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U.S. Futures Exchange To Exclusively List Futures On Select Lehman Brothers’ Fixed Income Benchmark Indexes

Date 02/08/2007

U.S. Futures Exchange (USFE) announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with Lehman Brothers to list cash-settled futures contracts derived from Lehman Brothers’ U.S. Treasury Index, U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index, U.S. Credit 7-10 Year Index and U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Index. Futures on the Corporate High-Yield, U.S. Credit 7-10 Year, and U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year indices will be available exclusively on USFE’s all-electronic trading platform.
FINRA Fines Morgan Stanley $1.5 Million, Orders $4.6 million In Restitution To Customers Overcharged In Corporate Bond Sales - Firm's Bond Trader, Kenneth S. Carberry, Also Suspended For 15 Days For His Role In Improper Charges In More Than 2,800 Sales

Date 02/08/2007

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Morgan Stanley DW Inc. (now known as Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated) $1.5 million and ordered the firm to pay more than $4.6 million in restitution for rule violations relating to the sale of corporate bonds to retail customers at excessive prices. The firm was cited for charging excessive mark-ups in more than 2,800 transactions and for having an inadequate supervisory system for monitoring the pricing of c
NYMEX Holdings Declares Quarterly Dividend

Date 02/08/2007

NYMEX Holdings, Inc.(NYSE:NMX), the parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., has declared a quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share to shareholders of record as of September 4, 2007, payable on September 28, 2007.
Minneapolis Grain Exchange Membership Sets Another Record With A Sale At $230,000

Date 02/08/2007

Just after the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange) announced a record membership sale at $215,000 yesterday, three more sales occurred driving the record price to $230,000.
BOX Sets Trading Volume Records In July 2007, Price Improvement Also At Record Rate

Date 02/08/2007

The month of July 2007 proved to be the best month in Boston Options Exchange’s (“BOX”) history, witnessing new daily, weekly, and monthly volume records as follows: Best single day in BOX history: July 26, with 1,223,666 contracts executed. First time BOX surpasses the 1 million mark. Best week in BOX history: July 23 through 27, with an average daily volume of 882,400 contracts executed. Best month in BOX history: July, with an average daily volume of 636,550 contracts

CFTC Applauds Senate Confirmation Of Nominees

Date 02/08/2007

Today, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Acting Chairman Walter Lukken and Commissioner Michael Dunn made the following joint statement on the U.S. Senate confirmation of Presidential nominees Jill Sommers and Bart Chilton as CFTC Commissioners:
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Postpone Option Scheduled To Begin Trading Today, August 2

Date 02/08/2007

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will postpone the listing of the following option until further notice: W Holding Company, Inc. (option/stock symbol: WHI) will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expiration months of August, September, October and January. Position and exercise limits have been set
CFTC Announces September Hearing To Examine Trading On Regulated Exchanges And Exempt Commercial Markets

Date 02/08/2007

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today it will hold a hearing on September 18, 2007, at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., to examine the oversight of trading on regulated futures exchanges and Exempt Commercial Markets (ECMs). The CFTC will present findings and recommendations based on this public proceeding to help inform the debate when Congress considers CFTC reauthorization. Witnesses will include members of the energy trading community, financial services trad
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading One New Option On Friday, August 3

Date 02/08/2007

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade one new option on August 3, 2007.
NASDAQ Matches 20% Of NYSE-listed Volume And Sets Single Day Market Share Record

Date 02/08/2007

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced NASDAQ's matched market share in NYSE-listed securities yesterday reached a record high 20.0%, up from 12.0% on August 1, 2006. NASDAQ's previous record in NYSE-listed stocks was 19.7%, set on July 26, 2007. Of the 5.6 billion shares of NYSE-listed stocks traded yesterday, 2.3 billion shares were handled on NASDAQ(a).