Change made to specify that the potential range for the settings applicable to the market maker risk limitation mechanism will be between one and 100 executions per second, to eliminate the current reference to the default setting and, in the future, to specify the applicable minimum, maximum and default settings via regulatory bulletin. View release in full here (links externally to SEC website).See also: Exhibit 5.

On July 25 2012, CME Group Executive Chairman and President Terry Duffy appeared before the House Committee on Agriculture to discuss "Oversight of the Swaps and Futures Markets: Recent Events and Impending Regulatory Reforms" with the goal of addressing the misuse of customer funds by MF Global and Mr. Wasendorf of Peregrine Financial Group ("PFG"). In addition, Mr. Duffy discussed working with Congress, the CFTC, NFA, FIA and market participants to reevaluate the current system and to find solutions to safeguard customer funds against fraud and misuse. For a general discussion of the CFTC

SEC administrative proceeding pursuant to Section 15(b) of the Exchange Act and Section 203(f) of the Advisers Act against Andrew J. Franz. View release in full here (links externally to SEC website).

The SEC announced today that Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet of the US District Court for the District of Delaware entered a final judgment against Defendant Matthew W. Brown on July 2, 2012 in SEC v. Dynkowski, et al., a stock manipulation case. The SEC’s complaint alleges that Brown participated in market manipulation schemes involving the stock of GH3 International, Inc. and Asia Global Holdings, Inc. As alleged in the complaint, the schemes generally followed the same pattern: Defendant Pawel P. Dynkowski and his accomplices agreed to sell large blocks of shares for penny stock companies in

Permitting company to withdraw the registration of its shares. Cross Reference(s): Exchange Act Rule 12h-3. View letter in full here (links externally to SEC website).