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HKFE Announces Margin Rates For Adjusted Hong Kong & China Gas Futures Contracts

Date 30/04/2008

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 5 May 2008, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The margins are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
April 2008 Preliminary IPO Report - A Monthly Report From STOXX Ltd. On European Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)

Date 30/04/2008

Based on the close of trading on April 29, in April 2008, 8 companies went public in Europe. No company was added to the Dow Jones STOXX IPO Indexes in April.1
Bear Raids - A New Article By Alexander Guembel Of Saïd Business School And Itay Goldstein Of Wharton Has Developed New Insights On How Bear Raid Manipulation Of Stocks And Its Impact On The Organisation

Date 30/04/2008

Published in the Review of Economic Studies, the paper ‘Manipulation and the Allocational Role of Prices’ explores the relationship between a firm’s real economic value and its stock price, and how a deliberate driving down of share price in a bear raid, can lead to real economic damage to a firm.
Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Stoxx Select Dividend 30 Index

Date 30/04/2008

STOXX Ltd., the leading European index provider, today announced changes in the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30 Index.
Bolsas y Mercados Españoles: Net Profit To March Totals 55.4 Million Euros, A Quarterly Record

Date 30/04/2008

Net profit rises 10.6% from the first quarter of 2007. Revenue in the first quarter reached €99.6 million, up 7.2% from a year earlier.

Tokyo Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics Report

Date 30/04/2008

The TSE posts the monthly statistics report on the 21st of each month.
Reappointment Of HKEx Chairman Approved

Date 30/04/2008

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has received the written approval of the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on the reappointment of Ronald Arculli as Chairman of HKEx with immediate effect until the conclusion of the annual general meeting of HKEx to be held in 2010.
Dalian Commodity Exchange: Labor Day Holiday Schedule

Date 30/04/2008

DCE Labor Day Schedule? Trading will be closed from May 1 to May 4 and re-opened on May 5, Monday.
Joint Forum Release Of Risk Concentrations Paper

Date 29/04/2008

The Joint Forum released a paper entitled Cross-Sectoral Review of Group-Wide Identification and Management of Risk Concentrations
CME Group Appoints Nelson Low As Director, Commodity Products, Asia

Date 29/04/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced the appointment of Nelson Low as Director, Commodity Products, Asia. In this newly-created position, Low will be responsible for growing CME Group's commodities business, including leading sales, marketing and education efforts throughout Asia. He will be based in Singapore and will report to Robert Ray, Managing Director, Commodities, Equities and International Sales.