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The State Of Qatar And NYSE Euronext Announce Major Strategic Partnership - NYSE Euronext To Acquire 25% Of The Doha Securities Market For US$250 Million

Date 24/06/2008

The State of Qatar and NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX) today announced a strategic partnership which will transform the Doha Securities Market ("DSM") into a significant international player in the global exchange space and provide NYSE Euronext with a valuable presence in the Middle East. The closing of the transaction is expected to take place early during the fourth quarter of 2008, subject to the completion of documentation and obtaining non-objection from regulators.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Four New Options On Tuesday, June 24

Date 23/06/2008

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade four new options on June 24, 2008. These options were allocated to Citadel Derivatives Group LLC: IShares MSCI Taiwan Index Fund (option/stock symbol: EWT) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of July, September, August and December. Position and exercise limits have been set at 25,000,000 shares. Companhia de Saneamento Basico (option/stock
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date June 24, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 23/06/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date June 24, 2008 (effective with the June 23 evening session).
ICE Futures Canada And ICE Clear Canada Market Holiday Tuesday July 1, 2008

Date 23/06/2008

This is to advise that ICE Futures Canada, Inc. and ICE Clear Canada, Inc. will be closed for trading and clearing operations on Trade Date Tuesday July 1, 2008.
SIFMA Appoints Frank Baier CFO/CAO

Date 23/06/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today welcomed Frank W. Baier as the organization’s new chief financial officer and chief administrative officer.

Written Testimony Of Acting Chairman Walter Lukken Before The House Committee On Energy And Commerce, Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations

Date 23/06/2008

Click here to download the written testimony of CFTC Acting Chairman Walter Lukken before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
SEC Announces $26 Million Fair Fund Distribution In Banc Of America Securities LLC Settlement

Date 23/06/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the distribution of approximately $26.6 million to more than 250 investors in the Banc of America Securities LLC (BAS) settlement. In March 2007, BAS paid $26 million in disgorgement and penalties to settle SEC charges that the firm published false research on three companies and failed to safeguard its nonpublic research information.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd. Designated As "TOPIX Options Liquidity Provider"

Date 23/06/2008

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) is pleased to announce that it has designated Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd. as a "TOPIX Options Liquidity Provider".
Shanghai Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Index To Adjust Constituents

Date 23/06/2008

According to the index rules and upon examination by the Expert Consultative Committee for Corporate Governance Sector Appraisal, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and China Securities Index Co., Ltd. (CSI) have recently announced to adjust the constituents of the SSE Corporate Governance Index on July 1, 2008. The adjustment will come into effect on the same day.
Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange Sets Rapeseed Oil Futures Open Interest Record

Date 23/06/2008

On Jun. 23, 2008, the open interest of the rapeseed oil futures contract on ZCE (Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange) peaked at 50392 contracts, surpassing the previous record of 48290 contracts set on Mar. 31, 2008.