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Direct Edge Daily Volume Surpasses One Billion Shares

Date 14/07/2008

Direct Edge ECN broke its all-time daily volume mark on Friday, July 11, handling 1.05 billion shares. Direct Edge is one of only four U.S. equities trading venues to have ever surpassed the billion share mark in a single day of trading.
"Russian Trading System" Stock Exchange Elected As Member Of The US Futures Industry Association

Date 14/07/2008

By the unanimous vote of the FIA board of directors OJSC RTS was granted associated membership in the Futures Industry Association.
NASDAQ Captures More Trading In NYSE-Listed Securities Than The New York Stock Exchange For The First Time

Date 14/07/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced The NASDAQ Stock Market has captured for the first time a greater share of trading in NYSE-listed stocks than the New York Stock Exchange. On Friday, July 11, NASDAQ(r)'s matched share volume in NYSE-listed securities was 1.730 billion compared to the NYSE's 1.727 billion. NASDAQ's matched market share in NYSE-listed securities was 25.66%, compared with the NYSE's 25.61%.
Japan's Financial Services Agency Publishes Its Responses To Public Comments And Conclusions On The English-Language Disclosure System

Date 14/07/2008

On March 12, 2008, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) published a draft Cabinet Office Ordinance and draft Guidelines for the purpose of revising the current Cabinet Office Ordinance on the English-Language Disclosure System, and invited comments on the proposed Cabinet Office Ordinance and the Guidelines until April 14, 2008.
Newly Launched Dow Jones GCC Titans 40 Index To Underlie Exchange-Traded Fund

Date 14/07/2008

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today launched the Dow Jones GCC Titans 40 Index, which measures the performance of 40 component stocks traded in five of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emirates (UAE). The five countries included in the index are accessible to foreign investors.

11 New Structured Certificates In Warsaw Stock Exchange Trading

Date 14/07/2008

11 structured certificates issued by Raiffeisen Centrobank were introduced to the WSE on 9 July. As a result, the number of all structured products listed in Warsaw grew to 38. The total value at par of the new certificates is around PLN 150 million and their volume is 4.57 million. All certificates are listed in PLN on the parallel market.
Group To Focus On Keeping London Globally Competitive

Date 14/07/2008

Ensuring London maintains its place as a world leading financial services centre in the face of new global trends and challenges is the focus of a new Government-industry group to be chaired jointly by Chancellor Alistair Darling and Citi Chairman, Sir Win Bischoff.
Hedge Fund Assets Up 30% In 2007 Despite Slowdown In Fourth Quarter

Date 14/07/2008

Assets under management of the global hedge fund industry increased 30% in 2007 to a record $2,250bn according to the 2008 edition of IFSL’s Hedge Funds report. Most of this growth was in the first three quarters, as market turbulence in the latter part of the year resulted in a slowdown in inflow of new funds and a decline in average returns.
Korea Exchange (KRX) To Launch Lean Hog Futures Market

Date 14/07/2008

Korea Exchange (KRX) will introduce lean hog futures on July 21, 2008. Korea’s lean hog market is the second largest agricultural commodity in terms of output after rice farming. Although lean hog, a non-storable product, could cause highly volatile price due to seasonal demand, diseases and etc., there has been no risk management tool such as agro-livestock insurance.
Al Khaliji Officially Joins The Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 14/07/2008

Al khaliji, the Doha-based regional bank has received a license to establish its office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).