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The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Eight New Options On Thurday, March 15

Date 14/03/2007

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade eight new options on March 15, 2007. All of the options have been allocated to Group One Ltd:
Trading Hours For Euribor Futures To Cover Asian Trading Day

Date 14/03/2007

Euronext.liffe, the derivatives business of Euronext, today confirmed the date for the extension of trading hours for its benchmark Euribor interest rate futures contract in order to incorporate the Asian trading day. With effect from Monday 25 June 2007 Euribor futures will commence trading at 01:00 hours London time, six hours earlier than the current start time.
CFTC To Host Meeting Of International Futures Industry Regulators

Date 14/03/2007

More than 40 futures industry regulators from around the world will assemble today at an International Regulators Meeting hosted annually by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Participants include regulators from Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States.
CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) Announces Expanded Connectivity Through Patsystems

Date 14/03/2007

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) and Patsystems today announced that Patsystems will offer connectivity to the CFE. The connectivity is expected to be effective on March 16, 2007 and will provide Patsystems' customers with access to all CFE products, including futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), CBOE DJIA Volatility Index (VXD), CBOE S&P 500 Three- and Twelve-Month Variance, and CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index. With the addition of Patsystems, access to the CFE will be greatly expand
New NYBOT Cocoa, Coffee And Sugar Position Accountability Rules

Date 14/03/2007

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), announced amendments to its rules which, effective immediately, will add single month position accountability levels for the Cocoa, Coffee “C”® and Sugar No. 11sm contracts. The single month levels are identical to the existing all months combined position accountability levels for these contracts. The position accountability rules are set at a level at which a person, holding or control

NYMEX Sets Daily Volume Record For RBOB Futures On CME Globex

Date 14/03/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMX), announced today that it set a daily volume record for the RBOB futures contract on the CME Globex electronic trading platform yesterday.
CBOE To Launch Exchange-Traded Credit Default Options In Second Quarter

Date 14/03/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that it has developed and plans to launch Credit Default Options based on credit events, during the second quarter of 2007, pending regulatory approval. Regulatory approval for Credit Default Options on individual companies is expected shortly, and CBOE intends to file for Credit Default Basket Options soon. CBOE's Credit Default Options offer the opportunity to hedge the risk of adverse credit events such as bankruptcy and failure to
SEC Enforcement Action Against Banc Of America Securities For Failing To Safeguard Nonpublic Research Information And Publishing Fraudulent Research - Firm To Pay $26 Million

Date 14/03/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today a settled enforcement action against Banc of America Securities LLC (BAS) for failing to safeguard its forthcoming research reports, including analyst upgrades and downgrades, and for issuing fraudulent research. As part of the settlement, BAS agreed to a censure, a cease-and-desist order, and payment of $26 million in disgorgement and penalties.
CBOE Introduces New Benchmark Index - CBOE S&P 500 VARB-X Strategy Benchmark Provides Performance Measure For Volatility Arbitrage Trading

Date 14/03/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today announced that it will begin publishing a new benchmark index, the CBOE S&P 500 VARB-X Strategy Benchmark (VTY) on Friday, March 16, 2007. The new index tracks the performance of a hypothetical volatility arbitrage trading strategy designed to capitalize on the historical difference between S&P 500 Index (SPX) option implied volatility and the realized, or historical, volatility of the S&P 500 Index.
SEC And NYSE Settle Enforcement Actions Against Goldman Sachs Unit For Role In Customers' Illegal Trading Scheme

Date 14/03/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the NYSE Regulation, Inc. today settled separate enforcement proceedings against a prime broker and clearing affiliate of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. for its violations arising from in an illegal trading scheme carried out by customers through their accounts at the firm. Both proceedings find that firm customers traded and profited by illegally selling securities short just prior to public offerings of the companies' securities. In connection with