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Trayport Announces Iron Ore Milestones - Growth In Iron Ore trading – New Brokers And Record Trade Through Trayport’s SGX STP Link

Date 25/06/2012

Trayport, a leading provider of energy trading solutions for traders, brokers and exchanges worldwide today announced a number of milestones in the growing iron ore trading market.

Dow Jones Indexes, FXCM Jointly Launch Dow Jones FXCM Yen Index - Index To Reflect Changes In Value Of Japanese Yen Measured Against Basket Of Liquid Currencies: U.S. Dollar, Euro, Australian Dollar, New Zealand Dollar

Date 25/06/2012

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and FXCM Inc. (NYSE: FXCM), a global online provider of foreign exchange trading and related services, today announced they have collaborated to launch the Dow Jones FXCM Yen Index.

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange To Enhance Its Trading And Clearing Platform Through A Partnership With Cinnober

Date 25/06/2012

• New platform to provide superior transaction speed, increased reliability and scalability
• Enhancements designed to attract new institutional, retail and high frequency traders
• Platform scheduled to go live in December 2012

Thomson Reuters Adds Psychological Analysis To Machine Readable News - Thomson Reuters MarketPsych Indices Identify Human Emotion And Sentiment In News And Social Media Posts To Influence And Support Investment And Trading Strategies

Date 25/06/2012

Thomson Reuters today expanded its news analytics service to include a new psychological analysis capability that gauges market sentiment by analysing human emotion in news and social media in order to influence and support investment and trading strategies in financial markets. Thomson Reuters is now offering multi-dimensional psychological analysis for machine readable news, including emotion and sentiment associated with specific countries, commodities, currencies and economic sectors.

Correction -- NASDAQ Closing Cross Calculates U.S. Russell Indexes For The Ninth Year During Russell's Annual Reconstitution

Date 25/06/2012

In a release published on June 22, 2012, by The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), please note that a reference to "687.9 billion shares" in the first paragraph should read "687.9 million shares." 

CME Group Appoints Dr. Sung Hee Hong As Executive Director, Head Of Korea

Date 25/06/2012

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the appointment of Dr. Sung Hee Hong as Executive Director, Head of Korea effective immediately. Dr. Hong will be responsible for developing growth opportunities and customer relationships in Korea, and will report to Julien Le Noble, CME Group Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: Analysis Released On Features Of New Share Offering And Trading

Date 25/06/2012

Memorandum Of Understanding Between The Monetary Authority Of Singapore And Bank Of Thailand

Date 25/06/2012

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)  to establish a reciprocal cross-border collateral arrangement. The arrangement will help maintain financial stability in both countries.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Consults On Guidance On KiwiSaver Sales And Distribution

Date 25/06/2012

The Financial Markets Authority is consulting on draft guidance for people involved with the sale and distribution of KiwiSaver schemes.

Tehran Stock Exchange: Bandar-Abbas Oil Refining IPO -24 June 2012

Date 24/06/2012

On 24 June 2012, Bandar-Abbas Oil Refining Company (BAORCO), the first state-owned listed company this year, made an initial public offering of its 690 million equities, equivalent to 5 percent of its total shares. The shares were sold to the public at a price of IRR 1,142 (0.093 USD) each, with the total value of IRR 788 billion (USD 64.3 million).