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FTSE, QFMA And SILATECH Seek To Attract First-Ever Global Investors With Launch Of Index Project To Support Youth-Led Small Business In The Arab World

Date 02/06/2008

Silatech, a region-wide innovative youth investment initiative of Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned of Qatar, FTSE Group, the award-winning global index provider, and the Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) have announced a strategic alliance to launch a new index project across the Arab World. The initiative is aimed at promoting the creation of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) markets and indices across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in order to
The Number Of Trades On The Spanish Exchange Increases By 10.9% In The First Five Months Of The Year - The Trading Volume On The Spanish Exchange Reaches €596.72 Bn To May

Date 02/06/2008

Trading volume on the Spanish exchange came in at €97.47 bn in May. Options and Futures contracts excceded 5 million in May, up 95% from the same period a year earlier. Monthly record high in Corporate Debt trading, at €211.57 bn, up 125.7% from the same month a year earlier. Trading volume on the ETF market came in at €3.56 bn to May, up 144% from the same period in 2007.
BT Securities Is The First Romanian Trading Participant Of The Vienna Stock Exchange

Date 02/06/2008

As of today, the Romanian broker BT Securities will start trading as a direct trading member of the cash market of the Vienna Stock Exchange. It is already the second trading member from the new EU member states to join the VSE. The connection of BT Securities to the VSE confirms the new trend of growing interest of Central and Eastern European banks in the Austrian market.
May Statistics Report From The OMX Nordic Exchange

Date 02/06/2008

Share Trading in May
CME Group May 2008 Volume Averaged 10.6 Million Contracts Per Day, Up 4 Percent From Year-Ago Levels - Total Year-To-Date Volume Through May Up 26 Percent - Second-Quarter Volume To Date Up 15 Percent

Date 02/06/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced May 2008 volume averaged 10.6 million contracts per day, up 4 percent from May 2007. Total volume exceeded 223 million contracts for the month, of which 82 percent was traded electronically. Total electronic volume increased 12 percent versus May 2007 to average 8.7 million contracts per day. Year-to-date 2008 volume through May averaged 12.3 million contracts per day, up 26 percent versus the same period last

ISE Reports Monthly Volume For May 2008

Date 02/06/2008

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today reported that in May 2008, its options exchange traded an average daily volume of 3.6 million contracts. The ISE Stock Exchange traded an average daily volume of 54.3 million shares in the same period.
NASDAQ Is The First U.S. Stock Exchange To Facilitate Free, Universal Access To Real-time Stock Data: CNBC, Google, The Wall Street Journal Digital Network, Xignite To Deliver New Service

Date 02/06/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that The NASDAQ Stock Market (NASDAQ(r)) has launched a new service that places free real-time market data in the hands of millions of individual investors. With "NASDAQ Last Sale," NASDAQ becomes the first U.S. stock exchange to facilitate universal, free access to real-time stock quotes -- or the last quoted price -- together with CNBC, Google, The Wall Street Journal Digital Network and Xignite.
HKEx Chief Executive Paul Chow's Comments On Last Friday's Closing Auction Session

Date 02/06/2008

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) Chief Executive Paul Chow responded to media enquiries about last Friday's Closing Auction Session (CAS) at a media stand-up today (Monday). Below are the key points and background information of his comments.
HKEx: Admission Of Five New Lyxor ETFs As Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 02/06/2008

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced the following exchange traded funds (ETFs) will be admitted to the list of designated securities eligible for short selling on 3 June 2008 (Tuesday) when they are listed on the Exchange's Main Board:
BATS Trading Reaches Europe Clearing Agreement With EMCF

Date 02/06/2008

BATS Trading Inc., an innovative and technology leading market center, announced that its London-based affiliate reached an agreement with the European Multilateral Clearing Facility (EMCF), a Fortis division, to provide clearing services for BATS in the region.