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State Aid: European Commissioner Kroes Briefs Economics and Finance Ministers On Financial Crisis Measures

Date 02/12/2008

European Commissioner for Competition Neelie Kroes briefed EU Economics and Finance Ministers at their breakfast discussion on the current financial crisis in Brussels on 2nd December. Commissioner Kroes underlined how the Commission had applied the EU competition rules to support financial stability by ensuring legal certainty of support measures whilst preventing national measures from making the crisis worse by
RTS Stock Market Trading Results: November 2008

Date 02/12/2008

In November the trading volume on RTS equaled 10,3 billion dollars (281,2 billion roubles*), including all types of trades.
CME Group to List Hardwood Pulp Index Futures And Options

Date 02/12/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, announced today that hardwood pulp index futures and options on futures will be listed exclusively on CME Globex(R), the exchange's electronic trading platform, scheduled to begin trading January 12, 2009. The hardwood pulp products will be a complement to the softwood pulp index futures contracts launched in September 2007.
NASDAQ OMX President To Keynote At The Japan Society Conference

Date 02/12/2008

WHAT: NASDAQ OMX President, Magnus Bocker will give the keynote address on the global capital markets at the Japan Society Conference titled "The Future of Global Capital Markets." Magnus Bocker will offer his perspective on the current economic landscape, including insight on consolidation among stock exchanges, the current capital raising environment, convergence of regulation, as well as
Irish Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics – November 2008

Date 02/12/2008

Equity turnover for November was EUR 4,664.68 million; ETF turnover was EUR 9.96 million while that for bonds was EUR 3,748.72 million.

CME Group Volume Averaged 10.5 Million Contracts Per Day In November 2008 - OTC Volume On ClearPort Up 51 percent - E-Mini Equity Index Volume Up 11 Percent - Year-To-Date Average Daily Volume Through November Up 7 Percent On A Combined Basis

Date 02/12/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced that November 2008 volume averaged 10.5 million contracts per day, down 29 percent from November 2007, assuming combined CME Group/NYMEX volumes. Total monthly volume exceeded 199 million contracts, 79 percent of which was traded electronically. On a combined basis, CME Group year-to-date volume through November averaged 13.4 million contracts per day, up seven percent from the same period in 2007.
Eurex Clearing Successfully Implements Connection To TARGET2 - Clearing Of Euro Payments Via The TARGET2 European Payment Transaction System - Liquidity Pooling At Domestic Central Bank Increases Efficiency For Clearing Customers

Date 02/12/2008

On 1 December 2008, Eurex Clearing successfully connected to the TARGET2 European payment transaction system. This connection enables all clearing customers based in a euro zone country to maintain cash accounts required for clearing through Eurex Clearing AG at a euro zone national bank of their choice. The service allows Eurex Clearing customers to pool their liquidity and provides enhanced refinancing opportunities within their home market. Clearing payments via TARGET2 also contributes to
Monetary Authority Of Singapore: Update On Lehman Minibond Notes Programme

Date 02/12/2008

MAS has been informed by HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Ltd, the trustee for the Lehman Minibond notes programme, that the receivers for the Minibond notes series 5 to 10, have taken steps to terminate the swaps between Minibond Ltd and Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc for series 5 to 8 of the notes. This action follows earlier steps to terminate the swaps in the underlying securities for series 1 to 8 of the notes, and is part of a series of steps that the receivers are taki
Shenzhen Stock Exchange: The 7th SMEs Financing Forum Kicked Off Yesterday

Date 02/12/2008

The 7th Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Forum jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Industry and Information, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Shenzhen Municipal Government and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) was held yesterday in Shenzhen.
ICE Reports Futures Volume For November 2008; November ADV Up 9%; Year-To-Date ADV Up 20%

Date 02/12/2008

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges and over-the- counter (OTC) markets, today reported that average daily volume (ADV) for all ICE futures contracts reached 876,393 for the month, an increase of 9% from 804,944 contracts in November 2007.