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CME Group And The Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange Agree To Cross-Equity Stakes And Exclusive Order Routing Deal - Long-Term Partnership May Be Expanded To Joint Product Development, Off-Shore Collateral Management Services And Clearing Access Arra

Date 23/10/2007

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse exchange, and the Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange S.A. (BM&F), the world's fourth largest derivatives exchange and the largest derivatives exchange in Latin America, announced today that they have signed a non-binding letter of intent covering a proposed cross-investment between them. Under the arrangement, CME Group will acquire an equity stake of approximately 10 percent in BM&F in exchange for an equity stake of approximately two percent
CME Group And Korea Exchange Intend To Sign Electronic Trade Agreement For KOSPI 200 Futures

Date 23/10/2007

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse exchange, and the Korea Exchange (KRX), a premier capital market place for Northeast Asia, announced today that they intend to enter into an agreement for the KOSPI 200 futures contract to be listed on CME Globex(R), the electronic trading platform of CME Group, beginning in 2008. The terms of the proposed five-year agreement will include the creation of a telecom hub in Seoul and would mark the first time KRX has embarked on a third-party agree
FINRA Investor Education Foundation Funds Research On Financial Risk Of Longevity In Retirement

Date 23/10/2007

The FINRA Investor Education Foundation has awarded a grant of $484,000 to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to explore how individual investors are managing the risk of outliving their retirement savings, and how annuities could provide a solution to the problem.
Annual Reconstitution Of The S&P/Citigroup Emerging Property And REIT Indices

Date 23/10/2007

Standard & Poor’s announces the following changes to the S&P/Citigroup Emerging Property and REIT Indices following its annual reconstitution.
FINRA Investor Education Foundation And AFCPE Kick-Off Financial Education Program For Professional Marriage And Divorce Counselors

Date 23/10/2007

The Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE) today is launching a unique financial training program for professionals who counsel married or divorcing couples, a program funded by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. Formerly known as the NASD Investor Education Foundation, the FINRA Investor Education Foundation was established in 2003 and is the largest foundation in the United States dedicated to investor education.

Reps. Meeks & Fossella’s Bill To Enhance Competitiveness Of U.S. Markets And Reverse Exodus Of U.S. IPO's Passes The House Of Representatives

Date 23/10/2007

Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY6) and Congressman Vito Fossella's (R-NY13) bipartisan legislation to enhance the competitiveness of U.S. capital markets by allowing exchanges to establish developmental tiers to expand listing opportunities in the United States for smaller companies passed the House of Representatives today by voice vote.
FINRA Investor Education Foundation Funds Education Program For Older Investors With Securities Disputes

Date 23/10/2007

The FINRA Investor Education Foundation has awarded a grant of $153,725 to Pace University School of Law to develop and distribute information on how older investors can avoid and resolve small disputes with brokerage firms.
SIFMA Releases Amended And Restated Money Market Trading Practice Guidelines

Date 23/10/2007

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today released amended and restated Money Market Guidelines (the “Guidelines”) adopted and approved by the SIFMA Money Market Executive Committee as of October 23, 2007. These Guidelines supersede and replace the Money Market Trading Practice Guidelines dated October 8, 1996 (the “1996 Guidelines”).
Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Modification Of Rules & Regulations Following Extension Of Trading Hours

Date 23/10/2007

The current trading sessions at TOCOM are from 9:00 to 11:00 for the morning session and from 12:30 to 15:30 for the afternoon session. The Exchange will extend its trading hours by two hours, with a closing time for the afternoon session at 17:30 instead of 15:30. The Exchange has received approval from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to modify its Market Rules and Brokerage Rules accordingly. The said modifications will be implemented on and after January 7th, 2008.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange "Loss Cut" System To Apply To All Products

Date 23/10/2007

The Exchange has made the necessary modifications to make it possible for the “Loss Cut” system, which applies to the Gold Mini contract since its launch on July 17th, 2007 (please click on the following link to see the corresponding press release: TOCOM to Launch a Gold Mini Contract on 17 July), to apply to all products on and after January 31, 2008. <