New short-selling rules…explained! (MarketBeat)

NYSE talks to Chuck — about listing (Charles Schwab Corp.)

We’re in the “Great Recession,” the Associated Press says (Bloomberg; hat tip: Talking Business News)

Qatar exchange may start bond trading by September (Bloomberg)

The NYSE Euronext quarterly earnings call, re-mixed for customers (Exchanges)

Dark-pool rules: the big issue is attribution, says our Jim Ross (SIN)

New Direxion Shares ETFs focus on 2-Year Treasury Index (NYX)

Size of share orders cut in half on global markets
(FT and FT)
Two quick thoughts on these twin articles and accompanying video:
1) Just to clarify, I think they’re talking about the value of trades, as the charts indicate — and not value of orders, as the articles and video mostly discuss.
2) There’s no question that average trade size has declined over recent years, but if you’re going to compare the value of trades today versus the past, you also need to take into account the fact that stock prices also have declined during that period, which would account for at least part of the smaller average trade value. — RP

Corporate philanthropy vs. swimsuit models (Exchanges)

Rentabiliweb is first company to graduate to NYSE Euronext from NYSE Alternext (NYX)

Felix Salmon: Market reporting should be ignored (Reuters) —
Do you agree? Disagree?

Short interest rises on NYSE and NYSE Amex. (NYX)

Larry Tabb on the future of carbon trading (Advanced Trading)

Winter has its beauty, but can’t wait ’til spring.(Photos by Karen Schaak on Cornwall-NY.com)

I think the photos in the previous item are a good way to close this out. Have done way too much shoveling this week (and that’s shoveling snow, wiseguys, not that other stuff that PR people are infamous for shoveling). Hope you get or stay safe and warm this weekend, my friends. Hang in — the sounds of spring (the crack of the bat, the snap of the glove) will soon be with us.