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Tehran Stock Exchange Signs MOU With Korea Exchange

Date 24/01/2009

Tehran Stock Exchange Corporation (TSE) signed MoU with its Korean counterpart, Korea Exchange (KRX) on 21 January 2009.
MGEX Breaks Daily Electronic Trade Record

Date 23/01/2009

Electronic futures trading of Hard Red Spring Wheat (HRSW) today coupled with trades of Hard Red Winter Wheat Index Futures hit a new daily record high of 7,494 contracts at MGEX (Minneapolis Grain Exchange or Exchange). The volume topped the former electronic volume record of 7,363 contracts traded set on December 10, 2008.
Deutsche Börse Specifies Guide To Equity Indices - New Rule Of Succession In Case Of Fast Exit From DAX Index

Date 23/01/2009

Deutsche Börse has specified its Guide to Equity Indices and has established a new replacement rule, in case a member of the DAX® index leaves the index as per the fast exit rule.
FESE: Response To CESR/ESCB Draft Recommendations

Date 23/01/2009

FESE welcomes the opportunity that CESR has given the industry to respond to the draft recommendations for securities settlement systems (SSSs) and central counterparties (CCPs). We believe they send a positive message to the industry in defining minimum recommendations on how to achieve transparency and on how SSSs and Central Counter Parties (CCPs) should operate and manage risk.
Program Trading Averaged 33.4 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Jan. 12-16

Date 23/01/2009

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Jan. 12-16.

CME Group Hires Pacy Ostroff As Director, Corporate Strategy

Date 23/01/2009

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced that it has hired Pacy Ostroff as Director, Corporate Strategy. In this newly created position, Ostroff, 43, will be responsible for helping to define, develop and implement the company's corporate strategy as well as leading the development of strategic initiatives across existing and new lines of business. He will report to Jason Weller, Managing Director, Corporate Strategy.
FINRA Board Of Governors Launches Search To Replace Schapiro - Stephen Luparello To Serve As Interim FINRA CEO - Board Also To Act To Fill Two Board Of Governors Vacancies

Date 23/01/2009

The Board of Governors of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has established a search committee to identify candidates to replace FINRA CEO Mary L. Schapiro, whose nomination to become chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was approved by the U.S. Senate yesterday.
New York Stock Exchange Eases Temporarily Its Minimum Global Market Capitalization Standard For Listed Companies To $15 Million

Date 23/01/2009

The New York Stock Exchange announced today that it will lower temporarily the minimum standard of Section 802.01B in the Exchange’s Listed Company Manual that requires prompt delisting of any company, including limited partnerships and REITs, that has an average global market capitalization over a consecutive 30 trading-day period of less than $25 million. Through April 22, 2009, this provision will apply only to companies whose average global market capitalization over a consecutive 30 trad
Statement In Response To OSC Ruling In The Matter Of HudBay Minerals Inc. And The Decision Of Toronto Stock Exchange

Date 23/01/2009

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has reviewed the Ontario Securities Commission’s decision regarding the matter of HudBay Minerals Inc. TSX is pleased the Commission confirmed that the process followed by TSX in this matter was appropriate. TSX will reserve further comment on this matter until the Commission’s full reasons have been issued and reviewed.
Barclays Global Investors Lists Two New Exchange Traded Funds On The NASDAQ Stock Market

Date 23/01/2009

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that The NASDAQ Stock Market(r) (NASDAQ(r)) has listed two new exchange traded funds (ETFs) sponsored by Barclays Global Investors, N.A. (BGI).