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BOX Reaches $200M In PIP Savings, Delivers Near-Record Month In Terms Of Volume

Date 03/07/2008

In the month of June, price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via the Boston Options Exchange’s (“BOX”) price improvement auction (‘PIP’*) averaged $3.93 per contract. An average of 77,613 contracts per day received price improvement during the month. This represented savings to investors of $6.4 million. With this amount, BOX has reached $203 million in savings to investors since inception. As an interesting note, it took BOX 35 months to reach $100M and only 18
SEC: Stewart Mayhew Named Deputy Chief Economist

Date 03/07/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Dr. Stewart Mayhew has been promoted to Deputy Chief Economist in the agency's Office of Economic Analysis.
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date July 7, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 03/07/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date July 7, 2008 (effective with the July 6 evening session).
NYMEX To Change Margins For Some Carbon, Nitrogen Oxide, And Sulfur Dioxide Based Emission Allowance Futures Contracts

Date 03/07/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for some of its carbon and nitrogen oxide based emission allowance futures contracts, beginning at the close of business on July 7.
European Energy Exchange: Annual General Meeting Confirms Course Towards European Growth - New Composition Of The Supervisory Board – Resolution On The Spin-Off Of The Power Derivatives Market

Date 03/07/2008

The shareholders of European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) in Leipzig support the successful strategy towards European growth pursued by the en-ergy exchange. The participants in the annual general meeting, which convened on 26 June 2008, confirmed the path towards generating growth through co-operations selected by the management board with an overwhelming majority. In the past year, the most important step on this way was the decision by EEX to co-operate with the French power exchange Powernext

SEC Publishes Regulatory Actions To Streamline SRO Rule Filing Process

Date 03/07/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today published a final rule and new interpretive guidance to improve the rulemaking process for exchanges and other self-regulatory organizations (SROs) that operate under SEC oversight.
Statement From Bursa Malaysia Berhad On Contract Dates Due

Date 03/07/2008

In view of today’s market suspension, Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad wishes to inform that participating organisations have been allowed to close off the purchase positions for contracts dated Monday, 30 June, 2008 that are due today, Thursday, 3 July, 2008 (T+3) at any time from Friday, 4 July 2008 till Monday, 7 July, 2008 (T+5). Closing of the purchase positions can be either via the receipt of payment from clients or the institution of forced selling.
Assessment Of OMX Derivatives Markets As A Central Counterparty, 2007

Date 03/07/2008

OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm AB (OMX STO) is the central marketplace for trading in, among other things, equities, fixed income securities and derivatives instruments in Sweden. OMX Derivatives Markets (OMX DM) is the secondary legal name of OMX STO and is used for operations involving trading and clearing of derivatives instruments.1 OMX DM is the central counterparty in clearing standardised derivatives instruments traded on OMX. In its capacity as central counterpar
Shanghai Stock Exchange To Waive Annual Fees Of Listed Companies In Sichuan, Chongqing, Gansu, Shaanxi

Date 03/07/2008

To cooperate in the reconstruction of listed companies and member companies in the disaster-stricken areas, reduce listed companies' burden and provide technical support for securities companies, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has, upon its recent study, made such decisions as follows: firstly, the SSE's total 71 listed companies from Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi Provinces as well as Chongqing Municipality will be exempted from annual fees for listing in 2008. Similarly, the to-be-listed com
Program Trading Averaged 34.5 Percent Of NYSE Volume During June 23-27

Date 03/07/2008

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for June 23-27.