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DGCX Sets Second Consecutive Monthly Volume Record In 2013 - Exchange Registers Monthly Volume Record Of 1.15 Million Contracts, Valued At $ 44.16 Billion - Indian Rupee Futures Establishes Highest Ever Monthly Volume Of 1,083,120 Contracts

Date 06/03/2013

The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) built on its robust start to the year, setting another monthly volume record of 1,157,340 contracts, valued at $44.16 billion, in February. The month also saw the highest ever average daily value of contracts of $2.21 billion per day.

Buy-Side Chooses LCH.Clearnet Ahead Of US Regulatory Deadline - Over US$22 Trillion Notional Cleared On SwapClear As Participants Benefit From Proven Risk Management And Access To Industry’s Deepest Liquidity Pool

Date 06/03/2013

LCH.Clearnet Limited (LCH.Clearnet), the multi-national clearing house, today announced it has cleared over $22 trillion notional of interest rate derivatives through its SwapClear service for buy-side clients. Activity has intensified in the run up to the Dodd-Frank mandatory clearing deadline, which comes into effect on March 11.

Malawi Stock Exchange Monthly Performance Report - February 2013

Date 06/03/2013

Please click here to download the MSE monthly performance report for February 2013

Osaka Securities Exchange Statement Regarding System Failure Which Occured On March 4, 2013

Date 06/03/2013

The Osaka Securities Exchange issued the following statement earlier today:

"We deeply apologize for the circumstances caused by the system failure occured on March 4, 2013 in Index Futures and Options trading. Our derivatives trading system is operating normally now."

Securities Commission Malaysia: Court Of Appeal Affirms Conviction & Sentence Of Former MIH Manager For Fraud Relating To IPO Ballot

Date 06/03/2013

The Court of Appeal today struck out the appeal by Ashari Rahmat against his conviction and sentence for swapping successful balloted envelopes for the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of UPA Corporation Berhad (UPA) shares, with those that did not go through the process at the Malaysian Issuing House (MIH) between 15 to 16 February 1997.

Thailand Futures Exchange Launches Intensive Training Program

Date 06/03/2013

The Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand group, together with its broker members, holds a training program called “TFEX Challenge Academy,” to provide intensive knowledge of derivatives trading, increase trading experiences for investors, and create quality derivatives professionals.

A2 Corporation Limited To Be Added To NZX 50 Index

Date 06/03/2013

NZX Indices announces changes to the NZX 50 Index following the February 2013 Quarterly Index Review. The changes below, and the quarterly index rebalance, will be effective at market open on Monday 18 March 2013.

Shanghai Securities News: Real Estate Control, Capital Repurchase Trigger Panic Slump: Insiders Point Out Exaggerated Reading Of Relevant Information

Date 06/03/2013

On March 4, the A-Share market encountered a panic slump as SSE Composite Index dropped by nearly 100 points and closed at 2,273.40 points, a decrease of 3.65%. SZSE Component Index, with a lot of real estate stocks, was even stricken by a more dramatic drop of 5.29%. In response to the sudden drop of the large-cap stocks, the Shanghai Securities News interviewed several securities experts. Generally, they hold that the sudden discharge of the drop pressure in the A-Share market resulted from the market’s exaggerated comprehension of such information as the promulgation of the “Five New State Measures on Cementing the Real Estate Control” (the “Five New State Measures” for short) and the RMB910 billion net repurchase of China's central bank last week. However, the market over-reacted to the negatives after analyzing substantial effects of relevant policies. 

Tokyo Stock Exchange: ETF/ETN Monthly Report For February 2013 - Continued Market Vibrancy Pushes Average Daily Trading Value Past JPY 30 Billion

Date 06/03/2013

• The ETF/ETN market continued to show great energy in February, driven by activity in Japanese stock price index ETFs. The average daily trading value exceeded JPY 30 billion, up 25% from the previous month.
• The trading values of leveraged and inverse ETFs tracking TOPIX and the Nikkei 225 showed significant growth from the previous month, with the average daily trading value of "TOPIX Bull 2x ETF (1568)" increasing by more than 90% and that of "NEXT FUNDS Nikkei 225 Inverse Index ETF (1571)" soaring by 70%.
• Among ETFs tracking foreign stock price indices, "NEXT FUNDS FTSE/JSE Africa Top40 Linked Exchange Traded Fund (1323)" and "NEXT FUNDS Russia RTS Linked Exchange Traded Fund (1324)" ranked among the top performers in terms of price fluctuation rate.

Shanghai Stock Exchange And CSI Dividend Return Index To Be Launched

Date 06/03/2013

To further enhance the index family as well as to provide new analysis tools and underlying instruments for investors, SSE and CSI today announced that SSE Dividend Return Index and CSI Dividend Return Index to be launched on Mar 27, 2013. Regarding the methodology and more details of the above indices, please refer to the official website of SSE (www.sse.com.cn) and CSI (www.csindex.com.cn).