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KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date July 15, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 14/07/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date July 15, 2008 (effective with the July 14 evening session.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 14/07/2008

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on The shares of Frontier Pacific Mining Corporation (TSXVN:FRP) will be removed from the index. The company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange following the acquisition of its shares by Eldorado Gold Corporation.
NASDAQ OMX Holds Second Quarter 2008 Investor And Media Conference Call

Date 14/07/2008

NASDAQ OMX Group has scheduled its Second Quarter 2008 Results Announcement for Wednesday, August 6, 2008.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes To The S&P Global 100 Index

Date 14/07/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P Global 100 Index effective after the close of trading on July 21, 2008. GDF Suez (France, SEDOL: B0C2CQ3, GICS Code: 55103010) will replace Suez (France, SEDOL: 7118047, GICS Code: 55103010) in the S&P Global 100, following the merger between Gaz de France and Suez. Shares in the merged entity, GDF Suez, are expected to begin trading on July 22 2008, subject to approval at shareholders meetings to be held on Jul
NYMEX To Change Margins for Sulfur Dioxide And Annual Nitrogen Oxide Emission Allowance Futures Contracts

Date 14/07/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its sulfur dioxide and annual nitrogen oxide emission allowance futures contracts, beginning at the close of business on July 16.

Treatment Of The Merger Of Gaz De France And Suez In The S&P European Indices

Date 14/07/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P United Kingdom indices, effective after the close of trading on Monday 21 July 2008: GDF Suez (France, SEDOL: B0C2CQ3, GICS: Utilities GICS Code: 55103010) will replace Suez (France, SEDOL: 7118047, GICS: Utilities, GICS Code: 55103010) in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, following the merger between Gaz de France and Suez. Shares in the merged entity, GDF S
European High Yield Association Praises UK Shadow Chancellor’s Insolvency Reform Proposals - “Time For Insolvency To Reach Top Of Government’s Agenda”

Date 14/07/2008

The European High Yield Association (EHYA), an affiliate of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), today praised the Insolvency Reform proposals issued by Shadow Chancellor George Osborne. The proposed reform would create a new fast track judicial process for distressed companies. This new formalised “rescue” framework closes a gap in the existing insolvency regime, which leaves company rescue to informal, ad hoc agreement among lenders and investors. The new framewor
SIFMA Comments On Treasury Action

Date 14/07/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) yesterday released the following statement by its president & CEO, Tim Ryan: "The bold action taken by Secretary Paulson should have a very positive impact on the mortgage and broader markets. This was an important step toward strengthening investor confidence."
CFTC Staff Allows Euronext Paris’s Futures Contracts Based On The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Europe Index And FTSE/EPRA NAREIT Euro Zone Index To Be Offered And Sold In The United States

Date 14/07/2008

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC's) Office of General Counsel today announced that it issued a no-action letter permitting the offer and sale in the United States of Euronext Paris’s futures contracts based on the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Europe Index and FTSE/EPRA NAREIT Euro Zone Index (collectively, “Indices”).
CBOE Introduces New Crude Oil Volatility Index (OVX) - New Benchmark Applies VIX Methodology To Options On The United States Oil Fund (USO)

Date 14/07/2008

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that beginning on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, the Exchange will be publishing the CBOE Crude Oil Volatility Index (ticker symbol OVX).The OVX, or "Oil VIX," measures the market's expectation of 30-day volatility of crude oil prices by applying the well-known CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) methodology to options on the United States Oil Fund, LP (ticker symbol USO), spanning a wide range of strike prices.Information on OVX will be disseminated da