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Top U.S., International Investors Urge SEC To Table Proposed Rollback Of Shareowner Rights

Date 19/11/2007

Eight leading U.S. and international pension funds, owning more than $300 billion in U.S. stocks, urged federal regulators today to withdraw a proposed take-away of shareowners’ use of corporate ballots to nominate directors.

CBOE Seat Sells For New High Of $3.05 Million - Tops Record Set Earlier This Month

Date 19/11/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that a CBOE seat, or membership, traded for a new all-time high of $3,050,000 earlier today. Today's new record surpassed the previous high price of $3,000,000 for a CBOE seat, which was set on Friday, November 2, 2007.

TSX Venture Exchange Welcomes Alberta-based Issuers

Date 19/11/2007

TSX Venture Exchange is taking the opportunity to celebrate the listing of the newest issuers from Alberta. This reception on Tuesday, November 20, will welcome the 20 emerging companies who have listed on Canada's junior exchange through the Calgary office since June 2007.

BOVESPA Stock Options Turn Over BRL 4.6 Billion In November

Date 19/11/2007

The exercise of stock options on BOVESPA added up to BRL 4,634,879,689.00 on November 19. Call options totaled BRL 4,630,333,089.00 while put options amounted to BRL 4,546,600.00.

FSA Fines Two Firms And Bans A Third For Sub-Prime Failings

Date 19/11/2007

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has penalised three firms found failing to meet its requirements during its sub-prime investigations published in July. All three had inadequate mortgage sales and advice procedures which exposed their customers to the risk of receiving unsuitable advice.

Financial Services Agency Government Of Japan: To Those Who Operate Fund Related Businesses In Japan (Guidelines On Registration And Filing Requirements)

Date 19/11/2007

TRAX2 Receives MiFID Approval From The Authority For The Financial Markets (AFM) Of The Netherlands

Date 19/11/2007

ICMA Limited, the market services division of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) is pleased to announce that the Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) of the Netherlands has given TRAX2 full approval in accordance with Article 25 of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID).

BME Creates A Unified System To Distribute Information On Spanish Fixed Income

Date 19/11/2007

Gathers all information from BME's various fixed income markets. Includes all price information and details of the securities. Internet accessible, simplifying and expediting the system's roll-out.

CBOE To Launch New Electronic System For Trading Flex Options - CBOE To Provide The First Fully-Automated Electronic FLEX Options Trading System In The U.S.

Date 19/11/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that it has received regulatory approval to launch a new electronic system for trading index and equity FLexible EXchange (FLEX) options. The new system, CFLEX, is the first Internet-based, fully automated electronic trading system in the U.S. marketplace for the trading of FLEX options, which are customizable options contracts.The system also offers the benefits of a hybrid trading environment. CBOE received final regulatory approval fro

NYMEX To Introduce Next Generation Commodities Indexes - Initial Products Based On Crude Oil To Launch In February 2008 - Unique And Innovative Products Reduce Burden Of Rolling Commodities Forward Every Month

Date 19/11/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., the world's largest physical commodities futures and options exchange, a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMX), today announced it will introduce two new, innovative products: the MACI futures and the Backwardation-Contango index futures contracts. These products represent a new generation of futures based on a proprietary index system, and will be launched in February 2008. MACI, the first index future of its kind, effectively reduces the b