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NYMEX to Launch Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) CO2 Allowance Futures, Options Contracts As Part Of Its Green Exchange Venture

Date 28/07/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMX), today announced that it will launch a Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon dioxide allowance futures contract on August 24, for the August 25 trade date. It will also list a RGGI options contract for trade date August 26. The listing of these products on NYMEX is a Green Exchange initiative, which will provide a trading platform for environmental commodities.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Lifting Of Extraordinary Clearing Margin For Crude Oil And Gasoline (Imposed On 7/18)

Date 28/07/2008

Based on Item 3.3.2 of the Regulations Governing Management of the Oil Market, since the final contract prices for all contract months (excluding contract months with no applicable price limit) have not reached the price limit for three consecutive business days, the Extraordinary Clearing Margin for new positions in the Crude Oil and Gasoline markets, imposed on and after July 18, will be lifted on and after July 29.
Markit Expands Loan Business Through Acquisition Of FCS From JP Morgan

Date 28/07/2008

Markit, the financial information services company, and JPMorgan today announced that they have agreed to terms under which Markit will acquire J.P. Morgan FCS Corporation (“FCS”). FCS is the leading provider of portfolio and risk management software and services
Credit Suisse And Instinet Europe Offer Clients Bilateral Dark Pool Access - Smart Order Routing Agreement Provides Reciprocal Access To Advanced Execution Services’ - Crossfinder<SUP>TM</SUP> And Instinet Europe’s BlockMatch<SUP>TM</SUP> Liquidity Pools

Date 28/07/2008

Credit Suisse, one of the world’s leading banks, and Instinet Europe Limited (IEL), the European agency brokerage subsidiary of Instinet Incorporated, a global leader in electronic trading and agency-only brokerage services, today announced they have executed their first trades on each others’ dark pools via their smart order routers and algorithmic trading platforms. Enabling mutual access will provide both firms with access to additional liquidity in an effort to seek out the best possible
IOSCO Announces Next Steps On Credit Rating Agencies

Date 28/07/2008

The International Organization of Securities Commission’s (IOSCO) Task Force on Credit Rating Agencies (Task Force) has announced its next steps with regard to the monitoring of compliance with the Code of Conduct Fundamentals for Credit Rating Agencies (Code of Conduct).

TNS Welcomes The Bombay Stock Exchange To The Network

Date 28/07/2008

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has appointed financial connectivity provider Transaction Network Services (NYSE:TNS) to provide trading functionality and market data information via its fully-managed Secure Trading Extranet.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Announces Outline Of Style Indices (Value And Growth Indices)

Date 28/07/2008

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) has announced details on the specifications of the style indices (value and growth indices) that the exchange intends to launch in autumn as announced on February 29, 2008.
Tokyo Stock Exchange Announces Intent To Expand TOPIX Series With The Introduction Of "Composite Index Series"

Date 28/07/2008

The Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) today has announced its intention to launch a composite index series including the "TOPIX Composite 1500" later this year in an effort to enhance index usability. The TSE will begin calculating indices that adopt domestic classified stocks, foreign stocks with exclusive listings on the TSE, and domestic preferred subscription certificates into the index universe.
Tehran Stock Exchange IPOed First Cement Company This Year

Date 27/07/2008

On 27 July 2008, thirteen percent of equity shares of kordestan cement Co (Equivalent of 21,060,000 shares of company) first time after listing, was offered by Omid Investment Co (5%) and Ghadir Sanat and Sarmeye Tose Co (8%) on Tehran Stock Exchange at the price of $ .85 per share with the total value of $12.2 million.
SEC Emergency Action Freezes Assets Of Unknown Purchasers In Insider Trading Scheme

Date 25/07/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed an emergency action to freeze the assets of one or more unknown purchasers of the call options for the common stock of DRS Technologies, Inc. and American Power Conversion Corp., alleging that they reaped more than $3 million in profits by engaging in illegal insider trading through an account with UBS AG prior to public announcements related to acquisitions of those companies.