income Of $24.9 Million, Or $0.27 Per Diluted Share - Revenues Of $112.6 Million, Up 3 Percent - Average Daily Volume Of 5.3 Million Contracts, Up 13 Percent From Second-Quarter 2009
August 5, 2010--CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE), today reported operating revenues of $112.6 million and net income of $24.9 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. These results compare to operating revenues of $109.0 million and net income of $28.1 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2009. Comparisons of current quarter financial results were impacted by the following items:
the recognition of $4.7 million in access fee revenue in the second quarter of 2009 that related to fees assessed and deferred in the first quarter of 2009,
second-quarter 2010 expense of $1.7 million related to the index options litigation,
a $0.4 million increase in severance expense in the second-quarter 2010 and
the recognition of $0.6 million for stock-based compensation for the second-quarter 2010.
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the company reported total operating revenues of $213.7 million and net income of $47.6 million, or $0.52 per diluted share. For the comparable period last year, the company reported total operating revenues of $207.1 million and net income of $52.4 million, or $0.58 per diluted share.
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Source: CBOE
Opening Statement, Meeting of: The Agricultural Advisory Committee
Chairman Gary Gensler
August 5, 2010--Good morning. Thank you Commissioner Dunn for chairing today’s meeting of the Agricultural Advisory Committee and for your leadership. I also join Commissioner Dunn in thanking my fellow Commissioners and the expert panelists and staff that have joined us this morning.
I note the importance of the timing of today’s meeting. This is the first public meeting of the Commission since the President signed the historic Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. That legislation will, for the first time, bring comprehensive regulation to the over-the-counter derivatives marketplace. Specifically, the Dodd-Frank Act will subject all derivatives dealers to comprehensive oversight and require standardized derivatives to be traded on transparent trading platforms and be centrally cleared. This will greatly reduce risk in our economy and will benefit the American public.
As the CFTC works to implement the Dodd-Frank bill, the Agricultural Advisory Committee’s views and recommendations will be important. In addition to asking questions today about wheat convergence and ICE’s cotton contract, I am particularly interested in hearing the views of this committee regarding how rules should be written for agricultural swaps. Don Heitman from our staff will give an overview of how Dodd-Frank specifically impacts agricultural commodities, and I encourage panelists to share their thoughts.
I also am interested in hearing the views of this committee on the ICE Futures U.S. Cotton No. 2 contract. It is important that exchanges periodically review contract specifications and make sure that they are keeping up with changing markets. For example, it is important that exchanges review delivery points so that they best reflect the changing characteristics of the physical marketplace. I look forward to hearing the results of such a review by ICE and recommendations from our panelists.
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Source: CFTC,gov
