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• NYSE Amex LLC to be renamed NYSE MKT LLC

  NYSE Euronext (NYX) announced that NYSE Amex LLC, the self regulatory organization, will be renamed NYSE MKT LLC effective May 14, 2012, subject to SEC filing. NYSE MKT is the premier U.S. equities market for listing and trading of small growth companies. NYSE MKT’s associated options market will continue to do business under the name NYSE Amex Options.

  18 May 2012

• Istanbul Stock Exchange signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Macedonian Stock Exchange

  During the XIII Annual Conference of the Macedonian Stock Exchange, Ä°MKB Chairman and CEO Mr. Ä°brahim Turhan and Macedonian Stock Exchange CEO Mr. Ivan Steriev signed a Memorandum of Understanding on May 4 in Skopje. The main purpose of the Memorandum of Understanding is the deepening and enhancement of the already established cooperation between the two stock exchanges.

  18 May 2012

• SIX Securities Services signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Turkey’s post-trade infrastructure – Takasbank and MKK

  In a landmark agreement, Switzerland’s post-trade services provider, SIX Securities Services signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with both Takasbank and MKK to provide international clearing, settlement and custody services. This move is a precursor to the opening up of Turkey’s financial markets to international investment and aligns with SIX Securities Services’ internationalization strategy.

  18 May 2012

• HKEx 2012 First Quarter results

  Profit attributable to shareholders decreased to $1,148 million in the first quarter of 2012 against$1,238 million for the same period in 2011. The decrease was mainly due to lower turnover-related income and higher operating expenses, but partly offset by higher net investment income.

  18 May 2012

• Istanbul Stock Exchange - IMKB - Starts calculating IPO Index on May 7

  Ä°MKB will start calculating an Initial Public Offering (IPO) Index consisting of the stocks of the companies that go public and start trading on Ä°MKB National Market and Second National Market, and those of real estate investment trusts and venture capital investment trusts that start trading on Ä°MKB Collective Products Market. The IPO Index will be calculated as price and yield separately. The companies that go public will be included in the IPO Index on the first day that they start trading, and will remain as Index constituents for a period of two years.

  18 May 2012

• NASDAQ OMX plans to launch retail market for U.S. equity options

  The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced at the Options Industry Conference that it will launch NASDAQ OMX BX OptionsSM (BX OptionsSM) in June 2012, pending SEC approval. BX OptionsSM will reward retail customers who wish to access liquidity and provide market makers with additional opportunities to provide liquidity, initially with a price/time trading system.

  18 May 2012

• SSE Select Industries Indices, SSE Leading Consumption and Services Index and SSE Banks Index to be launched

  Designed to serve as new investable benchmarks for investors, SSE and CSI announced the upcoming launch of SSE Select Industries Indices, SSE Leading Consumption and Services Index and SSE Banks Index on May 28th 2012.

  14 May 2012

• NASDAQ OMX agrees to acquire BWise, a leading Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) software solution

  The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) announced that it has agreed to acquire BWise, a global leader in enterprise governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) software. BWise’s premium GRC platform will be available through NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions, a NASDAQ OMX software technology business dedicated to helping public and private companies minimize risk, maximize efficiency and increase transparency with a suite of governance, investor relations and public relations products.

  14 May 2012

• IntercontinentalExchange reports record revenues and net income attributable to ICE

  IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) reported financial results for the first quarter of 2012. Consolidated revenues were a record $365 million, up 9% from the first quarter of 2011. Consolidated net income attributable to ICE was a record $148 million, up 15% from the first quarter of 2011, and diluted earnings per share (EPS) increased 16% to a record $2.02. Operating income grew 11% from the prior first quarter to a record $225 million and cash flow from operations increased 19% to $186 million.

  14 May 2012

• CBOE Holdings, Inc. reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results

  CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) reported first quarter 2012 net income allocated to common stockholders of $32.9 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, compared with $32.1 million, or $0.36 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2011. Operating revenues for the first quarter were $121.4 million, down 2 percent compared with $124.0 million in the first quarter of 2011.

  14 May 2012