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One In Three Hong Kong Adults Invests In The Hong Kong Stock Market

Date 07/07/2008

A survey conducted by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) during the period from 16 November 2007 to 15 January 20081 revealed that one in three adults in Hong Kong are stock investors (individuals invested in the HKEx stock market). Retail investors, ie individuals who participate in the stock or derivatives (ie futures and options) markets of HKEx or both, have risen to 35.8 per cent of the adult population, up from 28.8 per cent in 2005, according to the survey.

UK’s Financial Services Authority Must Back Pedal On Shorting Rules, Says Lawyer

Date 07/07/2008

The Financial Services Authority will have to back pedal on enforcing the new rules on the shorting of shares until the system beds down, a top city lawyer warned today.

OMX Nordic Exchange Monthly Report - Total Equity Trading June 2008

Date 07/07/2008

Click here to download detailed equity trading statistics per list for the last 13 months. This report will give you an overview of trading both in Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen and Iceland.

ICE Clear Europe Provides Update On Clearing Transition Plan

Date 07/07/2008

ICE Clear Europe(TM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), today announced that it has reached consensus with LCH.Clearnet (LCH) on the technical issues to facilitate the movement of all ICE Futures Europe(TM) and ICE over-the-counter (OTC) trading positions from LCH to ICE Clear Europe. Under the technical framework, ICE expects the transition of clearing to ICE Clear Europe to occur during the month of August, with a specific transition date to be finalized in

HKEx Trading Statistics For June 2008 - On-Floor And Off-Floor Trading Statistics

Date 07/07/2008

Transaction in Terms of Turnover and Number of Trades Conducted On-floor and Off-floor

Liffe To Launch Credit Default Swaps On Bclear In Q4 2008

Date 07/07/2008

Liffe announced today that the Exchange is planning to launch Credit Default Swap (CDS) contracts on Bclear in Q4 2008.

HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - June 2008

Date 07/07/2008

Highlights

Charlie McCreevy, European Commissioner For Internal Market And Services, Regulation & Supervision After The Credit Crunch, Public Affairs Ireland Conference, Dublin, 4 July 2008

Date 07/07/2008

EPDA Launches Its Primary Dealerships Handbook - Key Resource For Government Bond Market Participants

Date 07/07/2008

The European Primary Dealers Association (EPDA), an affiliate of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), today launched its European Primary Dealerships Handbook. The Handbook gathers together for the first time significant information on both the structure and functioning of the primary dealership systems in Europe.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Hang Seng Bank Futures

Date 07/07/2008

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 9 July 2008, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodol