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FORTS Weekly Trading Results: November 10th – 14th, 2008

Date 18/11/2008

For the week of November 10th – November 14th, 2008 the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) equaled 93,1 bln. roubles or 3,5 mln. contracts, including 25,2 bln. roubles during the evening trading session. The total open interest as of the last day of the week, November 14th, 2008 reached 88,7 bln. roubles or 2,5 mln. contracts.
UK’s Securities & Investment Institute Establishes Global Alliance With Hong Kong Institute To Promote Investment Management Qualification In Hong Kong

Date 18/11/2008

The Hong Kong Securities Institute (HKSI) has established a partnership with UK’s Securities & Investment Institute (SII) to promote the globally-recognised SII Investment Administration Qualification (IAQ) to those working within the global and Hong Kong’s finance and investment industry.
Trading On The RTS Stock Marker Suspended

Date 18/11/2008

Due to the technical index going down by more than 5% as compared to its closing value, equity trading based on indirect orders was halted for an hour at 12:35 pm Moscow time.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Change Of Circuit Breaker Rule On Index Futures

Date 18/11/2008

The The Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. has decided to change Circuit Breaker rule on index futures and the daily price limit on index options as follows;
RTS Stock Market Weekly Trading Results: November 10th – 14th, 2008

Date 18/11/2008

Over the week of November 10th – November 14th, 2008, the RTS Index went down by 15,33% to reach 644,02 points (760,62 points as of November 7th, 2008). Most of the negative impact on the Index dynamics was related to the falling prices for ОАО "LUKOIL" ordinary shares (LKOH) (minus 24,32 points), Gazprom ordinary shares (GAZP) (minus 20,21 points) and OJSC "OC "Rosneft" ordinary shares (ROSN) (minus 14,08 points).

Bursa Trade Securities To Offer More Trading Opportunities For Investors - Bursa Malaysia’s New Trading Platform Enables Greater Accessibility, Efficiency And Transparency

Date 18/11/2008

Bursa Malaysia today announced the introduction of Bursa Trade Securities, a new trading platform for the securities market, which is targeted to be operational on 1 December 2008. The launch of this trading platform marks the completion of the exchange’s integrated trading system that will provide greater accessibility for both local and international investors, as well as enhance trading efficiency and transparency in the market.
Clearstream Frankfurt Increases Market Efficiency Of Cash Clearing Processes

Date 18/11/2008

On 17 November 2008, Clearstream Banking Frankfurt (CBF) has successfully introduced its new day-time cash clearing processes via TARGET2. With this step CBF finalized the migration of its cash clearing to TARGET2. TARGET2 is a uniform platform, which enables efficient Europe-wide payment transactions in Euros and interlinking participating national central banks as well as the European Central Bank.
DIFX Is Rebranded 'NASDAQ Dubai'- NASDAQ OMX Group To List Its Shares On Region's International Exchange - NASDAQ Opening Bell Ceremony Will be Broadcast Live From DIFC On November 20

Date 18/11/2008

The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) has rebranded its market as NASDAQ Dubai, effective today. NASDAQ OMX Group (Nasdaq:NDAQ), the world's largest exchange company, also announced today it will list its shares on NASDAQ Dubai on November 20th.
Chi-X Global Acquires Cicada - Exchange Technology Specialist To Become Exchange Services Unit Of Chi-X Global

Date 18/11/2008

Chi-X® Global Inc., a holding company for the regional Chi-X trading platforms, today announced the acquisition of substantially all the business and assets of Cicada Corp., a leading provider of low latency data management technologies, customer qualification and compliance software, and other services for financial institutions, exchanges and data vendors. Terms of the deal were not announced.
NASDAQ OMX Launches Nordic Sustainability Index - New Nordic Index With Top 50 Companies In Terms Of Environmental, Social And Governance Responsibility

Date 18/11/2008

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the launch of a Nordic Sustainability Index, the OMX GES Sustainability Index. It is a benchmark index which comprises the 50 leading Nordic listed companies in terms of sustainability. The index criteria are based upon international guidelines for environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, and supports investor considerations to the UN Principles for