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Athens Exchange Margin Parameter Change

Date 02/04/2008

As of Thursday 03/04/2008 the fixed volatility parameter that RIVA uses for the margin calculation for the derivative products on the indices FTSE/ASE-20 and FTSE/ASE Mid-40 is being adjusted from 36% to 30%.
Centurion Bank Of Punjab Adds SuperDerivatives Multi-Asset Risk Management And Interest Rates Pricing Systems

Date 02/04/2008

SuperDerivatives®, the benchmark for derivatives pricing and the leading provider of multi-asset front-office systems, risk management, revaluation and online options trading solutions, today announced that Centurion Bank of Punjab is deploying its SD-Banks multi-asset derivatives platform, together with its SD-IR interest rates module.
globalCOAL And IntercontinentalExchange To Develop New Coal Futures Contracts

Date 02/04/2008

globalCOAL(R), the leading electronic marketplace for thermal coal, and IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global derivatives exchanges and OTC markets, today announced a cooperation agreement to develop and launch two new coal futures contracts at ICE Futures Europe(TM).
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: Trading And Clearing Timetable On Wednesday, 2nd April 2008

Date 02/04/2008

Further to our previous announcements and due to continuous sanctions taken by the TASE's employees, there is a concern that as well as yesterday, today, Wednesday, 2nd April 2008, it will be impossible to conduct trading in accordance with the ordinary timetable.
Intercontinentalexchange Reports Record ADV And OTC Commissions For First Quarter 2008

Date 02/04/2008

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global derivatives exchanges and over-the- counter (OTC) markets, today reported March and first quarter volume and commissions. March average daily volume (ADV) in futures exceeded one million contracts for the first time in exchange history, and OTC commissions more than doubled. In the first quarter of 2008, ICE achieved record ADV and record average daily commissions.

Thai Bourse To Offer FTSE SET Index Series From April 2

Date 02/04/2008

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is providing data on FTSE SET Index Series (FTSE SET) and index constituents on www.set.or.th and www.settrade.com from today (April 2).
New ETF Provider Launched On Xetra - DEKA Subsidiary ETFlab Launches Five New Funds On Europe’s Leading ETF Platform

Date 02/04/2008

Five Exchange Traded Funds from the new provider ETFlab Investment GmbH have been tradable on Xetra since Monday. The DEKA subsidiary is the ninth ETF provider in the XTF segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, boosting its position as Europe’s leading trading venue for exchange-traded index funds.
Central Securities Depositories Start Joint Venture To Improve Post-Trade Efficiency In Europe

Date 02/04/2008

Seven leading Central Securities Depositories (CSDs) – Clearstream Banking AG Frankfurt (Germany), Hellenic Exchanges S.A. (Greece), IBERCLEAR (Spain), Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG (Austria), SIS SegaInterSettle AG (Switzerland), VP Securities Services (Denmark) and VPS (Norway) – signed today an agreement to establish Link Up Markets, a joint venture to improve efficiency and reduce costs of post-trade processing of cross-border securities transactions in Europe.
Japan’s Financial Services Agency Publishes The Partial Amendment Of The Guidelines For Financial Instruments Business Supervision

Date 02/04/2008

On February 6, 2008, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) posted on its Website a draft of the partial amendment of the Guidelines for Financial Instruments Business Supervision for public consultation.
NCDEX – 1st Exchange In The Developing World To Launch UN Issued Carbon Credit Futures Contract

Date 02/04/2008

National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Ltd. will launch futures contract for Certified Emission Reduction (CERs) on April 10th 2008. NCDEX is the first exchange in any of the developing countries of the world to launch a futures contract for carbon credit issued under United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on its Exchange Platform. Buyers and sellers of CERs will now be able to do price discovery and hedge their price risk on NCDEX. Physical delivery of CERs will also be