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American Stock Exchange To Trade Options On The Blackstone Group

Date 29/06/2007

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) will launch trading in options on Monday, July 2, 2007, on the following New York Stock Exchange listed stock of:• The Blackstone Group (Symbol: BX)The Blackstone Group options will open with strike prices of 25 - 30 - 35 and position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be AGS Specialist, LLC. The Blackstone Group is a global alternative asset manager an
CME Announces Revised Independence Day Holiday Hours For Electronically Traded Commodities

Date 29/06/2007

CME has announced the following revised trading schedule in conjunction with the Independence Day holiday (all times are Central time). Please note: the only revision is to CME Commodities traded on CME Globex(R):
Glass Lewis Recommends CBOT Stockholders Vote For Merger With CME

Date 29/06/2007

CBOT Holdings, Inc., holding company for the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) (NYSE: BOT), one of the leading global derivatives exchanges, today announced that Glass Lewis & Co., a leading proxy advisory firm, has recommended that CBOT Holdings stockholders vote FOR the merger with Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) at the Special Stockholders Meeting scheduled for July 9, 2007. In making its recommendation, Glass Lewis stated the following:
CBOT Top Daily Volume & Open Interest Records For Thursday, June 28

Date 29/06/2007

Daily: Rough Rice - Futures Cash Exchange Record New Record: 1,410 Jun 28, 2007 Old Record: 428 May 1, 2007 Daily: mini-sized Wheat - Futures Total Volume Record New Record: 1,625 Jun 28, 2007 Old Record: 1,551 Aug 11, 2006 Daily: mini-sized Wheat - Futures Open Auction Volume Record New Record: 1,622 Jun 28, 2007 Old Record: 1,551 Aug 11, 2006 Daily: E
The Financial Services Agency Of Japan And The Securities And Exchange Commission Of The United States Held ''High-Level Dialogue''

Date 29/06/2007

On June 29, the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States (SEC) held the third regular high-level bilateral dialogues (Dialogue) in Tokyo. The FSA Commissioner Gomi and the SEC Commissioner Casey participated in the Dialogue, together with other high-level staffs from both organizations. (Note) The second Dialogue was held in

SEC Announces Positive Early Results Of Penny Quoting Pilot Program

Date 29/06/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that early results from the Penny Quoting Pilot program show lowered trading costs for retail trades. An analysis of reports from the options exchanges by the Commission's Office of Economic Analysis indicate that the Pilot has been successful in narrowing average quoted spreads, which enables investors to trade options at better prices. The reduction in spreads also has led to a reduction in payment for order flow.
HSI Services Becomes Authorized Shanghai Stock Exchange Data User

Date 29/06/2007

According to the "License Agreement on Securities Information" signed yesterday by HSI Services Limited with SSE Infonet Limited, HSI Services is authorized to use the trading data from the Shanghai Stock Exchange for compiling related indices.
NYSE Group, Inc. Markets Closed On Wednesday, July 4, 2007 In Observation Of Independence Day - Early Close On Tues. July 3, 2007

Date 29/06/2007

NYSE Group, Inc., a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX) will be closed on Wed., July 4, 2007 in observance of Independence Day.
FTSE Global Markets Magazine July/August

Date 29/06/2007

The new issue of FTSE Global Markets magazine is now available from www.ftse.com.
NASDAQ To Acquire Directors Desk, A Technology Company For Corporate Boards - Secure, Online Work Space For Board Members Streamlines Board Communications And Key Functions, Including Online Voting And Corporate Record Keeping

Date 29/06/2007

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Directors Desk(sm), a privately held, Washington-based firm which provides technology to boards of public and private companies in the U.S and abroad. The acquisition of Directors Desk follows closely on the heels of NASDAQ's recent launch of Board Recruiting, an online matching service for companies and board members. Directors Desk will be part of a new service category in NASDAQ'