- NYSE Euronext explores adding partners to Amex venture – WSJ
- U.S. Silica announces terms for IPO – Jackson Sun
- Platinum Energy Solutions files amendments for IPO – Houston Business Journal
- EPAM Systems commences IPO of common stock – EPAM
- Stock trading volume at low tide – Bloomberg
- Liquidity centers are first step toward industry utilities – Adam Sussman, Tabb Group/ Wall Street & Technology
- The secret agreement that started capitalism in China – NPR (hat tip: Carpe Diem and FT Alphaville)
- Today’s market outlook, and yesterday’s wrap-up – Parasnand Madho, Brian Hooguis/Exchanges
- NYSE requires companies to publish annual reports, 1895 – Steven Wheeler/Exchanges
- Scenes from a trading floor: AP
- Today’s history: It was on this date in 2008 that French bank Societe Generale announced it had uncovered a $7.14 billion fraud by a single futures trader. On the music-trivia front, today is the 54th birthday of the excellent Jools Holland, pianist from Squeeze and host of "Later with Jools Holland," his own musical variety program. -- NYT
