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DIFX And FTSE Group Launch Shariah Compliant GCC Country Equity Indices

Date 07/08/2006

FTSE Group (FTSE), the award-winning global index provider, and the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) have jointly created two Shariah-compliant, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country equity indices for domestic, GCC, and international investors.
Deutsche Börse Publishes Proposed Statutes For Combination With Euronext

Date 07/08/2006

Deutsche Börse published today the proposed statutes of a still to be created Dutch holding company (NewCo) under which Deutsche Börse and Euronext would be combined. The statutes reflect Deutsche Börse’s proposal published on 19 June 2006 for a combination with Euronext that would create a clear leader in the industry and significantly contribute to the further integration of European financial markets. The proposed statutes are published in response to continued support for this combination
Deutsche Börse Adds Three New Indices To Its Index Family - New DAXplus® Protective Put Strategy Index - Two New DAXglobal Indices With The Addition Of DAXglobal® Russia And DAXglobal® Alternative Energy

Date 07/08/2006

Deutsche Börse launched three new indices, DAXplus® Protective Put, DAXglobal® Russia and DAXglobal® Alternative Energy on Monday, further expanding its existing index offering.
CCL Becomes First Specialist Compliance Firm At DIFC - Leading UK-Based Compliance Firm To Lower Barriers Of Entry By Supporting DIFC Applicants

Date 07/08/2006

CCL Compliance Consultants (CCL) today became the first specialist compliance firm authorised to operate from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). CCL will focus on supporting firms applying for authorised status with the DFSA and help regionally-based firms operate in a market with world standard laws and regulations.
CBOT Update Regarding System Issue From Aug 4, 2006

Date 07/08/2006

SUMMARY: Today, at 9:30 a.m. Chicago time, the e-cbot trading host moved all products to a closed state due to a software issue relating to the opening uncrossing algorithm for agricultural products. At that time, all day orders in the system were automatically canceled. During the closed state, open auction products remained open. While implied pricing was not the cause of the software issue, it was disabled to eliminate the possible reoccurrence of

CBOT Fed Watch - August 7 Market Close

Date 07/08/2006

In advance of this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on August 8, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.
Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges Monthly Statistical Report July 2006

Date 07/08/2006

Listing Total number of listed companies on CASE in July 2006 decreased to 649 companies as opposed to 656 in the previous month. There was four new listed companies this month, with a total capitalization of LE 125 million.
BondVision To Trade In Swedish Government Bonds - Volumes In 2006 Achieve Further Growth

Date 07/08/2006

BondVision, the multi dealer-to-client arm of the MTS Group, is pleased to announce a further expansion of its product offerings through the addition of Swedish government bonds. As of today, fixed-rate bonds issued by Sweden will be available for trading by BondVision clients.
American Stock Exchange Announces Disciplinary Actions In June And July

Date 07/08/2006

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) has announced disciplinary actions during the months of June and July, 2006. Amex disciplinary actions can be viewed at the following link: http://www.amex.com/?href=/atamex/regulation/discipline/at_regdiscipline.html
Trading Of Interest Rate Etc. Financial Futures Contracts Starts 15 Minutes Earlier On 11 August 2006

Date 04/08/2006

TFX announced the temporary change of trading hours for Interest Rate etc. Financial Futures Contracts (except for Exchange Forex Margin Contracts) on 11 August 2006, responding to the release of a GDP figure at 8:50am.