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  • CME Group Volume Averaged 10.2 Million Contracts Per Day In August 2009, Up 5 Percent From July 2009

    Date 02/09/2009

    CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that August volume averaged 10.2 million contracts per day, down 7 percent from August 2008, but up 5 percent from July 2009 and representing the best year-over-year performance to date in 2009. Total volume was 214 million contracts for August, of which 81 percent was traded electronically. Electronic volume averaged 8.3 million contracts per day, down 6 percent from the prior August, but up 5 perc

  • UK's Financial Services Authority Fines Broker For Failing To Prevent Insider Dealing

    Date 02/09/2009

    The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Mark Lockwood, a former trading desk manager at a retail stockbroking firm, £20,000 for failing to observe proper standards of market conduct.  Lockwood failed to identify and act on a suspicious client order that allowed the firm to be used to facilitate insider dealing.  As a result of his failings the firm failed to identify the trade as suspicious and report it to the FSA.

  • Euroclear UK & Ireland Reduces Fees And Improves Tariff Transparency

    Date 02/09/2009

    Euroclear UK & Ireland (EUI) will implement a new trade-netting tariff in November 2009. Clients will pay as little as GBP 0.005 (a half pence) per transaction to net trades from the London Stock Exchange, Irish Stock Exchange and a growing number of multilateral trading facilities. EUI already has feeds in place with firms offering central counterparty services, such as LCH.Clearnet, Eurex and SIX x-clear, enabling clients to easily select their clearing service provider once trades are nett

  • Athens Exchange S.A. Operates Normally

    Date 02/09/2009

    The Athens Exchange Administration announces that Greek and Cyprus Markets will operate following the normal time schedule regardless of the substantial material damages on the ASE building caused by the explosion.

  • Tokyo Grain Exchange: Daily Price Limits From September 3, 2009

    Date 02/09/2009

    The daily price limits will change from September 3, 2009. Soybeans will be expanded to 2,700yen. Raw sugar will remain at 1,500yen.