Average Daily Volume of 10.0 Million Contracts at Eurex Group in November
In November 2011, the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume (ADV) of 10.0 million contracts (November 2010: 10.2 million). Of those, 7.2 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (November 2010: 7.2 million), and 2.8 million contracts (November 2010: 3.0 million) were traded at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE). In total, 159.1 million contracts were traded at Eurex Exchange and 59.8 million at ISE.
CFTC to Hold Open Meeting to Consider Two Final Rules and Two Proposals
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting on Monday, December 5, 2011, at 9:30 a.m., on the following topics:
(1) Final Rule on Investment of Customer Funds and Funds Held in an Account for Foreign Futures and Options Transactions;
(2) Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Process for Making a Swap Available to Trade under Section 2(h)(8) of the Commodity Exchange Act
(3) Final Rule on Registration of Foreign Boards of Trade