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BATS Chooses SAVVIS To Support International Expansion - SAVVIS Proximity Hosting To Provide Low Latency For BATS New European Equities Trading Platform

Date 14/04/2008

SAVVIS, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVVS), a global leader in IT infrastructure services for financial markets and business applications, today announced that BATS Trading, Inc. (BATS), one of the world’s fastest growing market centers, is being deployed in SAVVIS’ London (Docklands) data center, with live trading on the BATS European equities trading platform to commence later this year.
Options On Silver Launched On FORTS

Date 14/04/2008

On April 14th, 2008 options contract on silver will be introduced on FORTS, derivatives section on RTS.
Instinet Launches Enhanced Algorithmic Trading Suite - Instinet Execution Experts Combine The Sophistication Of Nomura’s U.S. Algorithms With Instinet’s Liquidity And Market Access Capabilities; Liquidity Aggregation Technology Extended To Entire Suite

Date 14/04/2008

Instinet, a global securities firm and wholly-owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., today announced the launch of the Instinet Execution Experts, an enhanced suite of algorithms that incorporates best-of-breed components of Instinet’s previous algorithmic offering with Nomura’s former U.S. strategies.
PLUS Trading Activity In Q1 2008 Beats 2007 Total Trades Now Trading More Than AIM

Date 14/04/2008

Trading activity on the PLUS market continues its strong upward trend with a record first quarter. For the first three months of the year, PLUS posted total bargains of 1.1million, representing 6.26 billion shares valued at £8.83 billion. During the whole of 2007, 1.07 million trades valued at £7.5 billion were transacted on PLUS.
Chicago Climate Exchange Signs Agreement With Dow Jones Indexes To Co-Brand And Market Indexes Based On CCX, ECX And CCFE Emissions Products

Date 14/04/2008

Chicago Climate Exchange®, Inc. (CCX®) announced today that it has entered into a Joint Marketing Agreement with Dow Jones Indexes to co-brand, calculate, market and license the Dow Jones/CCX Emissions Indexes based on European carbon, U.S. carbon and U.S. SO2 and other indexes to be developed by CCX. Dow Jones Indexes will be the exclusive distributor and licensor of the Dow Jones/CCX Emissions Indexes.

Euroclear Uk & Ireland Processes First Transactions With The Central Bank & Financial Services Authority Of Ireland

Date 14/04/2008

Euroclear UK & Ireland and the Central Bank & Financial Services Authority of Ireland announce today that the cash component of euro-denominated securities transactions for Euroclear UK & Ireland’s clients are now settling with the Central Bank of Ireland instead of the Bank of England (BoE), as the cash settlement agent for euro. With the introduction of the European Central Bank’s TARGET2 euro payment system earlier this year, the BoE decided to withdraw its euro payment services. Its exi
HKEx: CBBC Listings And Turnover Rise More Than 10-Fold

Date 14/04/2008

The Callable Bull/Bear Contracts (CBBCs) market of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has grown steadily since its launch on 12 June 2006.
Arrangements For Adjustment Of Hong Kong & China Gas Futures And Options

Date 14/04/2008

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to the contract terms of all open Hong Kong & China Gas (HKG) futures and options contracts in existence after the market close on 2 May 2008, the business day immediately before the ex-bonus date (ex-date), which is 5 May 2008, to account for bonus shares to be issued on the basis of one bonus share for every 10 existing ordinary shares.
SGX Announces Third Quarter Profit For FY2008

Date 14/04/2008

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced a profit of $101.5 million for the third quarter of its financial year 2008 (3Q FY2008), that ended 31 March 2008. This was an increase of 13.9% from 3Q FY2007 ($89.1 million). Compared to the previous record quarters, 3Q FY2008 has been a challenging quarter affected by the sharp downturn in global markets. 3Q FY2008 profit dropped by 17.1% from 2Q FY2008 ($122.4 million), on the back of decreased trading activity in the securities market.
Vilnius Stock Exchange Welcomes Finhill As A New Member

Date 14/04/2008

The financial brokerage company Finhill has been approved as a member on the NASDAQ OMX Baltic Market in Vilnius. The company has applied for the membership on the stock exchanges in Tallinn and Riga. With the membership on all three NASDAQ OMX Baltic Market stock exchanges, Finhill will become the 25th pan-Baltic member.