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Eurex Trading Volume Reaches 198 Million Contracts - Second-Best Month In 2008 - Average Daily Trading Volume Of 9.4 Million Contracts

Date 01/07/2008

The international derivatives exchange Eurex reported today that in June 2008 trading volume reached 197.7 million contracts, compared with 196.3 million in June 2007 and 194.6 in May 2008. Thus, June 2008 is one of the three strongest months ever on Eurex. Average daily trading volume at Eurex was 9.4 million contracts in June; for the first six months of 2008 the figure is 9.1 million. Through the end of June, total trading volumes on Eurex reached 1,146 million contracts, up 18 percent ye
SEC Publishes Proposals To Increase Investor Protections By Reducing Reliance On Credit Ratings

Date 01/07/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today published for public comment proposed rule changes to make the limits and purposes of credit ratings clear to investors and ensure that the role assigned to ratings in SEC rules is consistent with the objectives of having investors make an independent judgment of credit risks.
Xetra Trades Up By 7 Percent In June - Total Volume Of €189 Billion Traded On All Stock Exchanges In Germany

Date 01/07/2008

In June 2008, the number of trades executed on Xetra reached roughly 16 million transactions – up more than 7 percent compared to June 2007 with 14.9 million trades. Order book turnover on Xetra recorded €164.8 billion (June 2007: €234.4 billion). On Xetra and the Frankfurt floor €160.9 billion were turned over in German equities and €7.9 billion in foreign shares. More than 97 percent of the transaction volume with German equities and 82 percent of foreign equities were traded on Xetra and o
SEC Chief Information Officer Corey Booth Completes SEC Service

Date 01/07/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Chief Information Officer R. Corey Booth completed his SEC service on June 30 and will join the Boston Consulting Group in New York as a leader of its financial services practice.
FINRA To Conduct Special Election To Fill Vacant Board Seat

Date 01/07/2008

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that Richard L. Goble, a member of the FINRA Board of Governors, has resigned, effective immediately. FINRA will conduct a special election to fill Mr. Goble's seat. Details of that election will be announced soon.

NYSE Euronext Completes Transaction To Purchase 5% Equity Interest In India’s Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) - Continues NYSE Euronext’s Strong Commitment To India And Global Diversification - Completed Share & Fund Transfer @ Rs. 559 Per Share (Enterpri

Date 01/07/2008

NYSE Euronext (NYX), the world’s leading and most diverse financial market group, today announced that it has completed through its affiliate Euronext NV , the acquisition of a 5% equity position in the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX ), India ’s largest commodity derivatives exchange. The 5% equity investment is the maximum equity interest permitted by a single foreign investor in exchanges under current Indian law.
CME Group Second-Quarter 2008 Volume Averaged 11.1 Million Contracts Per Day, Up 7 Percent From Year-Ago Levels

Date 01/07/2008

Nineteen percent increase in first-half 2008 average daily volume Record quarterly volumes in FX, up 26 percent, and NYMEX products on CME Globex, up 46 percent Record monthly volumes in FX, up 14 percent, and commodities and alternative investments, up 17 percent Annual 2008 expense guidance reiterated
New NYSE Order Imbalances Product Goes Live Today - Increases Transparency Ahead Of Market’s Open And Close

Date 01/07/2008

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext(NYX), today will introduce NYSE Order Imbalances, a rich, new data product that will increase the transparency of the daily open and close of the NYSE, the two most critical periods of the trading day.
ISE Reports Monthly Volume For June 2008

Date 01/07/2008

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today reported that in June 2008, its options exchange traded an average daily volume of 3.9 million contracts. The ISE Stock Exchange traded an average daily volume of 69.0 million shares in the same period.
Interactive Data Enhances Real-Time Data Distribution Network - New Multicast Transmission Protocol Designed To Manage Extensive Data Volume Increases And Reduce Latency

Date 01/07/2008

Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC), a leading provider of financial market data, analytics and related services, today announced that its Real-Time Services business has introduced its new generation of the high-speed Titan Data Network. This real-time data distribution network is based on IP Multicast, replacing the existing Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to more effectively manage rapidly growing data volumes.