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February 2008 Monthly Preliminary Performance Report Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Indexes

Date 25/02/2008

The Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index was up 8.02% for the month of February. The Dow Jones-AIG Single Commodity Indexes for Soybean Oil, Coffee and Copper had the strongest gains with month-to-date returns of 15.80%, 15.50%, and 15.08%, respectively. The three most significant downside performing single commodity indexes were Lean Hogs, Zinc and Live Cattle, which were down 4.44%, 0.68%, and 0.32% respectively, in February.
ICE Announces March 28 Launch Date For Electronically Traded Options Contracts At ICE Futures U.S.

Date 25/02/2008

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today announced the timeline for introduction of electronically traded ICE Futures U.S.(TM) options on futures contracts. The contracts will be available for trading on the ICE platform beginning Friday, March 28. Electronic options on futures will be offered for the Sugar No. 11, Cotton No. 2, Coffee "C", Cocoa, FCOJ-A and the Russell 1000(R) Index mini and Russell 2000(R) Index m
LCH.Clearnet Announces Launch Date For OTC Emissions Clearing

Date 25/02/2008

LCH.Clearnet is pleased to announce that it will launch OTC clearing services for Certified Emissions Reduction (CER) and EU Allowance contracts on Friday 29 February 2008. These new cost efficient services will offer direct clearing of CER and EUA trades executed on the OTC market.
DIFC Authority Releases "Exempt Companies Regulations"

Date 25/02/2008

The DIFC Authority (DIFCA) has today released for public consultation the "Exempt Companies Regulations", a new set of regulations proposed under the Companies Law of 2006 and the Insolvency Law of 2004.
Dubai Gold And Commodities Exchange Xchange Newswire - February 25, 2008

Date 25/02/2008

Click here to download the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange Xchange Newswire for February 25, 2008.

NASDAQ Unveils Market Activity Replay Capability – New NASDAQ Data Product Provides 'Instant Replay' Of Market Activity

Date 25/02/2008

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ(r)") (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the launch of NASDAQ Market Replay, an innovative data tool that provides an extremely powerful, NASDAQ-validated replay and analysis of the market. Market Replay allows users to quickly view the order book at any point in time, replay the market in simulated real-time, or at an accelerated/decelerated speed, and zoom-in to view events at the millisecond level to see exactly what happened.
BATS Trading Now Available On SAVVIS Exchange Express - Financial Infrastructure Solution Features Metro Ethernet Connectivity Delivering High Bandwidth And Low Latency Compared To Leased Line Options

Date 25/02/2008

SAVVIS, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVVS), a global leader in IT infrastructure services for financial markets and business applications, today announced that BATS Trading, Inc. (BATS), operators of the BATS ECN, is now available via SAVVIS Exchange Express which provides low latency metro Ethernet network access to the fast-growing BATS trading platform.
FFastFill Announces LME Steel Connectivity

Date 25/02/2008

FFastFill announced today that it has successfully completed conformance processing and testing and will be offering full connectivity to the London Metal Exchange’s new steel trading contract from its startup on February 25th. On that date steel will be traded on the LME’s telephone market and its electronic trading facility Select. LME Steel will be the exchange’s first non ferrous contract launch and introduces steel trading to the largest metals trading exchange in the world. The formal s
Record Investment Banking Fee Revenue In 2007 Marred By Sub-Prime Losses

Date 25/02/2008

Fee revenue generated by global investment banking increased for the fifth year running in 2007 by 21% to a record $84.3bn according to the 2008 edition of IFSL’s Banking report. Despite growth in fee revenue, many investment banks’ profits were hit by the $130bn in US sub-prime losses reported up to January. Further losses are likely in 2008. Losses at a few investment banks have resulted in capital injections by sovereign wealth funds.
Richard Jinks Joins Xtrakter As Director Of Commercial Operations

Date 25/02/2008

Xtrakter, part of the ICMA group of companies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Jinks to the position of Director of Commercial Operations. Mr Jinks, who joins Xtrakter on March 3, 2008, will report directly to the Chief Executive and be a member of Xtrakter’s Executive Committee.