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The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Monthly Statistical Report February 2012

Date 12/03/2012

Total number of listed companies on the main market amounted to 214 at the end of February 2012. Meanwhile, the number of listed companies on Nilex reached 19 at the end of February 2012.

CFTC’s Division Of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Provides Annual Report Guidance To Commodity Pool Operators

Date 12/03/2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight has issued its annual guidance letter to registered commodity pool operators (CPOs). The letter is intended to assist CPOs and their public accountants in complying with the Commission’s regulations on the preparation and filing of commodity pool financial reports, and to provide information regarding recent rule amendments.

Javier Tordable New CEO For Cinnober Financial Technology

Date 12/03/2012

Javier Tordable has been appointed as new CEO of the leading exchange technology provider Cinnober Financial Technology AB. Tordable has extensive experience in international capital markets, having worked with a number of exchanges and trading companies, including Deutsche Börse, Eurex and MTS (London Stock Exchange Group), during his 15-year+ international career.

Key Developments On The Warsaw Stock Exchange Derivatives Market In March 2012

Date 12/03/2012

• New algorithm of determining the final settlement price of single-stock futures contracts
• Amendment of the standard specification of WIG20 options: narrower range of exercise prices on the first expiry date
• As of 19 March 2012, new futures contracts on the stock of Boryszew S.A. and Kulczyk Oil Ventures Inc.

FTSE Licenses Old Mutual Global Index Trackers With Use Of Leading Alternatively-Weighted Indices For Two New Index-Tracking Funds

Date 12/03/2012

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the award winning global index provider, announces the licensing of the globally established FTSE RAFI Index Series and the recently launched FTSE EDHEC-Risk Efficient Index Series, to Old Mutual Global Index Trackers (“OMGxT”). The adoption of these indices highlights investors increasing interest in alternatively-weighted sources of passive investment, and FTSE’s fast growing index range within this space.

Deutsche Börse: Singulus Technologies AG Bond Planned For Listing On The Entry Standard - Subscription Period From 12 To 20 March

Date 12/03/2012

Singulus Technologies AG is planning to issue a corporate bond in Deutsche Börse’s Entry Standard. The bond can be subscribed from today with ISIN DE000A1MASJ4. The Singulus bond has a volume of up to €60 million, matures in March 2017 and has an interest rate of 7.75 percent. The nominal denomination is €1.000.

Semi-Annual Changes To The NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index

Date 12/03/2012

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Clean Edge, Inc. today announced the results of the semi-annual evaluation of the NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index (Nasdaq:CELS), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, March 19, 2012.

Athens Stock Exchange: Review Of GT-30 Index

Date 12/03/2012

Following the results of the review of the "Greece - Turkey 30 Index" (GT-30)  constituents, the following changes will take place.

One New Indian Company To Join FTSE IDFC India Infrastructure 30 Index - Following 2012 Semi-Annual Review

Date 12/03/2012

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the award-winning global index provider, and Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited (“IDFC”) today announce that Thermax Limited will replace Container Corporation of India in the FTSE IDFC India Infrastructure 30 Index, following the semi-annual review of the FTSE IDFC India Infrastructure Index Series.

EEX Natural Gas Trading Reaches New Volume Record - More Than 1.5 TWh Traded In The GASPOOL Spot Market Area For The First Time – Incentive Model And Market Message Service Support Trading

Date 12/03/2012

In February 2012, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) achieved a new monthly record of 1,506,857 MWh in natural gas trading on the Spot Market of the GASPOOL market area. This corresponds to an increase of 66 percent as against the previous record month (December 2011) during which 908,949 MWh were traded. In total 4,024,451 MWh with delivery into the GASPOOL, NCG and TTF market areas were traded on the EEX Natural Gas Spot Market in February which constitutes an increase of 136 percent as against the same period in the previous year (GASPOOL and NCG: 1,704,603 MWh).