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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 08/08/2011

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, 10 August 2011, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below.

S&P, TMX Group Launch S&P/TSX Venture Select Index For The Canadian Market - S&P Licenses Blackrock To List ETF Based Upon The Index

Date 08/08/2011

Providing Canadian investors with a new and innovative approach to tracking the performance of smaller-cap Canadian Stocks trading on TSX Venture Exchange, S&P Indices and TMX Group Inc., owner of Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange, launched today the S&P/TSX Venture Select Index.

DTCC Statement On FICC Activities Following S&P Rating Change On U.S. Sovereign Debt - No Current Plans To Adjust Applicable Haircuts For GSD Clearing Fund, MBSD Participants Fund Collateral

Date 08/08/2011

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today issued the following statement regarding activities of its Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) subsidiary in light of Standard & Poor’s rating change on US sovereign debt:

FICC has no current plans to make any changes in our applicable valuations of securities (or haircuts) required for collateral for its Government Securities Division (GSD) Clearing Fund and its Mortgage-Backed Securities Division (MBSD) Participants Fund at this time. We continue to monitor market developments and volatility in the coming days to assess if we will need to make any changes in our processes FICC will operate under its normal schedule for input and reporting during the week of August 8.

RTS Trading Statistics July 2011 - RTS Volumes: Lightly Positive Mood Rules The Market

Date 08/08/2011

The Russian market was supported by growth in the American market, and a rise in the oil price.

HKEx Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 08/08/2011

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 12 August 2011 (Friday), 24 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 50 existing designated securities will be removed from the list.  The total number of designated securities for short selling will be 724 after the revision.

Palestine Exchange Investor Monthly Newsletter Issue #16, July 2011

Date 08/08/2011

Click here to download the latest edition of the PEX Investor Monthly Newsletter Issue #16, July 2011 for immediate release.

Irish Stock Exchange Statistics July 2011

Date 08/08/2011

Please click here for the July 2011 ISE monthly statistical report.

UBS Launches UBS-MISTRAL Family Of Innovative Active Interest Rate Indices

Date 08/08/2011

This week, UBS launches the Multi Indicator Short Term Rate Algorithm (UBS-MISTRAL) indices. Going beyond traditional trend following, UBS-MISTRAL identifies the underlying fundamental drivers of trends in interest rates, using a diversified set of leading indicators to take positions in interest rate futures.

Ljubljana Stock Exchange Monthly Statistical Report July 2011

Date 08/08/2011

Please click here to find the LJSE Monthly Statistical Report for July 2011.

SGX Welcomes Far East Group To Catalist

Date 08/08/2011

Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) is pleased to welcome the listing of Far East Group Limited (“Far East Group”) on Catalist, under the stock code of “5TJ”.