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Sukuk Value Tops $10 Billion On DIFX With DIFC Investments Listing

Date 19/06/2007

DIFC Investments LLC yesterday listed a $1.25 billion Sukuk on the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX), taking the total value of Sukuk listed on the exchange to $10.43 billion, the highest of any exchange worldwide.

CBOE Confirms Launch Of Credit Event Binary Options Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Date 18/06/2007

ICE Announces Agreement To Acquire Exclusive License For Russell Index Futures Contracts - ICE's Global Electronic Marketplace To Exclusively Offer Russell 1000, 2000 And 3000 Index Futures

Date 18/06/2007

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, announced today it has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Russell Investment Group to offer futures and options on futures contracts based on the company's industry-leading U.S. equity indexes, including the Russell 1000(R) Index, Russell 2000(R)Index and Russell 3000(R)Index, as well as the related value and growth indexes offered by Russell.

Bursa Malaysia And Bursa Berjangka Jakarta Sign Memorandum Of Understanding To Establish Cooperative Ties

Date 18/06/2007

Bursa Malaysia Berhad and Bursa Berjangka Jakarta (BBJ) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to establish cooperative ties between the two exchanges in the development of the futures and commodities markets within Malaysia and Indonesia.

IDG's Computerworld Names CME To Annual List Of Best Places To Work In Information Technology For Third Consecutive Year - CME Only Financial Exchange Recognized - Acknowledged For Commitment To Innovation

Date 18/06/2007

CME, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced that it has been selected by IDG's Computerworld, the "Voice of IT Management," as one of the top workplaces for information technology (IT) professionals for the third consecutive year. This honor is part of the weekly IT publication's 14th annual Best Places to Work in IT survey, which was published in the June 18 issue and online at http://www.computerwor

Berliner Börse Becomes Börse Berlin - Capital City’s Exchange Presents Itself With New Name And New Design

Date 18/06/2007

From now on the Berlin Stock Exchange will have only one name: Börse Berlin. Henceforth both the private corporation and the exchange which is governed by public law will be united under only one roof-brand: „Börse Berlin“. The annulment of the treaty was the last hurdle on the way to renaming the stock exchange in “Börse Berlin”. The name “Börse Berlin-Bremen” now formally belongs to the past.

NASDAQ Announces May Performance Statistics

Date 18/06/2007

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced its consolidated market performance statistics for the NASDAQ Market Center for the month of May.

CBOE, CBSX And CFE Trading Schedule For The Fourth Of July Holiday

Date 18/06/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX) and CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) announced the following trading schedule in observance of the Independence Day holiday (all times are Chicago time):

Nexa Technologies And CBOE Expand Relationship With Development Of New HyTS Terminal

Date 18/06/2007

Nexa Technologies, Inc. (www.nexatech.com), a subsidiary of Penson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: PNSN), and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced the release of the Nexa HyTS Terminal, a multifunctional trading solution workstation, that offers users a broker-neutral connectivity solution to the CBOE and all other U.S. options exchanges. The Nexa HyTS Terminal features added functionality, including a streamlined GUI, FIX drop copy capabilities and a complete demo environment for

NYFIX Brings Dark Pool Of Liquidity To Europe

Date 18/06/2007

NYFIX, Inc. (Pink Sheets: NYFX) today announced the introduction of Euro-Millennium, an alternative trading system for pan-European listed cash equities. The service, which is scheduled to go live in Q4 2007, will be a UK regulated Multi-Lateral Trading Facility (MTF) for non-displayed liquidity in pan-European listed cash equities.