FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

News Centre

6993 -TR_ Extra Event Banners - 468 x 60

News

Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association Commends G-7 Push To Eliminate Regulatory Duplication, Foster Local Bond Market Development

Date 12/02/2007

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today issued the following statement applauding the Group of Seven for their position on global regulation of financial services and bond market development, which resulted from their talks at the G-7 Finance Ministers' meetings on February 10th in Essen, Germany.
CBOT Top Daily Volume & Open Interest Records for Friday, February 9

Date 12/02/2007

Daily: Soybean Complex - Futures and Options Electronic Volume Record New Record: 146,362 Feb 9, 2007 Old Record: 105,058 Jan 16, 2007 Daily: Soybean Complex - Futures Electronic Volume Record New Record: 146,304 Feb 9, 2007 Old Record: 104,906 Jan 16, 2007 Daily: Soybeans - Futures and Options Total Volume Record New Record: 245,460 Feb 9, 2007 Old Record: 242,654 Apr 28, 2006
Ryanair Holdings plc To Join The NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning February 14, 2007

Date 12/02/2007

Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) of Ireland, will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index® (NASDAQ:NDX) and the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (NASDAQ: NDXE) prior to market open on February 14, 2007. Ryanair Holdings plc will replace American Power Conversion Corporation (NASDAQ: APCC). Ryanair Holdings plc will also be included in the NASDAQ-100 Index Tracking StockSM (NASDAQ:QQQQ).
NYSE Approves FlexTrade Link For Options Trading

Date 12/02/2007

FlexTrade Systems, a leader in multi-asset algorithmic execution management systems, today announced that its clients now have direct access to NYSE Arca Options through FlexOPT, its state-of-the-art algorithmic options trading and risk management solution that enables users to minimize market impact, transaction costs, and risk exposure.
American Stock Exchange Completes AEMI Rollout - Amex’s Electronic Trading Platform Will Be Ready To Comply With Regulation NMS

Date 12/02/2007

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) today announced that as of February 5 it has successfully completed the migration of all its equity products, structured products and exchange traded funds onto AEMISM, its new state-of-the-art trading platform, which launched November 6. With all of Amex’s equity products on the new AEMI platform, Amex will be ready to comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation NMS rules.

CBOE Files S-4 Registration Statement With SEC

Date 12/02/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange announced that its subsidiary, CBOE Holdings, Inc., has filed an S-4 Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that sets forth the terms of its proposed demutualization transaction. CBOE's proposed demutualization is subject to regulatory approval by the SEC and a vote of the CBOE membership.
SEC: Joseph Ucuzoglu Named As Senior Advisor To The Commission's Chief Accountant

Date 12/02/2007

Conrad W. Hewitt, the Commission's Chief Accountant, announced today that Joseph B. Ucuzoglu has been named to serve in the SEC Office of the Chief Accountant as a senior advisor. In this capacity, Mr. Ucuzoglu will advise the chief accountant on complex accounting and auditing matters, and will assist in the development of strategic objectives that need to be pursued as part of the Office's agenda.
CBOT® To Launch 30-Year Swap Futures Contracts

Date 12/02/2007

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced plans to launch a new 30-year Interest Rate Swap futures contract on March 19, 2007.
International Securities Exchange Completes Rollout Of Second Market For Options - New Competitive Market Makers Add Liquidity, Support Volume Growth

Date 12/02/2007

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE: ISE) today announced that it has completed the initial rollout of its Second Market for options. Approximately 700 options classes now trade in the Second Market with an aggregate average daily volume for the month of January of over 79,000 contracts.
Deutsche Börse Launches New Index: DAXglobal Asia - Index Contains The 40 Most Liquid And Largest Stocks From Ten Asian Countries - Double-Digit Increase In Index Value Per Year Since 2001

Date 12/02/2007

Deutsche Börse added a new member to the DAXglobal® index family on Monday: DAXglobal Asia. It bundles the 40 largest and most liquid stocks from the Asian region (excluding Japan). The index constituents originate from China (30 percent), South Korea (19.2 percent), India (18.9 percent), Taiwan (8.4 percent), Indonesia (6.7 percent), Hong Kong (4.3 percent), Thailand (4.1 percent), Malaysia (3.2 percent), Singapore (2.8 percent) and Philippines (2.4 percent). The level of a country’s gross d