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S&P 500 Buyback Index Launched By S&P Dow Jones Indices

Date 06/05/2013

S&P Dow Jones Indices announced today the launch of the S&P 500® Buyback Index which is designed to measure the performance of the top 100 stocks with the highest buyback ratio in the S&P 500.

Dubai Financial Market Board Of Directors' Meeting

Date 06/05/2013

The Board of Directors of Dubai Financial Market will hold its meeting on Wednesday 8th May at 2:00PM at Borse Dubai to discuss the financial performance of the company and approve the reviewed report and condensed interim financial information for the three month period ended 31 March 2013.

REGIS-TR Sign KAS Bank

Date 06/05/2013

REGIS-TR, the European Trade Repository owned by Clearstream (Deutsche Börse Group) and Iberclear (BME) recently signed KAS BANK as their first participant acting as third party reporting on behalf of other market participants. KAS BANK is amongst the initial wave of institutions to complete the on-boarding process ahead of time whereas many others are currently finalising details to ensure they are ready to start reporting at the end of June.

NASDAQ OMX Launches Workspace - New Cloud-Based Virtual Data Room Solution - Robust Security And Auditing Functions For Information Sharing Initiatives - Works Across All Industries And Geographies

Date 06/05/2013

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the launch of WorkSpace, a new cloud computing platform that will expand the company's Corporate Solutions client base and enter the burgeoning virtual data room (VDR) market.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces The Ibovespa And Other Indices, Valid For May-August 2013

Date 06/05/2013

BM&FBOVESPA announces the BOVESPA Index theoretical portfolio, which will be valid for the period of May 06-August 30, 2013, based on the closing of the May 3, 2013 session. The portfolio keeps the entrance of BR Properties (BR PROPERT ON) and of Bradesco ON (BBDC3) onto the Ibovespa portfolio, which is now made up of 71 stocks from 65 companies.

NASDAQ OMX And World Steel Exchange Marketing Announce Strategic Partnership

Date 06/05/2013

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), and World Steel Exchange Marketing, LLC (WSEM), founded by World Steel Dynamics (WSD) in 2009, today announced a strategic partnership to develop financially settled steel and steel scrap futures products to be traded on the NASDAQ OMX Futures Exchange, Inc. (NFX). This strategic partnership will help the steel industry better manage steel price risk, with a world-class trading platform and a complement of steel futures products. The products are expected to launch in the fourth quarter of 2013 following filing with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

EEX Trading Results In April

Date 06/05/2013

In April 2013, the total volume traded in power derivatives on the European Energy Exchange (EEX) amounted to 90.3 TWh which is a year-on-year increase of 85 percent compared to April 2012 (48.7 TWh). The Power Derivatives Market volume contained 38.4 TWh from OTC clearing.

Moscow Exchange: The Government Bond Index Reviewed

Date 06/05/2013

Effective May 02, 2013 a reviewed list of bonds for the Government Bond Index came into force.

Trading On The Warsaw Stock Exchange: April 2013

Date 06/05/2013

• The value of total trading in equities on the Main Market was PLN 18.5 billion in April 2013, an increase of 45.0% year on year.
• Average daily trading per session on the Main Market was PLN 853.2 million in April 2013, an increase of 29.5% year on year.
• Total trading on the Main Market year to date in 2013 increased by 24.3% year on year.
• The total volume of trading in index futures decreased by 9.7% year on year (637 thousand contracts v. 706 thousand contracts in April 2012).
• The volume of forward transactions in electricity in April 2013 and year to date in 2013 increased almost four-fold year on year.
• The aggregate volume of spot and forward transactions in natural gas was 111.4 GWh in April 2013 and over 300 GWh in aggregate year to date in 2013.

The JSE Currency Derivatives Market Crosses R500 Billion Milestone

Date 06/05/2013

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE) currency derivatives market recently reached the R500 billion in total value traded milestone.