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SEC Charges Credit Suisse Investment Banker With Insider Trading

Date 03/05/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Hafiz Naseem, an investment banker with Credit Suisse (USA) LLC, with illegally divulging non-public information to a person believed to be a banker in Pakistan concerning the leveraged buyout of TXU Corp. by an investor group led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Texas Pacific Group. Naseem misappropriated the information from his employer, Credit Suisse, which served as a financial advisor to TXU in connection with the buyout.
NYMEX Announces Margins For New Uranium Futures Contract

Date 03/05/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin rates for its new uranium futures contract that will begin trading on May 6 for trade date May 7.
2007 Hard Red Winter Wheat Tour Results Announced At Kansas City Board Of Trade

Date 03/05/2007

The final estimate for the 2007 hard red winter wheat tour sponsored by the Wheat Quality Council was announced today at the Kansas City Board of Trade. The final participant estimate for the three-day tour average was a yield of 41.0 bushels per acre, 3.7 bushels higher than the 2006 estimate of 37.3 bushels per acre.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Petroleum Products Futures Contracts On NYMEX ClearPort®

Date 03/05/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for some of its petroleum products futures contracts on NYMEX ClearPort® effective at the close of business tomorrow.
Ibovespa Exceedes 50,000 Points On May 3

Date 03/05/2007

The Ibovespa Stock Index ended the day up 1.51% at 50,218 points, the highest close since April 25, when it reached 49,675 points.

CBOT Fed Watch - May 3rd Market Close

Date 03/05/2007

In advance of next week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on May 9, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Two New Options On Friday, May 4

Date 03/05/2007

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade two new options on May 4, 2007.
BOX’s Average Improvement Stays Strong During Penny Pilot Program, Launches 310 New Classes

Date 03/05/2007

In the month of April, price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via the Boston Options Exchange’s (“BOX”) price improvement auction (‘PIP’*) averaged $2.80 per contract, a strong level considering the impact from the Penny Pilot Program. An average of 67,175 contracts per day received price improvement during the month. This represented savings to investors of $3.8 million.
New Record Result For Deutsche Börse In Q1 2007 - 17 Percent Increase In Sales Revenues To €543.1 Million - EBITA Up 17 Percent To €300.3 Million - Earnings Per Share Increase By 22 Percent To €1.97

Date 03/05/2007

Deutsche Börse achieved a new record result in the first quarter of financial year 2007. At €543.1 million, sales revenues were up by 17 percent on Q1 2006 (€464.7 million); a further €46.1 million was generated from net interest income from banking business (Q1/2006: €34.3 million). Costs in the first quarter included expenses of around €18 million relating to the departure of Executive Board members and the development and implementation of a new management structure; an additional amount of a
EEX Trading Results And New Admissions In April 2007

Date 03/05/2007

Electricity trading volume on the European Energy Exchange (EEX) in March 2007 totalled 84.2 TWh, compared with 126.2 TWh in April 2006.