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Letter From Senator Durbin And Rep. Emanuel Re US Department Of Justice Opinions On Structure Of Clearing And Settlement In U.S. Futures Industry

Date 07/02/2008

Attached is a joint letter sent to the DOJ and Treasury from Sen. Durbin and Cong. Emanuel.Durbin - Rahm letter to DOJ and Treasury (PDF 257 KB)
Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services - Credit Crisis & the Aftermath - Annual Dinner – Society of Business Economists, London, 6 February 2008

Date 07/02/2008

Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me to be with you this evening to discuss some topical economic and market issues, and in particular the lessons that need to be learned from the current credit crisis and the near term outlook for the European and global economy.
UK Treasury Launches Consultation On The UK Market Abuse Regime

Date 07/02/2008

The Treasury is today launching a consultation on the UK Market Abuse Regime. The consultation is specifically focused on where the UK regime imposes additional requirements to the EU's 2003 Market Abuse Directive.
LME Launches Online Steel Hedging Simulator

Date 07/02/2008

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has today launched its own online steel hedging simulator. The interactive hedging tool is designed to help anyone interested in managing steel price risk to better understand the process of hedging, the benefits and the financial outcomes of different sector-specific example scenarios.
Wiener Börse Cash And Derivatives Market Monthly Statistics

Date 07/02/2008

Click here to download Wiener Börse Cash and Derivatives market statistics for January 2008.

CFTC Action Allows Eight Eurex Deutschland Futures Contracts To Be Offered And Sold In The United States

Date 07/02/2008

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Office of General Counsel today announced it issued a no-action letter permitting the offer and sale in the United States of eight Eurex Deutschland (Eurex) futures contracts. The eight contracts are based on broad-based security indices that are derived from the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index. Specifically, they include:
SEC Charges California Attorney For Role In Spam-Fueled Pump-And-Dump Schemes

Date 07/02/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a settled enforcement action against attorney Kenneth M. Christison of Mill Valley, Calif., for facilitating a multi-million dollar fraud by issuing a series of bogus legal opinion letters used by fraudsters in spam-fueled pump-and-dump schemes.
January 2008 Performance Review Of The Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes On The Performance Of The Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks

Date 07/02/2008

All the six hedge fund strategies covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes posted negative returns in the first month of 2008.
CME Group Executive Chairman And Chief Executive Officer To Present At Credit Suisse Conference, February 8

Date 07/02/2008

CME Group (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) announced today that Executive Chairman Terry Duffy and Chief Executive Officer Craig Donohue will present at the Credit Suisse 2008 Financial Services Forum, to be held in Naples, Florida on Friday, February 8, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time).
Commodity Markets Council Statement On DOJ Evaluation Of Regulatory Structure Associated With Financial Institutions

Date 07/02/2008

The Commodity Markets Council (CMC), an association uniquely positioned to provide the views of commercial end-users of derivatives exchanges, strongly disagrees with the comments provided by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on futures clearing services. The existing structure has served our commercial needs well by creating the most efficient and liquid futures markets in the world. CMC’s end-user membership is particularly disturbed by the DOJ’s suggestion that vertically-structured exchan