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Eurex: New Daily Trading Record With 15.4 Million Contracts On 14 March 2007

Date 15/03/2007

Total daily turnover: Current record: 14 March 2007: 15,403,220 Previous record: 5 March 2007: 14,233,687
Oslo Børs: All Ready For Oslo Axess

Date 15/03/2007

The Board of Oslo Børs has approved the final rules and admission requirements for Oslo Axess. Feedback from the market is positive and a number of companies have indicated that they want to be listed on Oslo Axess, so everything is now ready for the launch of the new marketplace, which will open for business in May.
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Announces Production Testing For DME Direct<SUP>TM</SUP>

Date 15/03/2007

In preparation for the upcoming launch of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME), and to ensure that all market participants are technologically prepared for the May 01, 2007 launch of the DME, the DME has announced dates for production testing of the DME DirectTM electronic trading platform. These dates will be April 21 & 28, 2007 (New York time). The exact timing of these sessions will be forthcoming.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Two Additional New Options On Thursday, March 15

Date 14/03/2007

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade an additional two options on March 15, 2007, which were both allocated to McGowan Investors, L.P.
Volume In S&P 500 Index Options (SPX) SETS New Single-Day Volume Record At CBOE - CBOE's Total Exchange Volume Ranks As Second Busiest Day All-Time

Date 14/03/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that volume in options on the S&P 500 Index (SPX) on Wednesday, March 14, was a reported 1,832,917 contracts traded, a new all-time record at CBOE.Today's record volume eclipsed the previous high of 1,287,151 contracts traded on May 19, 2006.

CalPERS Assets Gain 15.4 Percent For 2006 - Real Estate, Private Equity Lead Asset Classes

Date 14/03/2007

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) announced today that it earned a 15.4 percent return on investments for the 2006 calendar year, before investment management fees.
OneChicago Lowers Customer Fees By 50%

Date 14/03/2007

OneChicago, LLC announced today that it is lowering its standard transaction fee charged to executing brokers for customer transactions in Single Stock Futures by 53% from $0.30 to $0.14. In addition, fees for customer transactions in ETFs and Narrow Based Index futures have been reduced by 50% from $1.00 to $0.50.
Remarks By NASD Chairman And CEO Mary L. Schapiro - As Prepared For Delivery To The First Annual Capital Markets Summit: Securing America's Competitiveness U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Date 14/03/2007

It's a real pleasure to be here to discuss the competitiveness of the U.S. capital markets. You've heard from many distinguished voices today—Chairman Cox, Chairman Frank and Chairman Dodd among them. Their leadership will be essential as we tackle this many-faceted issue of critical importance to the U.S. economy.
CFTC Staff Allows The Offer And Sale In The U.S. Of Futures Contracts On The FTSEurofirst 80 Index And The FTSEurofirst 100 Index Traded On Euronext Paris SA

Date 14/03/2007

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Office of General Counsel (OGC) confirmed on March 5, 2007, that no-action relief previously issued to LIFFE Administration and Management (LIFFE) with regard to its futures contracts on the FTSEurofirst 80 Index and FTSEurofirst 100 Index (collectively, Indices) would be extended to permit the offer and sale in the United States of Euronext
Quarterly Rebalancing For S&P Global 100, S&P Europe 350, S&P Asia 50, S&P Latin America 40, And S&P/ASX 50 Indices

Date 14/03/2007

Standard & Poor's, as part of the quarterly rebalancing, will update the shares outstanding and investible weight factors (IWF) for several constituents of the S&P Global 100, S&P Europe 350, S&P Asia 50, S&P ASX/50, and S&P Latin America 40 Indices. All changes will become effective after the close of business Friday, March 16, 2007.