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Speech By SEC Commissioner Roel C. Campos: Remarks At The SEC Open Meeting - Management Guidance On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Date 30/05/2007

First, let me add my congratulations and my sincere appreciation to our staffs of the Office of the Chief Accountant and the Division of Corporation Finance for all of their efforts. You've shown extraordinary creativity and insight, and have certainly done much thinking outside of the box. I am very appreciative, and I think investors in our public companies will be grateful.
Two CBOE Seats Traded Today At Record Prices; Last Sale For $2.5 Million Is All-Time High

Date 30/05/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced two CBOE seats, or memberships, traded for new all-time highs today. This morning, a seat traded for a price of $2,445,000 and this afternoon, a second CBOE seat traded for a price of $2,500,000. Both trades topped the previous high of $2,400,000 for a CBOE seat, which was set on April 30, 2007.
Shanghai Stock Exchange Issues Assignation Rules For Securities Identification Number

Date 30/05/2007

To reinforce business and technology management and ensure normal market trading, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has recently finalized the "SSE Rules on Assignation of Securities Identification Numbers" and issued it to all member units yesterday.
Government Of Dubai To Utilise DME As Reference Point For New Pricing Of Its Crude Oil Sales - Historic Decision Further Bolsters Support For A Physically Backed Middle East Sour Crude Oil Benchmark

Date 30/05/2007

The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME), announced today that the Government of Dubai will cease pricing its export crude oil sales off its current mechanism and instead utilise DME futures prices upon launch of the Exchange.
Bursa Malaysia Organises Conference To Educate Market Players On Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

Date 30/05/2007

Bursa Malaysia will organise a conference on Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on 6 – 7 June 2007 to aid market players in increasing their understanding of ETF and its role in the capital market. This conference follows on from the Government’s announcement regarding Government-Linked Investment Companies’ (GLICs’) participation in ETFs at the recent Invest Malaysia 2007. The Prime Minister of Malaysia made a call for GLICs to place out a portion of their portfolios

CFTC Staff Approves Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited's U.S. Dollar Denominated Futures Contract Based On The Nikkei 225 Index To Be Offered And Sold In The U.S.

Date 30/05/2007

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC's) Office of General Counsel (OGC) issued a no-action letter on May 24, 2007, permitting the offer and sale in the U.S. of Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited's (SGX-DT's) U.S. dollar denominated futures contract based on the Nikkei 225 Index (Nikkei 225 or Index).
Chicago Stock Exchange Adds NASDAQ Capital Markets Issues To Matching System

Date 30/05/2007

The Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) today announced that over 450 NASDAQ Capital Markets issues began Unlisted Trading Privileges (UTP) trading on the CHX matching system on May 22, 2007 in both its core and late crossing sessions, from 9:30am ET to 4:00pm ET and 4:00pm to 5:00pm ET respectively.
ICMA: TRAX2 Receives Conditional Approval From FSA As An Approved Reporting Mechanism (ARM)

Date 30/05/2007

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) is pleased to announce that its TRAX2 system has received conditional full approval from the UK Financial Services Authority as an Approved Reporting Mechanism (ARM). ICMA’s TRAX system (www.trax2.org) is already one of a limited number of permitted mechanisms reporting to the FSA and was one of the first to apply for the new ARM (Approved Reporting Mechanism) status under the Markets in Financial I
SuperDerivatives Provides Multi-Asset Correlation Tables Via Its Award Winning Market Data Portal

Date 30/05/2007

SuperDerivativesÒ, the benchmark for options and the world’s leading derivatives solution provider for multi-asset option pricing, independent revaluation, derivatives data, trading and risk management systems, has added downloadable correlation tables to its derivatives market data portal.
ICE And CBOE Enter Exclusive Agreement Regarding CBOE Exercise Rights As Part Of ICE's Proposed Merger With CBOT; Agree In Principle On Commercial Partnership - CBOT Full Members Holding CBOE Exercise Rights Would Receive $500,000 In Value Per Exercise Ri

Date 30/05/2007

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that they have entered into an exclusive agreement that, in the context of a merger of ICE and CBOT Holdings, resolves the issues relating to the CBOE exercise rights, and in other respects supports the business objectives of ICE and CBOE.