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  • Trading At CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) Sets New Record In 2006 - Volume Increases 170% For The Year

    Date 04/01/2007

    The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) announced today that trading during 2006 set a new CFE record for total annual trading volume.On the year, CFE's 2006 volume surged 170% over 2005, as 478,160 contracts traded, compared to 177,046 contracts traded during 2005. CFE continues to post year-over-year annual trading growth as 2006, the exchange's third year, marked its highest volume total to date. Average daily volume for the 251 trading days of 2006 was 1,905 contracts.At year's end, open int

  • Leo Melamed Named Honorary Dean Of China Institute Of Financial Derivatives Of Peking University

    Date 04/01/2007

    The China Institute of Financial Derivatives of Peking University announced today that Leo Melamed, Chairman Emeritus of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), has accepted the position of Honorary Dean.

  • Estonian Securities Market In 2006

    Date 04/01/2007

    Last year, the securities markets in Tallinn and the Baltics saw a lot of activity. Consolidation of the Baltic securities markets continued, which resulted, among other things, in new and coherent indexes, joint membership, and the Alternative Market that will be opened this year. As developments this year, the stock exchange sees the implantation of corporate governance, enhancement of investor education, an increase in the efficiency of supervision and the entry of new, rapidly developing

  • Elaine Greenberg Named Associate District Administrator For Enforcement In The SEC’s Philadelphia District Office

    Date 04/01/2007

    The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Elaine C. Greenberg as Associate District Administrator for Enforcement in the Commission’s Philadelphia District Office (PDO). In this position, Ms. Greenberg will oversee the Commission’s enforcement program in the Mid-Atlantic region. Ms. Greenberg succeeds Daniel M. Hawke, who was appointed District Administrator of the PDO in April 2006.

  • The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Two New Options On Friday, January 5

    Date 04/01/2007

    The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade two new options on January 5, 2007. The following option was allocated to Citadel Derivatives Trading Group LLC: Spectra Energy Corp. (option/stock symbol: SE) will trade on the March expiration cycle with initial expiration months of January, February, March and June. Position and exercise limits have been set at 25,000 contracts.

  • NYSE Group Announces Retirement Of Robert J. McSweeney Senior Vice President, Competitive Position

    Date 04/01/2007

    NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) today announced the retirement of Robert J. McSweeney, Senior Vice President, Competitive Position. Most recently, Mr. McSweeney has been responsible for analyzing and enhancing the NYSE’s competitive position with respect to market quality, market structure and customer order execution services. Having joined the NYSE in 1974, Mr. McSweeney has been an officer for more than twenty years and has served on the NYSE’s management committee. In honor of his 32 years

  • NYMEX Sets Daily Volume Records On CME Globex®

    Date 04/01/2007

    The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced that it set daily volume records yesterday for total futures contracts, gold, copper, silver, and COMEX miNYTM gold and silver futures contracts on the CME Globex electronic trading platform.

  • NYSE Group Announces Retirement Of Anne E. Allen, Executive Vice President, Market Operations, Effective March 1, 2007

    Date 04/01/2007

    NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) today announced the retirement of Anne E. Allen, Executive Vice President, Market Operations, effective March 1, 2007, following 33 years of distinguished service. Anne E. Allen was named executive vice president, Market Operations, of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 6, 2005 . Currently, she is responsible for managing the Market Operations Division, which includes oversight of all trading floor technology upgrades, and is co-lead project manager of the NYSE’s

  • The Nordic Exchange Welcomes SkandiaBanken AB As A Member

    Date 04/01/2007

    SkandiaBanken AB will become a member of the Copenhagen Stock Exchange as of Monday, January 8. They will thereby gain trading access to the main market and to First North.

  • Shanghai Stock Exchange And Shenzhen Stock Exchange Listed Companies' Annual Reports To Be Disclosed

    Date 04/01/2007

    According to the notice issued by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) for the disclosure of 2006 annual reports, the listed companies should complete their annual reports' disclosure before April 30, 2007. In the disclosure, the influence of the new accounting standards should be analyzed in details. Companies without complete debt clearing should reveal the causes, the clearing measures and the progress as well as the accountability schemes.