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Rosenblatt Securities Hires Xiang Li As Vice President Of Analytics And Consulting - MIT Ph.D’s Initial Focus Will Be On Firm’s Transaction Cost Analysis Products

Date 08/07/2008

Rosenblatt Securities is pleased to announce that it has hired Xiang Li as Vice President, Analytics & Consulting. Li will work on improvements to the firm’s models, as well developing new applications for customers and other technology initiatives, as part of Rosenblatt’s transaction cost analysis (TCA) group, which helps institutional investors boost their returns by identifying and minimizing the complex, often hidden costs associated with buying and selling large quantities of stock. He
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Fourteen New Options On Wednesday, July 9

Date 08/07/2008

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade fourteen new options on July 9, 2008. The first five options were allocated to Group One Trading, LP:
NYMEX To Change Margins For Coal Futures Contract On NYMEX ClearPort®

Date 08/07/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes to its Central Appalachian coal futures contract on NYMEX ClearPort, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.
BM&FBOVESPA Ends June With A 6.6% Increase In Its Derivatives Markets

Date 08/07/2008

BM&FBOVESPA’s derivatives market (including futures and options) registered a volume of 35.4 million contracts traded in June 2008, a 6.6% increase in comparison to the same period last year (33.3 million). The average daily trading volume also rose, with 1.69 million contacts, 1.5% higher than the 1.6 million registered in June 2007. Financial volume also increased: BRL2.4 trillion, a 6.6% growth against the BRL2.3 trillion obtained in May. The daily average also stepped up 1.6%, reaching BRL11
NYMEX To Change Margins For Electricity Futures Contract On NYMEX ClearPort®

Date 08/07/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its NYISO Zone J peak electricity futures contract on NYMEX ClearPort, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.

Monthly Statistics Bulletin For June 2008 Published By Hellenic Exchanges

Date 08/07/2008

The value of transactions in the stock market of the Athens Stock Exchange in June 2008 was €6,068,0 million (see chart 1) vs. €9,973.0 million in June 2007, a decrease of about 39%. In May 2008 the value of transactions had reached €10,610.9 million, including the transfer of the 20% of shares of Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (€2,548.7 mill.) from Marfin Investment Group to Deutsche Telekom.
DIFX Welcomes Listing Of Damas In $270.6 Million IPO By Leading Jewellery Retailer

Date 08/07/2008

The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) welcomed the listing today of the ordinary shares of Damas International Ltd., the international jewellery retailer, following its initial public offering (IPO).
BOVESPA's Monthly Performance In June

Date 08/07/2008

International Investors The net inflow of foreign investments in the Brazilian Stock Market accounted to USD 3,082,463,182.90 in 2008. This figure sums up the purchases of international investors in public offerings - which amounted to USD 7,062,195,686.50, as well as the net trading value at BOVESPA - which registered an outflow of USD 3,979,732,503.60, as of June 30, 2008. In June, international investors’ total purch
Rosenthal Collins Group Volume Rises 83 Percent In Second Quarter - Client Equity More Than Doubles

Date 08/07/2008

Rosenthal Collins Group (RCG), a leading independent futures clearing firm, today announced that as of June 30, the firm reported its fourth consecutive quarter of record volume. RCG also established a new record in client equity in the second quarter, with $1.6 billion, more than double the level from the second quarter of 2007.
FTSE Global Markets Magazine - July Issue

Date 08/07/2008

The new issue of FTSE Global Markets magazine is now available from www.ftse.com.