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ICE Futures Establishes New Daily Volume Record in Gas Oil Futures

Date 10/05/2007

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace, announced that its U.K.-regulated futures subsidiary, ICE Futures, posted record daily volume in its benchmark gas oil futures contract on May 9. The ICE Gas Oil futures contract set a new high yesterday of 155,757 contracts, surpassing by 4.6% the previous record established on September 13, 2006, of 148,940 contracts.
New Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) On The SWX Swiss Exchange

Date 10/05/2007

Three new products have been listed in the Exchange Traded Funds segment of the SWX Swiss Exchange, taking the total to 85 ETFs. The new funds are:
UK’s Financial Services Authority Fines BNPP Private Bank £350,000 For Weak Anti-Fraud Controls

Date 10/05/2007

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today fined BNP Paribas Private Bank (BNPP Private Bank) £350,000 for weaknesses in its systems and controls which allowed a senior employee to fraudulently transfer £1.4 million out of clients' accounts without permission.
Xetra – One Of The Fastest Exchange Trading Systems In The World; Frankfurt Stock Exchange – Leading Trading Venue For Algorithmic Trading

Date 10/05/2007

Deutsche Börse has further upgraded its electronic trading system Xetra. The improvements involve network adjustments, higher-performance hardware and new software functionalities. The average data transfer time for a round trip, i.e. the time required for an order to travel – from entry by the participant via the Xetra network to the Xetra backend and for confirmation of receipt to be sent back to the participant – is on average 16 milliseconds for the fastest participants. The fastest round
STOXX Further Strengthens Its Position As The Leading European Index Provider

Date 10/05/2007

2006 has been a year of significant growth for exchange traded funds (ETFs) - both in numbers of ETFs and assets under management. The first four months of 2007 have already shown that this trend continues.

Full Range Of Cross-Border Settlement Types Available In OMX Baltic Securities Market

Date 10/05/2007

As of April 30, 2007 Baltic CSDs introduced cross-border settlement of over-the-counter delivery versus payment (OTC DVP) transactions. Presently the Baltic CSDs link solution supports cross border clearing and settlement of OMX Baltic stock exchange trades, OTC DVP and FOP transactions.
Clearstream’s Core Business Continues Strong Growth In April 2007

Date 10/05/2007

Clearstream processed 2.17 million international transactions in April 2007, a 8% rise over April 2006 (2.01 million). Of these transactions, 74 percent were Over the Counter (OTC) transactions and 26 percent were registered as stock exchange transactions. Domestic settlement transactions in Germany stood at 3.27 million compared to 3.01 million for the same month last year, a rise of 9 percent. Of these transactions 66 percent were stock exchange transactions and 34 percent OTC transactions.
Météo-France And Euronext Team Up To Launch Metnext, Specialized In Indices For Weather Risk Management

Date 10/05/2007

France’s national weather service Météo-France and Euronext, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext, have teamed up to launch a joint venture named Metnext specializing in innovative solutions for index-based management of weather risk. Metnext, in which Météo-France holds a 65% interest and Euronext the remaining 35%, will initially offer two types of service for businesses, insurance and reinsurance companies, and banks.
SGX Issues Consultation Paper On Proposed Amendments To Trading Halt, Suspension Of Trading And Cash Companies

Date 10/05/2007

Singapore Exchange Ltd (SGX) is inviting public comments on proposed amendments and enhancements to securities listing rules. The revision exercise underscores SGX's commitment to a market-driven, transparent and well-regulated capital market.
Van Eck Market Vectors – Global Alternative Energy ETF Lists On The NYSE

Date 09/05/2007

NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX) subsidiary, NYSE Group, Inc. today announced the listing of the Market Vectors – Global Alternative Energy ETF (NYSE: GEX). Sponsored by Van Eck Global, GEX seeks to replicate, as closely as possible, the price and yield performance of the Ardour Global IndexSM(Extra Liquid) (AGIXL) before fees and expenses.