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The Palestine Exchange (PEX) Publishes Its Annual Report For 2010

Date 06/04/2011

The Palestine Securities Exchange public shareholding company, “Palestine Exchange”, announced the release of its 2010 annual report in accordance with principles of transparency and good governance.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For HKEx And ICBC Futures

Date 06/04/2011

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Friday, 8 April 2011, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below.  The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

UK's Financial Services Authority And HM Treasury Publish Joint Consultation Paper On Covered Bond Regulation

Date 06/04/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and HM Treasury (HMT) have today published a joint review of the UK’s covered bond regulation.

EPEX Spot / EEX Power Derivatives: Power Trading Results In March

Date 06/04/2011

In March 2011, a total volume of 189.2 TWh was traded on the Power Spot and Derivatives Market operated by EPEX Spot SE and EEX Power Derivatives (same month of the previous year: 103.9 TWh).

DGCX March Volumes Climb 41 % Year-On-Year To Reach 228,777 Contracts

Date 06/04/2011

• 2011 year-to-date volumes grow  38% on 2010 to 683,492  contracts
• Average daily volumes in March reach 9,947 contracts, a 41% year-on-year increase

EEX Trading Results In March

Date 06/04/2011

In March, the trading volume on the EEX Spot Market for Natural Gas amounted to 2,160,324 MWh (GASPOOL and NCG market areas) compared to 902,593 MWh in March 2010. The volume included 791,155 MWh traded in the Within-Day Gas product. The Spot Market price for the day-ahead delivery of Natural Gas ranged between EUR 22.30 per MWh and EUR 25.90 per MWh.

Ljubljana Stock Exchange Monthly Statistical Report - March 2011

Date 06/04/2011

Click here to download Ljubljana Stock Exchange's monthly statistical report for March 2011.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Gold Price Topped 4,000 Yen Per Gram

Date 06/04/2011

At Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. February 2012 gold futures contract (Back/active contract month) reached 4,003 yen/gramduring today's day session. This is the highest price seen in the past 28 years and for the first time it surpassed 4,000 yen/gram for the back contract since February 3, 1983 (4,056 yen/gram).

NYSE Euronext Announces Trading Volumes For March 2011 And Other Metrics - NYSE Liffe U.S. Executes 480,000 Eurodollar And U.S. Treasury Futures Contracts Since March 21 - Global Derivatives Averaged 9.2 Million Contracts Per Day In March, Up 12% vs. Prior Year - U.S. Equity Options Volumes Up 23% - European Derivatives Up 3% - European Cash Trading Volumes Up 44%, U.S. Cash Down 2%

Date 06/04/2011

NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced trading volumes for its global derivatives and cash equities exchanges for March 2011. Global derivatives average daily volume ("ADV") of 9.2 million contracts traded per day in March 2011 increased 11.9% versus the prior year. The increase in global derivatives ADV versus prior year levels was driven by a 22.8% increase in U.S. equity options ADV and a 3.2% increase in European Derivatives ADV. Cash equities ADV in March 2011 was mixed, with European cash ADV increasing 44.0% and U.S. cash trading volumes decreasing 2.1% from March 2010 levels.

Australian Financial Markets Association: ASX-SGX Proposed Merger

Date 06/04/2011

AFMA strongly supports an internationally open financial system because it promotes better capital formation, innovation and competition. Australia’s financial markets currently benefit from a high level of international integration that is reflected in cross border capital flows, financial activity and the foreign ownership of financial institutions operating here.