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Tokyo Grain Exchange: Margin Requirements For November 2008

Date 29/10/2008

Decided on October 29, 2008 Effective from November 4, 2008

STOXX Ltd. To Adjust Volkswagen's Free-Float Factor In The Dow Jones STOXX Indexes

Date 28/10/2008

STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced to change Volkswagen's (Germany, Automobiles & Parts, VLKAY; VOW.XE) free-float factor to 0.3732 from 0.4963. This decision reflects the changes in the shareholder structure of Volkswagen and results in a lower weighting of Volkswagen in the respective indexes. Indexes affected are the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50, Dow Jones STOXX 600 Large, Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Large, Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability and its respec

Deutsche Börse Extraordinarily Adjusts DAX Weightings

Date 28/10/2008

Against the backdrop of recent share price performance of Volkswagen AG common shares Deutsche Börse AG decided on Tuesday, 28 October, to extraordinarily adjust the weightings of the DAX constituents. Thus, the 10 percent capping rule applied on a regular basis on the chaining dates will be extraordinarily brought forward for Volkswagen shares as per start of trading next Monday, 3 November. The weighting of Volkswagen shares will hence be reduced to 10 Percent, if the weighting is above thi

Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Euro STOXX Select Dividend 30 And Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 Indexes

Date 28/10/2008

STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, and Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced changes in the Dow Jones EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 and Dow Jones Netherlands Select Dividend 15 indexes.

CME Group To Launch New Gasoil Options Contracts On ClearPort And New York Trading Floor

Date 28/10/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced that it will launch European style options on the European gasoil bullet swaps futures contract and average price options on the European gasoil calendar swaps futures contract, on ClearPort® and the New York energy trading floor, beginning November 2 for trade date November 3.

SIFMA’s Board Of Directors And Newly Elected Officers Announced - Blythe Masters Elected To Serve Another Term As SIFMA Chairman

Date 28/10/2008

The board of directors of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today elected Blythe Masters as the trade association’s chairman for 2009. Masters is head of global commodities for JP Morgan Chase & Co.

KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date October 29, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 28/10/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date October 29, 2008 (effective with the October 28 evening session).

CME Group To Launch New Natural Gas Liquids Swaps And Plastics Futures Contracts On ClearPort

Date 28/10/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced that it will launch five new natural gas liquids swaps futures contracts and two plastics futures contracts on ClearPort®, beginning November 2 for trade date November 3.

Irish Stock Exchange Review Of Quarter Three 2008 - Trade Levels Reach Record High -International Membership Continues To Expand - New Debt And Fund Listings Holding Their Own Despite Current Market Turmoil

Date 28/10/2008

Trading Activity Volatile market conditions contributed to significant growth in the number of trades reported to the Exchange during quarter three. The nine month trade levels of over 1.84 million represent an historical high, exceeding the total number of trades reported to the Exchange in any previous full calendar year. The daily average number of equity trades dealt on the Exchange’s electronic trading platform, ISE Xetra, increased by 52% to 10,934 in the third quarter

RTS Board: October 20th – 24th, 2008

Date 28/10/2008

For the week of October 20th–24th, 2008, 69 trades were executed. The total trading volume on the RTS Board equaled 0,7 million US dollars. The following stocks were in the highest demand: