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ICE Futures U.S. Sets Second Consecutive Daily Volume Record For Mini Russell 2000 Futures - Record Open Interest For Russell 2000 Futures On ICE

Date 10/09/2008

ICE Futures U.S.(TM), a leading regulated U.S. futures exchange for global agricultural, equity index and currency markets, today announced that its mini Russell 2000(R) Index futures contract set a second consecutive day of record volume and open interest on Tuesday, September 9. Total daily volume of 36,230 contracts in the mini Russell 2000 futures exceeded by 64% the record established on Monday of 22,129 contracts.
NYSE Regulation Announces September Disciplinary Actions Against Three Firms And Three Individuals

Date 10/09/2008

NYSE Regulation, Inc. today announced Monthly Disciplinary Actions for September 2008. NYSE Regulation undertakes disciplinary action to enforce violations of NYSE rules and federal securities laws by member organizations, NYSE Arca rules and federal securities laws by permit holders, as well as current and former employees of those organizations.
Clearstream’s Central Facility For Funds Opens Up To The UK Market

Date 10/09/2008

Clearstream’s innovative post trade solution for investment funds, the Central Facility for Funds (CFF) will open up to the UK market as of October 2008.
Markit To Launch ABX.HE 05-2 Index - New Index Will Provide Investors With Greater Ability To Gain Or Hedge Vintage Exposure

Date 10/09/2008

Markit, the financial information services company that owns the Markit ABX.HE index, today announced plans to launch an ABX.HE 05-2 index on October 2, 2008. The ABX.HE is a tradable synthetic index of U.S. sub-prime asset-backed securities.
HKEx Announces Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements

Date 10/09/2008

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the following holiday risk management arrangements.

ASX Critical Of RiskMetrics Protest Vote

Date 10/09/2008

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is critical of the protest vote being urged by RiskMetrics at ASX’s upcoming Annual General Meeting because it is at odds with the recent finding of the Government regulator.
Tokyo Grain Exchange: Daily Price Limits For Sep. 11, 2008

Date 10/09/2008

The daily price limits for Sep. 11, 2008 are the following: Corn 1,000 yen, Soybeans 1,800 yen, Non-GMO Soybeans 3,000 yen and Raw Sugar 1,500 yen.
Instinet Europe Releases Results Of MiFID Best Execution Policy Review For May – July 2008 - Firm Finds Smart Order Routing To New Venues Has Delivered Clients Average Savings Of 5.32 Basis Points Between May – July 2008 And Average Savings Of 4.08 Basis

Date 10/09/2008

Instinet Europe Limited, the European agency brokerage subsidiary of electronic trading and agency-only brokerage services leader Instinet Incorporated, today published the key findings of its Best Execution Policy Review, conducted in accordance with MiFID regulations. The review covers Instinet Europe’s trading performance from 1 May 2008 through to 31 July 2008 (months 7-9 of MiFID) and follows the firm’s published findings of its execution quality from MiFID’s first six months in June.
MICEX Derivatives Market Trading Statistics For August, 2008

Date 10/09/2008

The trading volume in the MICEX derivatives market in August-08 totaled 396,4 billion RUB ( 16 million contracts). The total open interest at the end of the month — 228,1 billion RUB (9 million contracts).
Mild Earthquake Tremors Prompts Emergency Evacuation At DIFC District

Date 10/09/2008

ollowing mild tremors resulting from an earthquake that reportedly hit Iran, early afternoon today, all buildings in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) District were successfully evacuated on an emergency basis. The evacuation was carried out quickly and smoothly according to the organisation's safety and security procedures. DIFC follows international standards in workplace safety and security and maintains clear evacuation and disaster preparedness plans. Guidelines and protocols