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  Thursday, September 02
CFTC proposal to gather more data a burden: FIA (Reuters) 100 
CME considering changes to grains settlement rules (Reuters) 54 
Newedge backs EU drive for clearing and exchange trading (FOi) 35 
US energy sector presses CFTC for swaps guidance (Reuters) 29 
More Banks to Settle Derivatives Case (The Street) 25 
Carbon Trading Lurches Off Course (NY Times) 25 
Brussels set to give way on OTC derivatives (FT) 24 
A Brave New World in Currencies? (WSJ blog) 23 
CBOE Lures Street Banks, Brokers (WSJ) 23 
Deutsche Bank Launches Electronic Currency Options System (WSJ) 20 
G.H. Financials gets remote access to Japan (FT) 19 
UK opposed to transfer of regulatory power to EU (Financial News) 19 
SMX completes first trading, clearing & settlement cycle (Automated Trader) 17 
Fuld Says U.S. Used 'Flawed Information' to Deny Aid (Bloomberg) 14 
Broad Array Of Players, Simple Trades Drive Forex Surge (WSJ) 12 
Tokyo, Singapore Overtake Switzerland As Forex Centers (WSJ) 12 
Meat price surge fuels fears of food inflation (FT) 12 
  Wednesday, September 01
JPMorgan Said to End Proprietary Trading to Meet Volcker Rule (Bloomberg) 187 
Ameritrade: Thinkorswim Platform Problems Resurfaced Tues Afternoon (DowJones) 151 
On-exchange interest rate deals jump sharply (Financial News) 149 
CBOE Says C2 Options Exchange Will Start in October (Bloomberg) 129 
Banks in Europe Would Face Fines for Failing to Report Derivatives Trading (Bloomberg) 117 
Demonised 'algos' push the surge in FX trading (FT) 110 
JPMorgan Prop Shop Getting Chopped (The Street) 109 
Currency Trading Soars (WSJ) 108 
Hints Of Change In The World Monetary System (WSJ) 99 
CFTC's Retail Currency Rules Back Off Strictest Leverage (WSJ) 99 
Financial crisis boosts London's dominance in global currency trading (Telegraph) 91 
France calls for stricter rules on commodity derivatives (Financial News) 90 
Backlash prompts rethink on forex leverage (FT) 86 
Global FX trade jumps to $4 trln a day -BIS (Reuters) 85 
Europe targets commodities derivatives trade (AFP) 67 
France pushes commodity derivatives trading rules (AP) 61 
Focus on the meat and two veg of reform (FT) 60 
  Tuesday, August 31
CBOT trader banned for life, owes $4M (Sun-Times) 346 
Singapore Futures Trading Competition Heats Up (DowJones) 172 
CFTC Unveils Final Rules For Retail Foreign Exchange Market (DowJones) 169 
US CFTC to step up release of large trader data (Reuters) 150 
Lehman Derivatives Records a 'Mess,' Barclays Executive Says (Bloomberg) 148 
U.S. CFTC issues final forex exchange market rule (Reuters) 144 
CME To List Cash-Settled Treasury Futures Tied To Auctions (DowJones) 122 
SMX debuts with limited volumes in gold, crude, dollar (Reuters) 116 
France mounts drive to tame commodities derivatives (AFP) 113 
Singapore Exchange Proposes Copper, Aluminum Futures Based on LME Prices (Bloomberg) 112 
Barclays Bank Allowed to Trade Derivative Securities by Indian Regulator (Bloomberg) 109 
Commodity Futures Turnover to Top 100 Trillion Rupees, Regulator Predicts (Bloomberg) 107 
Banks in Europe Would Face Fines for Failing to Report Derivatives Trading (Bloomberg) 104 
Icap to launch rates platform next week (FT) 102 
LCH.Clearnet to slash London fees (FT) 102 
  Monday, August 30
Wall Street Whispers: A Proprietary Problem (The Street) 331 
Justice Department Consulted in CME Inquiry (WSJ) 270 
It’s Not Over Until It’s in the Rules (NY Times) 217 
Newedge warns Brussels against US mismatch (FT) 210 
Bloomberg unit to show real-time trades (FT) 185 
HKEx considers launching yuan futures market -paper (Reuters) 183 
Morgan Stanley settles derivatives lawsuit (AP) 178 
Samuel Cole Leaves Hedge Fund BlueMountain Capital, Considering 'Options' (Bloomberg) 177 
DTCC in talks over possible EMCF stake (FT) 150 
Collateral Rules Hamper Currency Hedging (WSJ) 148 
Charges Bring SEC Hopes for New Weapon (WSJ) 147 
Inching Toward World-Wide Accord on Bank Rules (WSJ) 133 
  Friday, August 27
Exchanges hit back over derivatives reporting (Financial News) 234 
CFTC O'Malia Calls For Better Enforcement Of High-Speed Trading (DowJones) 149 
CFTC seeks comments on Dodd-Frank Rulemaking (Futures) 147 
NYSE Liffe allows direct Hong Kong access (FT) 147 
Derivatives Collateral Would Cut Costs for Governments, Banking Group Says (Bloomberg) 135 
Slow lessons in high-speed algo world (FT) 127 
Calls for radical rethink of derivatives body (FT) 124 
Cocoa's Drop Pressures a Big Wager (WSJ) 122 
Societe Generale Hires Joseph White as U.S. Equity Derivatives Sales Head (Bloomberg) 121 
Aima ready to engage with US on Dodd-Frank (Hedge Funds Review) 112 
SEC vows more actions over crisis (FT) 98 
Kloeckner Has $635 Million War Chest, Picks Potential Targets for Growth (Bloomberg) 95 
Banks back switch to renminbi for trade (FT) 93 
Bernanke, Trichet Economic Paths May Diverge at Jackson Hole (Bloomberg) 91 
  Thursday, August 26
CME Director Buys $1.2 Million in Stock (Barron's) 231 
Infinium Is Focus of CME Probe Over Oil-Price Spike (WSJ) 151 
UBS boosts commodity derivatives team in Singapore (Asian Investor) 126 
Regulators seek input in race to regulate Wall St (Reuters) 117 
Barclays Didn't Know What Backed $45 Billion Lehman Loan, Witness Says (Bloomberg) 92 
Citi Adds Commodity Hedge Fund Salesman (FINalternatives) 91 
Infinium in probe over trading error (FT) 86 
Dutch lift lid on a high-frequency universe (FT) 81 
NYSE Euronext Turns On NJ Data Center As E-Migration Begins (DowJones) 75 
Ex-Societe Generale Trader Agrawal Wins Trial Delay to Show New Evidence (Bloomberg) 74 
Firm Makes Bold Bet on Falling Prices (WSJ) 67 
HFT firm's faulty algo blamed for oil price surge (Finextra) 67 
Time for debate on equity market structure (FT) 61 
Global Hedge Fund Body To Meet US Policymakers In September (DowJones) 60 
FSA seeks changes to avoid financial 'froth' (FT) 50 
DTCC to take 10% stake in Chilean peer (FT) 49 
US tax swoop faces banking backlash (FT) 42 
  Wednesday, August 25
CME Exploring 'Alternatives' for Swap-Clearing Platform (WSJ) 230 
Lehman Derivatives Were Threatened With Liquidation in 2008, Lawyer Says (Bloomberg) 160 
Firm faces civil charges for US oil trading mayhem (Reuters) 160 
TD Ameritrade Expands Futures, Forex Trading Services (DowJones) 148 
Man Group appoints new head of fund of funds unit (Reuters) 137 
Ominously, Flash Crash Still Baffles (NY Times blog) 129 
New CME coal contracts signal maturing coal market (Risk.net) 109 
Plus Markets to restructure and launch derivatives trading (FT) 102 
VIX Jump Gives Investors a (Brief) Scare (WSJ) 96 
Admirers run slide rule over Chi-X (FT) 91 
New Zealand's Trader-In-Chief (Bloomberg) 89 
BNP Paribas hires Hultgreen for commodities business (Reuters) 84 
IMF economists criticise CDS model (FT) 74 
HSBC builds global FX team in Asia-Pacific (FinanceAsia) 67 
BNY Mellon appoints new head of trading in Korea (FinanceAsia) 64 
Plus Markets set for derivatives foray (Financial News) 64 
  Tuesday, August 24
Ex-Moore Trader Probed For Attempted Market Manipulation (FINalternatives) 217 
Battle for client clearing business set to heat up, reveals survey (ICFA) 173 
CFTC withdraws proposed energy position limits (Lexology) 159 
Analysis: Oil trading goes global (FOi) 134 
NFA revises petition to restrict exclusions from commodity pool operator definition (Lexology) 133 
'Greenspan Put' Fading as Fed Loses Clout to Boost Markets, UniCredit Says (Bloomberg) 130 
Pressure on Rolet to build clearing business (FT) 121 
Chi-X receives approach from 'third party' (FT) 115 
Are container derivatives poised for bumper growth? (The Economist) 107 
CME to launch API2 & API4 cleared coal swaps in Sep (Reuters) 104 
Taming trading (FT) 101 
Sheila Bair: Road to safer banks runs through Basel (FT) 87 
Nigeria faces test in listing prized asset (FT) 82 
AIG pays back $4 billion of bailout debt (Washington Post) 73 
  Monday, August 23
Banks Square Off on Derivatives (The Street) 268 
MF Global to enter money management (FT) 212 
CME Group Opens Chicago Trading Hub (Data Center Knowledge) 193 
The £1.8tn-a-day trader of interest rates (This Is Money) 157 
Regulators weigh access vs risk in clearing rules (Reuters) 154 
Fighting Flares on New Rules For Street (WSJ) 135 
Not Bull, Not Bear: Meet the Wolf Market (WSJ) 132 
Brokers face fines over role in flash crash (FT) 131 
Tighter curbs on traders after flash crash (FT) 107 
Preparing for the Next 'Black Swan' (WSJ) 102 
Treasury: Volcker Rule "a Top Priority" (Motley Fool) 99 
Hedge Funds Cut Bullish Gasoline Bets by Most Since 2006: Energy Markets (Bloomberg) 97 
LSE's Rolet quits board of LCH.Clearnet (FT) 95 
'Trained to deal with adversity' (FT) 85 
  Friday, August 20
CME Moves Into New Data Center, Plots Electronic Growth (DowJones) 247 
Wild Trading in Metals Puts Fund Manager in Cross Hairs (WSJ) 186 
CFTC Chairman Gensler Says US Regulators Won't Succumb to Bank Lobbying (Bloomberg) 181 
Inter-dealer brokers warn of 'monopolistic' risks in new swap clearing rules (Finextra) 177 
A Replacement for Goldman Prop Trading? (TheStreet) 173 
Eurex Looks to Asia With New Products to Seek Out 'Double-Digit' Growth (Bloomberg) 150 
From Trading Pits to Order Clicks (SmartMoney) 146 
LCH.Clearnet Hires Michael Davie to Head SwapClear's Products for Buy Side (Advanced Trading) 134 
Norwegian traders charged with manipulation (FT) 129 
BGC acquires equities and fixed income broker (Financial News) 126 
Samsung Futures eyes European and US business (Asian Investor) 123 
ASX ready for newcomers as vigour returns to trading markets (The Australian) 115 
  Thursday, August 19
JPMorgan veteran hired as SwapClear CEO (FT) 280 
The letter that shook world of hedge funds (FT) 225 
SEBI bars use of equity derivatives by mutual funds (Economic Times) 134 
Macquarie staffs up in equity derivatives (FinanceAsia) 132 
Singapore's SMX to focus on deliverable contracts to gain market (Reuters) 129 
China: To Continue To Let More Currencies To Trade Versus Yuan Onshore (DowJones) 123 
MarketAxess Aims To Add CDS Pricing, Electronic Trading (DowJones) 122 
Turkey derivatives exchange welcomes US trade approval (Reuters) 115 
Hedge-Fund Group Says EU Derivatives-Trading Reforms Should Move Forward (Bloomberg) 112 
Soros's Ex-Manager to Close Shop (WSJ) 112 
US allows trade of Turkish stock index futures (Reuters) 111 
States Will Be Hedge-Fund Police (WSJ) 109 
ASX's Profit Jumps 13 Percent on Trading Volume Following Global Recession (Bloomberg) 98 
Ambani makes a play for stake in Icex (FT) 82 
TurkDex wins US sales approval for contract (FT) 82 
  Wednesday, August 18
High-Frequency Traders Get A New Name (Forbes) 402 
KOSPI 200 Options to be traded at Eurex (Korea Times) 210 
A centuries-old concept, futures trading has kept pace with the times (FT) 208 
BNP Paribas makes senior US appointments (Risk.net) 197 
US oil speculators fined for $100-a-barrel "vanity trade" (Telegraph) 194 
US CFTC withdraws energy limits, plans new rule (Reuters) 185 
Commodities assert their strength on the trading floor (FT) 153 
FOA criticises derivatives reform (Financial News) 147 
Trading group fined $12 million for inflating oil price (Risk.net) 127 
SEC-CFTC Joint Advisory Committee holds third meeting (Lexology) 124 
Anil Ambani eyes stake in Indian commodity bourse (Reuters) 119 
Global oil-price benchmarks are not foolproof (FT) 114 
Agricultural traders positioned to reap gains (FT) 107 
High demand for coffee's perfect brew (FT) 86 
  Tuesday, August 17
ELX Can Offer Futures Trades That CME Contended Were Illegal, CFTC Says (Bloomberg) 259 
Blow to CME over futures trading (FT) 199 
Former ConAgra Unit Fined for $100 Oil Trade (WSJ) 140 
CME Fighting Rival's Push Into Futures (WSJ) 133 
SMX to Launch Commodities Trade Aug. 31 (WSJ) 100 
Trading group fined for driving up oil price (FT) 96 
CFTC reviews CME Group's move to bar certain trades (Crain's) 95 
Orange-Juice Futures Get Squeezed (WSJ) 95 
Betsy Jensen: My Minnesota farm and Wall Street reform (Star Tribune) 92 
Berkshire May Scale Back Sales of Derivative After Dodd-Frank, Sokol Says (Bloomberg) 90 
USE to launch trading in currency futures (The Hindu) 89 
Oil Gets a New Dance Partner: Stocks (WSJ) 86 
ConAgra Trade Group Fined Over First $100 Oil Trade (Bloomberg) 83 
SMX to trade derivatives contracts (FT) 79 
Merkel's 'Distortive' Short-Selling Ban Failed to Achieve Aims, IMF Says (FT) 73 
Cost of winding up Lehman Brothers now close to $1bn (Telegraph) 71 
Ex-ConAgra Unit Settles With US Over Artificial Oil Trade (NY Times) 63 
  Monday, August 16
SEC to Blame Traders for Flash Crash (Barron's) 239 
CFTC and SEC issue notice on mixed swaps regulations (Hedgeweek) 173 
The Rise & Plunge of Movie Futures Trading (The Wrap) 149 
Hong Kong's Brokers Balk at Prospect of Losing Their Two-Hour Lunch Break (Bloomberg) 117 
Traders Digest 'Clearly Erroneous' Proposals (Traders) 115 
European exchanges face existential crisis (Financial News) 100 
Watchdogs raise concern over algorithmic trading (FT) 97 
Citigroup Will Start Singapore 'Dark Pool' Trading in 2011 as Demand Rises (Bloomberg) 90 
E-trading underpins First Derivatives expansion (FT) 76 
Banks boost commodity sales and trading teams in Asia (Asian Investor) 75 
BM&FBovespa Profit Rises 30% as Interest-Rate Speculation Boosts Volumes (Bloomberg) 74 
SMX gets approval in Singapore (FT) 73 
Banks Slam FSA Over Bonus Plan (Financial News) 69 
China Favors Euro Over Dollar as Bernanke Alters Path (Bloomberg) 65 
DTCC to beef up staffing in Europe (FT) 55 
South Korea: StanChart, Citi Units Ask For Higher Forward Position Limit (DowJones) 53 
  Friday, August 13
CFTC Should Create Group to Rule New Swaps Systems, Brokers Say (Bloomberg) 263 
Sen. Schumer on High Frequency Trading (WSJ) 211 
Wedbush Preempts 'Naked Access' Rules (Traders Magazine) 198 
World Is Reliant on the US for Its Wheat (WSJ) 142 
SMX gets approval in Singapore (FT) 122 
Crude Oil Trades Near Four-Week Low in New York as Equity Markets Retreat (Bloomberg) 115 
European Stocks Fall as Retailers, Banks Decline; HSBC, Santander Retreat (Bloomberg) 96 
  Thursday, August 12
CORRECT: CFTC Gets Suggested Guidelines For Swap-Execution Facilities (WSJ) 348 
Warning that 'flash crash' could recur (FT) 224 
SEC Urged to Tighten Market-Maker Rules (WSJ) 212 
Stock Market Plunge in May Eroded Investor Confidence, Regulators Are Told (Bloomberg) 197 
Goldman Sachs, Nomura Are Said to Face Increased Risk Oversight in Japan (Bloomberg) 191 
Hedge Funds Still a Draw for Big Investors (New York Times) 183 
HKEx seeks same trading hours as mainland (FT) 175 
Wheat Stocks, Sugar Cane, Rice Crops Ruined by Pakistan's Worst Flooding (Bloomberg) 173 
Cost of Insuring European Debt Against Default Rises (WSJ) 167 
  Wednesday, August 11
Dodd-Frank from a legal perspective (Futures) 354 
Swaps Brokers 'Scared' of New Economics, Newedge's DeWaal Says (Bloomberg) 320 
Barclays Capital Said to Plan Cutting 300 Support, Back Office Positions (Bloomberg) 283 
Exchanges Joust Over Flash-Order Ban (WSJ) 232 
Reap What You Swap (NY Times) 227 
Derivatives Rules Proposals From CFTC, SEC Due by December, Goldman Says  219 
US regulators tighten control over Wall St risk (FT) 212 
Goldman Sachs could be largely unaffected by financial overhaul (LA Times) 211 
Deutsche Bank Hires Ted Wasserman of Goldman Sachs Group for Option Sales (Bloomberg) 200 
U.S. wants 'significant' increase in capital requirements under new international rules (The Hill blog) 191 
Chile to Establish Derivatives Tax Regulation to Bolster Trading, Growth (Bloomberg) 174 
Eurozone eyes Portugal's lead on collateral (FT) 143 
AIG Financial Products Slashes Swaps 66% Since End Of 2008 (DowJones) 125 
  Tuesday, August 10
CME's OTC business may get overhaul -sources (Reuters) 369 
Structured Notes Are Wall Street's 'Next Bubble,' Whalen Says (Bloomberg) 276 
Riches for ratting a new industry (Financial Post) 220 
UBS hires Morgan Stanley equity derivatives head (FinanceAsia) 211 
No FSA Brain Drain, Despite Resignations (WSJ blog) 199 
Goldman, Morgan Stanley Have $20 Billion Hedge-Fund, Private-Equity Stakes (Bloomberg) 186 
Goldman and Morgan Stanley's bad trading days (Financial News) 186 
UBS rebuilds equity derivatives unit in Asia (Risk.net) 185 
Comment: Don't make derivatives extinct (FT) 184 
Merrill’s Risk Disclosure Dodges Are Unearthed (NY Times) 181 
StanChart Seeks Relief From Korean Currency Derivatives Cap (Bloomberg) 179 
Moscow Fires Curb Bond Trading as Alfa, JPMorgan Bankers Escape (Bloomberg) 176 
Economic Pessimists Gain Cachet (NY Times) 175 
Wheat Falls in Chicago as Importers May Balk at Highest Prices Since 2008 (Bloomberg) 165 
Tide turns against annual raw materials contacts (FT) 149 
  Monday, August 09
Goldman boosts prop desk with young HFT ace (Financial News) 240 
Goldman, Morgan Stanley's Bad Trading Days (WSJ) 178 
Dealers face being forced into a transparent future (Financial News) 166 
Crash of 2015 Won't Wait for Regulators to Rein in Wall Street (Bloomberg) 145 
Financial reform won't make commodity funds safer (MarketWatch) 144 
SGX seeks to widen participation in clearing of OTC financial derivatives (Hedgeweek) 143 
No clear link between funds, convergence woes -CFTC (Reuters) 141 
Bigger Is Better at Citi (Traders) 131 
UBS rebuilds equity derivatives unit in Asia (Risk.net) 117 
Wall Street: New beginnings, same risk-taking (Fortune) 115 
Goldman Sachs Estimates Derivatives May Provide Up to 35% of Its Revenue (Bloomberg) 114 
NY Fed accepts $225 million MBS for reverse repos (Reuters) 111 
Lehman art pieces to go under the hammer (FT) 101 
At Goldman, Derivatives Were 25% to 35% of '09 Revenue (WSJ) 98 
LSE's Turquoise heading into profit (FT) 98 
CESR accelerates race to Mifid II (Financial News) 95 
UBS Hires Morgan Stanley's Bahurel For Equity Derivatives Role (DowJones) 91 
  Friday, August 06
Legacy of the 'Flash Crash' (WSJ) 224 
Kansas City Wheat-Price `Convergence' Needs to Be Fixed, CFTC Chief Says (Bloomberg) 183 
Tentative gains ahead of key data releases (Financial Times) 174 
Wall St. Faces Specter of Lost Trading Units (The New York Times) 154 
FOIA Provision in Dodd-Frank Bill: Foiled? (WSJ blog) 151 
StreamBase Partners with Alphastream to Provide Algo Technologies (RFPConnect.com) 116 
Pork Bellies, Used to Make Bacon, Soar to Record $1.185 a Pound in Chicago (Bloomberg) 109 
US hedge funds embrace the benefits of Ucits (Financial Times) 94 
Gold May Extend Weekly Advance as China Relaxes Rules on Bullion Trading (Bloomberg) 91 
CBOE blames high costs for missing targets (Financial Times) 90 
Goldman eyes ‘prop desk’ shake-up (Financial Times) 89 
MF Global returns to profitability (Financial Times) 85 
Oil Waits on Jobs Data (WSJ) 85 
La Nina Weather May Flood Malaysia's Palm Oil Areas, State Forecaster Says (Bloomberg) 84 
AIG May Sell Entire $2.4 Billion Stake in American General Loan Division (Bloomberg) 77 
Two-Year Treasuries Set for Weekly Gain Amid Speculation US Lost Jobs (Bloomberg) 75 
  Thursday, August 05
ICE to register as swaps trading platform, CEO says (Reuters) 308 
ICE Sees Signs Of Swap Markets Preparing For Exchange Evolution (DowJones) 206 
MF Global Returns to Profit (WSJ) 195 
Ag swaps require special treatment in CFTC rules (Reuters) 189 
Trading chief guarding the options corner (FT) 177 
NYSE Gets Derivatives Boost (WSJ) 174 
Nomura to Boost Commodity Trading in Japan Fivefold to Meet Hedging Demand (Bloomberg) 159 
RBI set to introduce credit default swaps (Livemint) 154 
Forex Drives Profit Gains For BGC Partners; ELX Ramp-Up Seen (DowJones) 151 
ICE Profit Rises 41% on Record Volume, Commissions (Bloomberg) 150 
Dodd Says Elections May Leave New Derivatives Rules Vulnerable to Lobbying (Bloomberg) 148 
CBOE Earnings Fall Short of Analyst Estimates on Higher Employee Costs (Bloomberg) 146 
DTCC gets UK approval for trade repository (FT) 145 
 
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