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Warsaw Stock Exchange: Changed Trading Session Schedule

Date 18/06/2008

Starting on 1 September 2008, trading sessions on the equity market (continuous trading) will start at 9:00 and trading sessions on the derivative instruments market will start at 8:30. Previously trading sessions on the equity market started at 9:30 and on the derivatives market at 9:00.
S&P Launches Overseas China 10 Index

Date 18/06/2008

Standard & Poor’s, the world’s leading index provider, today announced the launch of the S&P Overseas China 10 Index which will provide tradable exposure to 10 leading Chinese stocks available to foreign investors only through overseas listings.
New Warsaw Stock Exchange IPO Partner From Ukraine

Date 18/06/2008

Aval-Brok Limited with its seat in Kiev has been named WSE IPO Partner under the programme aimed at attracting foreign issuers to the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Aval-Brok is the 13th WSE IPO Partner and the sixth Partner from Ukraine.
TradElect One Year On: Has Facilitated Year Of Record Trading; Further Enhancements Planned

Date 18/06/2008

Today marks one year since TradElect, the London Stock Exchange’s electronic trading platform, came into live service for the UK market. This next generation technology platform has provided the market with world-leading system performance. Latency has reduced from 140 to 6 milliseconds and capacity has increased 10-fold since TradElect was introduced. Further significant functional enhancements are planned in the next twelve months to support even greater market participation in the futur
FTSE And APREA Sign A Cooperation Agreement To Develop New Asian Real Estate Indices

Date 18/06/2008

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the global index provider, and Asia’s leading real estate industry body, the Asian Public Real Estate Association (“APREA”), today announce they have signed a cooperation agreement to formalise a partnership to develop new indices for Asia Pacific’s real estate sector.

Deutsche Börse: Preliminary Scenario Calculation For Equity Indices - New Weightings In Equity Indices Effective On 23 June

Date 18/06/2008

Effective 23 June, new index weights will apply for companies in equity indices of Deutsche Börse. Deutsche Börse released the preliminary weighting figures on Wednesday. An update of the preliminary weighting will be published on Friday. The preliminary data can be downloaded from the Deutsche Börse website. The final figures based on Friday’s Xetra closing prices will be published on the Deutsche Börse website on Saturday.
TABB Group Says Low-Touch Electronic Trading In Europe To Generate 2.1 Billion Euros in Commission Revenue by 2010 as Sales Trader Use Declines - High-Touch Services Remain Critical As Execution Landscape Becomes More Complex In Post-MiFID Equity Trading

Date 18/06/2008

According to a new industry benchmark research study published today by TABB Group, “European Equity Trading 2008: Liquidity, MiFID and the Brokerage Relationship,” low-touch electronic trading across the European equity markets will account for nearly 2.1 billion euros in commission revenue by 2010, up from 1.8 billion in 2008. Although use of sales traders across European market centres will continue to decline at a rate of nearly 10%, the beliefs that the European sales trader is “passé”
EEX: Reversal Of The Trend On The Derivatives Market For Power Achieved - Clear Increase In Exchange Trading – Measures Are Taking Effect – Reinforced Customer Orientation, New Price Model And Connection To Trayport Ensure Positive Development Of Volumes

Date 18/06/2008

The package of measures which European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) has launched with the aim of a sustainable strengthening of the organisational and customer processes has provided successful results during the first part of the year. From January to May 2008 the volume for Phelix Futures (including OTC clearing) on the EEX Derivatives Market amounted to 484.9 TWh. The volume traded on the exchange reached 126.1 TWh, which corresponds to a share of 26%. During the same period in the previous
HKEx Announces New Appointments To Various Committees

Date 18/06/2008

Following the appointment of John Mackay McCulloch Williamson as an independent non-executive director of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) with immediate effect by the HKEx Board today (Wednesday) to fill the casual vacancy arising from the resignation of David Michael Webb, the Board further resolved to make new appointments to various committees. The terms of service of the directors with the committees shall be coterminous with their respective terms of directorship with HKEx.
The Total Open Interest Of Futures Contracts On Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange Hit A New High Again

Date 18/06/2008

On Jun. 12, 2008, the total open interest of futures contracts on Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) hit a new high again at 1408318 contracts, exceeding the last record of 1396980 contracts set on Mar. 3, 2008.