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Japan's Financial Services Agency Publishes Newsletter No.96

Date 18/08/2011

Click here to download FSA Newsletter No. 96.

ISE To Launch New Competitive Market Maker Trading Rights Program On September 1

Date 18/08/2011

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) announced that it has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission to restructure its Competitive Market Maker (CMM) trading rights and will launch the new program on September 1, 2011. The new structure grants greater flexibility to current and new CMMs to select the options classes they would like to quote.

RTS Indices Weekly Review

Date 18/08/2011

EDHEC: Hedge Funds Pick Up In July Despite Mixed Market Conditions

Date 18/08/2011

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

Thai Listed Firms’ Earnings Up 35% In H1’2011

Date 18/08/2011

•       First-half net profits of listed companies hit record high, up 35% y-o-y
•       Sales up 22% as improving economy boosts demand
•       PTT, PTTEP, SCB, SCC and BBL are top five best profit-making firms

The Palestine Exchange: 33 Out Of 44 Disclosed Companies Post Profit H1-2011

Date 18/08/2011

Mr. Ahmed Aweidah, CEO of the Palestine Exchange (PEX) announced the end of the financial statement disclosure period for listed companies for the first half of 2011, completed at the end of business day on Monday, August 15th.

Deutsche Börse: IPO Of amalphi AG In Entry Standard

Date 18/08/2011

amalphi AG (ISIN: DE0008131350) was admitted to trading in Entry Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 18 August. 1,000,000 ordinary bearer shares were included in trading at flotation. The initial listing price was €15.25.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Regarding News Reports

Date 18/08/2011

Since yesterday, there have been news reports by some media institutions including wire services agencies that Tokyo Stock Exchange will acquire Osaka Securities Exchange as a subsidiary.

Margin Rates On Thai Futures Exchange To Be Raised From Aug. 19

Date 18/08/2011

The Thailand Futures Exchange Plc (TFEX), a subsidiary of  the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), will raise margin rates on SET50 index futures and gold futures due to  higher market volatility. The new rates will be effective from August 19, 2011.

FORTS: Settlement Prices Determined For Futures Contracts On Urals And Brent Oil

Date 18/08/2011

On August 17, 2011 Urals futures (UR-8.11) and Brent futures (BR-8.11) contracts expired.