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MCX Crude Oil Volume Crosses 25 Million Barrels Mark For The First Time Ever

Date 10/03/2009

MCX (Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.), India’s leading commodity exchange posted a record volume of 26.45 million barrels in crude oil futures on 9th March, 09. The previous record was of 24.33 million barrels, which was achieved on 25th February, 2009.
US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, D.C., March 10, 2009: Financial Reform To Address Systemic Risk

Date 10/03/2009

The world is suffering through the worst financial crisis since the 1930s, a crisis that has precipitated a sharp downturn in the global economy. Its fundamental causes remain in dispute. In my view, however, it is impossible to understand this crisis without reference to the global imbalances in trade and capital flows that began in the latter half of the 1990s. In the simplest terms, these imbalances reflected a chronic lack of saving relative to investment in the United States and some other
ICE Trust Begins Clearing CDS, Addressing Systemic And Operational Risks - Global Banks Begin Transferring Existing Bilateral Trades To ICE Trust

Date 10/03/2009

IntercontinentalExchange(R) (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced today that it began operation of ICE Trust(TM), a central counterparty clearing house for credit default swaps (CDS), on March 9. ICE Trust is designed to address the operational and risk management needs of the credit derivatives market, as well as calls by regulators and policy makers for systemic risk reduction. The clearing house has been ap
NASDAQ OMX Observes The 10 Year Anniversary Of QQQ - An Exchange-Traded Fund Based On The NASDAQ-100 Index

Date 10/03/2009

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) commemorates the 10 year anniversary of PowerShares QQQ(tm) (Nasdaq:QQQQ), which is benchmarked to the NASDAQ-100 Index(r) and one of the most actively traded securities in the world. The index is comprised of the 100 largest non-financial stocks listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market.
Thomson Reuters To Provide Sub-Millisecond Access To International Securities Exchange

Date 10/03/2009

Thomson Reuters today announced it has launched a new ultra low latency market data solution to the International Securities Exchange (ISE). Through Reuters Data Feed Direct, clients can access ISE’s Depth of Market Feed which provides increased trading opportunities within the equity options market by disseminating five price levels aggregated by quantity.

CESR Launches A Consultation On The Work Programme Of The Review Panel

Date 10/03/2009

The Committee of European Securities Regulators (“CESR”) is continuing its efforts to prepare ground for convergent application of various EU legislation concerning securities markets.
New rules For Banks To Avoid A Future Financial Crisis - European Parliament

Date 10/03/2009

Improving the transparency and the supervision of the financial system to ensure proper risk management in the banking sector is the aim of legislation approved on Monday by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee.
Markit MSA: Spotlight On Scandinavia

Date 10/03/2009

Markit MSA provides a transparent and validated Market Share Analysis service, collecting and aggregating European cash equity trading information across traditional exchanges, MTFs and OTC markets.
HKEx Responds To Media Enquiries About Electronic Voting

Date 10/03/2009

In response to media enquiries, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) issues the following statement regarding recent news reports about electronic voting at general meetings.
SGX Issues Public Consultation On Revised Settlement Processes To Manage Non-Delivery Of Securities

Date 10/03/2009

Singapore Exchange Limited (“SGX”) is proposing to revise the Central Depository’s (“CDP”) settlement processes to further reduce failure to deliver shares due for settlement in the securities market. These changes form part of the overall review of measures to mitigate settlement risk, which includes the earlier consultation on changes to the penalty framework that was issued on 13 November 2008. The proposed changes to the settlement processes will help to minimise counterparty exposur