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EEX Spins Off Gas Business Into Own Company

Date 25/06/2012

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) will spin off the NaturalGas Spot and Derivatives Market into a separate company owned to 100 percent with the corporate name “EGEX European Gas Exchange”. Five years after the launch of exchange gas trading in Germany, this step paves the way for cooperations in the field of natural gas trading.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For CNOOC Futures

Date 25/06/2012

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 27 June 2012, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

Deutsche Börse: New Bond Index ETF From PIMCO Fixed Income Source Launched On Xetra

Date 25/06/2012

Xetra/FWB: A new equity index fund issued by PIMCO Fixed Income Source has been tradable on Xetra since Monday.

KDPW_CCP Equity Raised To PLN 200 Million - Supervisory Board Appoints Management Board For A New Term

Date 25/06/2012

The General Meeting of Shareholders of the clearing house KDPW_CCP has decided to increase the Company’s share capital to PLN 200 million. This means that the equity of the clearing house is increased by PLN 100 million – additional resources supporting the multi-tier clearing guarantee system operated by the clearing house. The Supervisory Board has appointed the Company’s Management Board for the next term of office. Iwona Sroka has been appointed President of KDPW_CCP, Sławomir Panasiuk – Deputy President, and Michał Stępniewski – Management Board Member; they served in these functions during the previous term. 

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.