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NYMEX To Change Margins For Uranium Futures Contract

Date 17/06/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it will change margins for its uranium futures contract, beginning at the close of business today.
National Stock Exchange Appoints William K. Goodbody To NSX Boards

Date 17/06/2008

National Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX(R)) today announced the appointment of William K. Goodbody, Jr. as an At-Large Director on the National Stock Exchange, Inc. Board. He was also appointed to the Board of NSX Holdings, Inc., the Exchange's parent company.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Coal Futures Contract

Date 17/06/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it will change margins for its Central Appalachian coal futures contract, beginning at the close of business today.
CFTC Requests Public Comment On Petition From ICE Clear Europe, Ltd.

Date 17/06/2008

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is asking for public comment on a petition by ICE Clear Europe, Ltd., a recognized Clearing House in the United Kingdom (UK), for a CFTC determination – pursuant to Section 409(b)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 – that the UK’s Financial Services Authority satisfies appropriate standards in its supervision of multilateral clearing organizations.
UK’s Financial Services Authority Fines Stockbroking Firm £77,000 For Weak Data Security Controls

Date 17/06/2008

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Merchant Securities Group Limited (Merchant Securities) for not adequately protecting its customers from the risk of identity fraud. This is the first time the FSA has fined a stockbroking firm for weak data security controls.

DIFC To Become Hub For Family Offices - New Regulations Encourage Family Offices To The DIFC

Date 17/06/2008

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) today announced new regulations to encourage ultra-wealthy families to establish Single Family Offices (SFOs) at the DIFC.
Quarterly Rebalancing For S&P/MIB Index

Date 17/06/2008

Standard & Poor’s as part of the quarterly rebalancing, will change the shares outstanding and the Investible Weight Factors for the S&P/MIB effective after the close of Friday 20 June 2008, using the closing prices.
CFTC Conditions Foreign Access On Adoption Of Position Limits On London Crude Oil Contract - Amended Foreign Access Relief Establishes New Standard

Date 17/06/2008

Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) announced that Commission staff has amended the “no-action relief letter” under which ICE Futures Europe is permitted direct access to U.S. customers. The amended letter conditions direct access on ICE Futures Europe’s adoption of equivalent U.S. position limits and accountability levels on its West Texas Intermediary (WTI) crude oil contract, which is linked to the New York Mercantile Exchange crude oil contract.
NYMEX Reports May 2008 Volume Averaged 1.902 Million Contracts Per Day - NYMEX Electronic Trading Volume Increases 57% - COMEX Electronic Trading Volume Increases 69%

Date 17/06/2008

NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMX), the parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., the world's largest physical commodities futures and options exchange, today announced that average daily volume was 1.902 million contracts for May 2008, a 38% increase from 1.376 million contracts per day in May 2007.
Standard & Poor’s And Superderivatives Bring Together Their Valuation Services To Create The Leading Valuation Offering For Securities And Derivatives - Combined Global Sales And Marketing Operations Will Offer The Largest Independent Valuation Coverage A

Date 17/06/2008

Recognizing the need of financial markets for readily accessible and comprehensive pricing capabilities across a broad spectrum of cash, structured and derivative instruments, Standard & Poor’s Securities Evaluations, Inc. (SPSE), a leading global provider of independent securities evaluations, and SuperDerivatives®, a leading provider of derivatives pricing, revaluation and risk management solutions, today announced that they have signed an agreement to establish a strategic sales and marke