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TASE Improves Indices: Adopting International Standards

Date 10/05/2007

The TASE Board of Directors decided to upgrade the stock exchange indices to confirm with international standards by changing the method of weighing stocks on the index. Instead of weighing them according to market capitalization, as is the practice today, the weighing will be on the basis of public holdings of stock ("free float"). In addition, stock weighing will be updated quarterly; the decision is expected to be enacted at the beginning of 2008.
International Securities Exchange Names Two Officers

Date 10/05/2007

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE:ISE) said today that the Board of Directors elected Thomas Reina, Technology Development Officer, and John Ryan, Technology Architecture Officer.
Financial Results Of Tallinn Stock Exchange And Estonian Central Securities Depository In 2006

Date 10/05/2007

The operating income of Tallinn Stock Exchange and Estonian Central Securities Depository increased by 8% in 2006 up to MEEK 55 (2005: MEEK 51). The net profit in 2006 was MEEK 12.8 (2005: MEEK 17.6). The results are consolidated and audited.
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.