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NYMEX To Change Margins For Electricity Futures Contracts On NYMEX ClearPort®

Date 03/06/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for some of its electricity futures contracts on NYMEX ClearPort, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.
SEC, CFTC Approve Trading Of Futures And Option Contracts On Gold ETF - First Results Of March 2008 SEC-CFTC Memorandum Of Understanding

Date 03/06/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that each has approved the trading and clearing of two novel derivative products — futures and option contracts based on shares of the SPDR® Gold Trust (Gold Trust), an exchange traded fund (ETF). The SEC approved trading in options on the Gold Trust shares and the CFTC approved trading in futures on them.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Natural Gas Basis Swap Futures Contracts

Date 03/06/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for some of its natural gas basis swap futures contracts, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.
Chairman Cox To Convene SEC Chairmen Roundtable

Date 03/06/2008

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox today announced that six former SEC chairmen will join him for a roundtable discussion on Wednesday, June 4, 2008, at the agency's headquarters in Washington D.C.
NYMEX To Change Margins for Crude Oil And Petroleum Swap Futures Contracts On NYMEX ClearPort®

Date 03/06/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for some of its crude oil and petroleum product swap futures contracts on NYMEX ClearPort, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.

KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date June 4, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 03/06/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures remain at 60 cents for trade date June 4, 2008 (effective with the June 3 evening session).
ICE Futures U.S. Statement in Support Of CFTC Agricultural Market Initiatives

Date 03/06/2008

ICE Futures U.S.(TM), a leading regulated U.S. futures exchange for global agricultural, equity index and currency markets, today issued the following statement in response to the agricultural market initiatives set forth by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding the domestic agricultural commodity markets.
BOX Breaks Improvement Record In Consecutive Months, Rolls Out New Classes

Date 03/06/2008

In the month of May, price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via the Boston Options Exchange’s (“BOX”) price improvement auction (‘PIP’*) averaged $4.39 per contract, setting an all-time high and breaking the record set just the previous month. An average of 78,597 contracts per day received price improvement during the month. This represented savings to investors of $7.2 million. With this amount, BOX has reached $197 million in savings to investors since incep
BOVESPA: Estácio Engages Market Maker

Date 03/06/2008

As of June 3 Banco Credit Suisse Brasil S.A. has been acting as market maker for the units issued by Estácio Participações S.A.
CFTC Announces Agricultural Market Initiatives

Date 03/06/2008

Today the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) announced several policy initiatives aimed at addressing concerns in the agricultural futures markets raised at its April 22nd roundtable in Washington, DC. This roundtable was convened to discuss events affecting the agricultural futures markets – including the lack of convergence between the futures and cash prices, the impact of higher margin requirements, and the role of speculators and commodity index traders.