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Thai Bourse Oil Futures Welcomed On First Day Of Trading

Date 18/10/2011

• Oil futures trading reaches 164 contracts on first day
• TFEX’s daily trading volume more than doubled in first nine months
• Margin rates of silver futures to be raised, stocks futures to be adjusted

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Unveils Conclusions And Further Consults Public On Short Position Reporting Rules

Date 18/10/2011

Following a consultation on the Securities and Futures (Short Position Reporting) Rules in May (Note 1), the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today announces the conclusions and further consults the public on the matter.

EDHEC: Hedge Funds Perform Better Than Equities In September

Date 18/10/2011

Click here to download the latest performance update of the EDHEC-Risk Alternative Indexes.

Fidessa Expands Australian Operations - New Office, New Data Centre Facilities And New Senior Staff Cement Local Presence

Date 18/10/2011

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA), provider of high-performance trading, investment management and information solutions for the world’s financial community, has today announced the expansion of its Sydney-based Australian operations in a move that supports its continued growth across the Asia Pacific region.

Dow Jones Indexes Launches The Europe Dow And The Asia Dow - New Regional Indexes To Use Same Guiding Principles As The Dow Jones Industrial Average - 30 Blue-Chip Stocks In Each Index

Date 18/10/2011

In the same year in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) celebrates its 115^thbirthday, Dow Jones Indexes today announced the launch of two regional versions of the iconic index, The Europe Dow and The Asia Dow.

Tadawul Market Closure During Eid Aladha Holiday

Date 18/10/2011

The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) will observe the Eid AlAdha Holiday and suspend trading as of the market close on Wednesday 2/11/2011 and resume trading on Saturday 12/11/2011 accordingly. 

Osaka Securities Exchange And NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions, Inc Introduce NASDAQ's Corporate Intelligence To Listed Companies

Date 18/10/2011

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd (OSE), operator of the JASDAQ market, and NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions, Inc. today announced the addition of Corporate Intelligence (CI) to the suite of products JASDAQ and OSE can offer OSE listed companies.

CalPERS Appoints New Principal Advisor To Board President

Date 18/10/2011

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) today announced the appointment of Mary Ann Burford as Principal Advisor to Board President Rob Feckner.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite, Venture Select And Venture 30 Indices

Date 17/10/2011

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Indices:

The Toronto Stock Exchange announced today in the Daily Bulletin that the shares of Prophecy Coal Corp. (TSXVN:PCY) will graduate to trade on TSX at the open of trading on Wednesday, October 19, 2011. The ticker symbol will remain "PCY" and the CUSIP number will remain 74346B 10 3. The company will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, October 18, 2011.

Chi-X Global Announces New Equity Investors

Date 17/10/2011

Chi-X Global Holdings LLC announced today that five major financial institutions have taken a minority stake in the firm. Chi-X Global Holdings is the holding company for Chi-X market operators Chi-X Canada, Chi-X Japan and Chi-X Australia, which will launch on October 31, 2011. It also jointly operates Chi-East, an independent, non-displayed liquidity pool in Singapore, through a joint venture with a subsidiary of the Singapore Exchange, and has developed the Chi-FX product in a venture with BM&FBOVESPA that is scheduled for commercial launch in Brazil early next year.