News Centre

Futures And Options Association Appoints Kathleen Traynor As Director Of Regulation

Date 13/12/2010

The Futures and Options Association is delighted to announce the appointment of Kathleen Traynor as its Director of Regulation effective beginning of January 2011.

O’Brien Family Resumes Majority Interest In R.J. O’Brien & Associates

Date 13/12/2010

R.J. O’Brien & Associates LLC (RJO), the largest independent futures brokerage firm in the United States, announced today that affiliates of the O’Brien family have increased their investment in RJO and are once again the majority owners of the business. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Rubber Price Hits New Record High Since Listing

Date 13/12/2010

At Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc., the May 2011 rubber futures contract hit 396.4 yen per kilogram during today’s session. This is a new high of the back contract month, which is the most active contract at TOCOM, breaking the 30-year and 10-month record of 388.9 yen per kilogram set in February 13, 1980, when the contract reached its highest price since its listing on December 12, 1952 at the then Tokyo Rubber Exchange.

"Shanghai Stock Exchange Strategic Plan (2011-2020)" Published

Date 13/12/2010

Vice President Liu Xiaodong of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) briefed the media on and answered questions of reporters about the "SSE Strategic Plan (2011-2020)" at a news conference on strategic plan held by the SSE, which will celebrate its 20th birthday soon, in Shanghai on December 10.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange SME Board: Opening The New Thought Of Multi-Layer Capital Market

Date 13/12/2010

With the SME board coming into being in 2004, the new era of cultivating the SME growth began. More importantly, since then, China’s securities market embarked on the path to the deep development and the idea of multi-layer capital market was put into practice, which gathered experiences and strength for the launch of ChiNext board.

NASDAQ OMX To Acquire Zoomvision Mamato - Leading IR Media Company To Enhance NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions Offering

Date 13/12/2010

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has agreed to acquire Stockholm-based Zoomvision Mamato (ZVM), a company that provides live webcasting services, primarily for investor relations professionals. ZVM will become part of NASDAQ OMX's Global

EEX: French Financial Week Futures Launched

Date 13/12/2010

The EEX Power Derivatives launches today trading in French Week Futures on its Power Derivatives Market.

Christian Index Licensed To Deutsche Bank - Faith Based Index For The European Region Will Underlie Exchange-Traded Fund

Date 13/12/2010

STOXX Limited, a global index provider and creator of the leading European equity indices, today announced that the STOXX Europe Christian Index has been licensed to Deutsche Bank AG to serve as the underlying for an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The db x-trackers STOXX Europe Christian Index ETF is available on Xetra.

Russian Market: Quotes Slowly Climb Following Oil Prices

Date 13/12/2010

The Russian stock market managed to avoid a serious drop despite a number of negative foreign factors thanks to oil. Alarms on the creditability of the economies of Ireland, Greece and Portugal together with the concern over the Korean conflict led to a decrease of market activity.

Eurona Telecom To Start Trading On MAB On Wednesday - The Eleventh Company To Be Admitted To The MAB’s Growth Companies Segment

Date 13/12/2010

The Supervision Committee of the Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB) has announced the listing of Eurona Telecom in the Growth Companies segment of this market, following a thorough review of all the information presented by the company and a favourable assessment report on its listing issued by MAB’s Coordination and Admission Committee.