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CBOE To Add Five New Credit Event Binary Options (CBOEs) On Financial Firms On April 26

Date 25/04/2011

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that on Tuesday, April 26, the Exchange will continue its roll-out of Credit Event Binary Options (CEBO^®) with the addition of five new options classes based on financial firms: Bank of America Corporation (Ticker: BACD); JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Ticker: JPMD); Citigroup Inc. (Ticker: CITD); The Goldman Sachs Group (Ticker: GSSD); and Morgan Stanley (Ticker: MSTD).

SEC Announces Arrival Of New Administrative Law Judge Cameron Elliot

Date 25/04/2011

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Cameron Elliot begins work today at the agency as an Administrative Law Judge.

RTS Stock Exchange Operating Schedule For May Holidays

Date 25/04/2011

In compliance with the Labour Code of the Russian Federation RTS Stock Exchange will be operating during the May holidays in accordance with the following schedule:

• April 30, May 1, 2 and May 7, 8, 9 – public holidays.

NASDAQ OMX And ICE Issue Joint Statement On Superior Proposal

Date 25/04/2011

NASDAQ OMX (NDAQ) and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) today issued a joint statement with regard to their superior proposal for NYSE Euronext:

NYSE Euronext investors should be highly skeptical that after two years of exploratory merger discussions, including more than six months dedicated to finalizing the transaction, NYSE Euronext has suddenly found a reported €100 million in additional synergies. This increase appears not to be a matter of sharpening a pencil, but an unexplained shift in strategy. The discovery that  initial synergies having been understated by one-third comes after receiving a superior proposal from NASDAQ OMX and ICE that achieves greater synergies.

Thai Bourse Seeks Clients Of Closed Securities Firms To Get Listed Shares/Dividends

Date 25/04/2011

Clients of the 32 finance and securities companies forced to close during the 1997-1998 financial crisis should now retrieve their outstanding shares of companies which are still listed and/or dividends. This can be done by coming to the Thailand Securities Depository (TSD) Counter Service (at The Stock Exchange of Thailand, or SET) or contact the TSD Call Center at 0 2229 2888.

ADX Conducted Workshops On The Implementation Of Delivery Versus Payment System (DVP)

Date 25/04/2011

ADX conducted workshops on the 24^th and 25^th of April on the implementation of delivery versus payment system (DVP) in its headquarter in Abu Dhabi in the presence of representatives from listed brokerage firms in ADX, custodians besides employees of ADX. The workshops aimed to facilitate the settlement procedures and acknowledge the concern stakeholders on how to employ the system effectively and efficiently which will be implemented starting from 28^th of April 2011. 

Dubai Financial Market Announces The resolutions Of Its AGM Held On 24 April 2011

Date 25/04/2011

Click here to downoad the resolutions of the Dubai Financial Market's AGM held on 24 April 2011. 

Thai Bourse Launches “Jump For Futures” To Attract New Investors

Date 25/04/2011

The Thailand Futures Exchange Plc (TFEX), part of The Stock Exchange of Thailand, is introducing the “Jump for Futures” campaign to attract new investors through promoting TFEX’s longer trading hours. The campaign will start now and run until end-November 2011, providing training and other educational programs, valuable prizes, and giveaways.

Tokyo Stock Exchange Requests Ando Securities Co., Ltd. To Submit A Business Improvement Report

Date 25/04/2011

Tokyo Stock Exchange has requested Ando Securities Co., Ltd. (hereafter "the Company") to submit a business improvement report pursuant to Rule 19 of the Trading Participant Regulations. The business improvement report shall include the following four items.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Circuit Breakers In And After May 2011

Date 25/04/2011

Circuit breakers in and after May 2011 will be handled as follows for the time being; provided, however, that the Exchange might change the Initial CB Trigger Levels, CB Expansion Amounts, and number of expansion, etc., when it deems necessary.