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IOSCO Survey Results On Implementation Of Securitization Recommendations

Date 04/03/2011

The Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published the results of a survey on the implementation of its September 2009 recommendations with respect to securitisation and credit default swap markets – Task Force on Unregulated Markets and Products – Implementation Report.

Thai Bourse And 17 Brokers To Train Derivatives Marketing Officers

Date 04/03/2011

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and 17 brokerages will intensively train the brokers’ derivatives marketing officers on investment strategies and new products, including the addition of more underlying stocks for single stock futures, introduce silver and oil futures, and extend trading hours for gold and silver futures to 22:30 hours. The SET and brokers target the opening of 10,000 more derivatives accounts in 2011 as the marketing officers apply what they’ve learned in this TFEX Top Marketing 2011 project.

Nodal Exchange And LCH.Clearnet Ltd Expand ERCOT Power Offering

Date 04/03/2011

Nodal Exchange, LLC and LCH.Clearnet Ltd (LCH.Clearnet) have expanded the range of contracts settling on Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) locations to 32. Available to trade and clear from today, the contracts consist of monthly expiries based on both Real Time and Day Ahead prices across all 4 ERCOT hubs and all 4 ERCOT zones, for both peak and off-peak time periods.

Tokyo Stock Exchange Begins Tentative Calculation And Publication Of “TSE Home Price Indices”

Date 04/03/2011

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) is pleased to announce that we will begin tentative calculation and publication of the “TSE Home Price Indices” from April 26, 2011, which are designed to represent used condominium price trends in the Tokyo Metro Area.

HKEx Publishes Trading Statistics For February 2011

Date 04/03/2011

HKEx On-Floor & Off-Floor Trading Statistics

ASX Group Monthly Activity Report – February 2011

Date 04/03/2011

The value of ASX-listed stocks, as measured by the All Ordinaries Index, rose 1.5% in February. A number of other global markets also rose during the month including: Japan up 3.8%, the US up 3.2%, and the UK up 2.2%. Moving against this trend were other Asian markets: Singapore fell 5.3% and Hong Kong was down 0.5%.      

Osaka Securities Exchange: Handling Of Security Options Based Upon Issues To Be Delisted

Date 04/03/2011

Security options based upon SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (code: 6764), Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. (code: 6991) and The Sumitomo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. (code: 8403) are to be delisted on March 29, 2011.

HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - February 2011

Date 04/03/2011

Highlights

  - Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first two months of 2011 was $73,990 million, an increase of 9 per cent when compared with $67,702 million for the same period last year. 
• The average daily turnover of derivative warrants for the first two months of 2011 was $13,607 million, an increase of 36 per cent when compared with $10,033 million for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first two months of 2011 was $5,896 million, an increase of 6 per cent when compared with $5,563 million for the same period last year.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: SPDR® S&P500® ETF Trust To Be Listed (Managed By State Street Bank And Trust Company)

Date 04/03/2011

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listing of "SPDR® S&P500® ETF Trust", managed by State Street Bank and Trust Company. The new ETF will be listed on Thursday, March 24, 2011.

ASX Compliance Monthly Activity Report – February 201

Date 04/03/2011

Average monthly new listings for FY11 year-to-date stand at 14 (compared to 8 listings per month on average for FY10)