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  • CBOE To Begin Trading Binary Options On S&P 500® Index (SPX<SUP>SM</SUP>) And CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX®)

    Date 09/06/2008

    The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced plans to begin trading binary options contracts on the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved CBOE's rule filing to list binary options on broad-based indexes on May 22, 2008, and trading is scheduled to start on July 1.

  • FESE Sends A Letter To The SEC On Mutual Recognition And The Revision Of Exchange Act Rule 15a-6

    Date 09/06/2008

    On 3rd June 2008, FESE wrote to the SEC to ask for an Exemptive Relief for exchanges (similar to that planned under the revision of Exchange Act 15a-6) that would allow intermediated access to EU exchanges for wholesale investors. FESE argued that the SEC should give US institutional investors a choice of business model in accessing the EU markets and safeguard competition both in the US and in Europe. This short-term measure would be complemented by mutual recognition for broader categories of

  • Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) And Korea Exchange (KRX) Sign Memorandum Of Understanding

    Date 09/06/2008

    The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the Korea Exchange (KRX) announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") which will establish a collaborative business relationship between the two exchanges.

  • FESE Publishes Feedback On BIS Report On OTC Clearing And Settlement

    Date 09/06/2008

    The BIS report “New developments in clearing and settlement arrangements for OTC derivatives” analyses existing arrangements and risk management practices in the OTC derivatives market and evaluates the potential for risks to be mitigated by greater use of, and enhancements to, market infrastructure. FESE believes that there is clearly room to improve the safety and efficiency of these markets, and indeed consider this to be essential due to the close inter-relationship between trading on regula

  • NYSE Sets Four Cash-Only Auctions For UBS AG Rights For Monday, June 9

    Date 09/06/2008

    The New York Stock Exchange, in anticipation of the last trading date (today) in UBS AG Rights (NYSE: UBS RT ), which are set to expire on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, will establish four cash-only auctions in the trading of UBS RT at approximately (Eastern Standard Time) 10:00am, 12:00 noon, 2:00pm and 4:00pm.  Regular-way trading (T+3 settlement) in the rights was suspended prior to the opening of trading on Friday,