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CBOE, CFE And CBSX Trading Schedule For Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Date 17/01/2008

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced the following trading schedule for Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), and CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX) in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. day:
Standard & Poor’s Launches Family Of Arbitrage Indices

Date 17/01/2008

Standard & Poor’s, the world’s leading index provider, announced today the launch of a family of indices designed to model common arbitrage strategies in the financial markets. The three indices - the S&P 500 Volatility Arbitrage Index, the S&P Currency Arbitrage Index and the S&P Long Only Merger Arbitrage Index - are the first in what will be a series of arbitrage indices launched by Standard & Poor’s in 2008.
NYSE Euronext To Acquire The American Stock Exchange - Strategic Transaction Creates Value For Customers And Shareholders - Accretive In 2009 - Underscores NYSE Euronext’s Continued Leadership In Global Consolidation - Strengthens Company’s U.S. Options,

Date 17/01/2008

NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX), the world’s largest and most liquid exchange group, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the American Stock Exchange® (Amex®). The proposed business combination, which has been approved by both companies’ boards of directors, will significantly enhance NYSE Euronext’s scale in U.S. options, exchange traded funds (ETFs), closed-end funds, structured products and cash equities. Subject to approval by Amex members and customary regulatory approval
CFTC Provides Annual Report Guidance To Commodity Pool Operators

Date 17/01/2008

Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Clearing and Intermediary Oversight issued its annual guidance letter to registered commodity pool operators (CPOs). The letter is intended to provide guidance to CPOs and their public accountants as they prepare and file commodity pool annual financial reports.
AMF Publishes Its 2007 Report On Credit Rating Agencies And An Analysis Of Credit Ratings On The Subprime RMBS Market In The USA

Date 17/01/2008

Click here to download AMF's report on credit rating agencies and an analysis of credit ratings on the subprime RMBS market in the USA.

Program Trading Averaged 27.9 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Jan. 7-11

Date 17/01/2008

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Jan. 7-11.
European Primary Dealers Association Announces 2008 Executive Board - Paul Spurin And Christophe Rivoire Are New Co-Chairs

Date 17/01/2008

The European Primary Dealers Association (EPDA), an affiliate of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), today announced its Executive Board for 2008. The new executive board will be co-chaired by Paul Spurin, head of European government bond trading at ABN Amro and Christophe Rivoire, deputy head of rates trading at HSBC.
London Stock Exchange Transaction In Own Shares

Date 17/01/2008

London Stock Exchange announces that on 17 January 2008 it acquired 303,000 of its own ordinary shares of 6 79/86p each for cancellation at a price of 1589.4071 pence per share.
ADSM Signs MoU With Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Designed To Attract Foreign Investment Also To Strengthen And Develop ADSM Rank Among Global Financial Markets

Date 17/01/2008

Abu Dhabi Securities Market (ADSM) and Tokyo Stock Exchange Group (TSE Group) signed yesterday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of H.E. Saeed Ali Al Nuwais, UAE Ambassador to Japan.
TOCOM Trading System

Date 17/01/2008

1. Comments on Matching Procedure for TOCOM's Trading Platform There are some reports in the media that one of the commodity exchanges in Japan is receiving complaints from market participants regarding its newly-introduced trading system. It is said that there are some confusing factors in the order matching procedure. TOCOM would like to emphasize that this is not the case with our trading system, which has no relationship whatsoever with the above-mentioned system. The matc