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Summary Of July 2009 Activities At Tokyo Commodity Exchange

Date 04/08/2009

In July 2009, TOCOM monthly trading volume decreased by 213,084 contracts or 8.8% compared to June 2009, to amount to a total of 2,213,006 contracts, while the average daily trading volume decreased by 9,686 to amount to a total of 100,591 contracts.
Deutsche Börse AG, Q2/2009: Strong Profitability Despite Decline In Sales Revenue Reluctance To Trade Resulted In Decreased Sales Revenue - Solid Result Generated In Weak Market Environment/ Cost Guidance For 2009 Reiterated

Date 04/08/2009

In the second quarter 2009, Deutsche Börse Group generated a solid result, despite lower trading activities in financial markets compared to the same period last year. While sales revenue in the business segments Xetra and Eurex was characterized by market participants’ reluctance to trade, Clearstream contributed significantly to the Group’s sales revenue, with assets under custody constantly above €10 trillion and growth in its international business. Therewith, the diversified and in
SEC Charges General Electric With Accounting Fraud - GE Agrees To Pay $50 Million To Settle SEC's Charges

Date 04/08/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed civil fraud and other charges against General Electric Company (GE), alleging that it misled investors by reporting materially false and misleading results in its financial statements.
International Securities Exchange Expands FX Options Portfolio With Launch Of Three New Currency Pairs - Options On New Zealand Dollar, Mexican Peso And Swedish Krona Now Available

Date 04/08/2009

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today announced that it has expanded its suite of ISE FX Options® with the launch of three new currency pairs. Options on the New Zealand dollar (Symbol: NZD), Mexican peso (Symbol: PZO) and Swedish krona (Symbol: SKA) began trading on August 3, 2009. Timber Hill is the Primary Market Maker for these new products.
Bursa Malaysia: Securities Borrowing & Lending Model Enhanced For More Flexibility

Date 04/08/2009

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and Bursa Malaysia today announced the introduction of Securities Borrowing and Lending Negotiated Transaction (SBLNT), an enhanced securities borrowing and lending (SBL) model that offers an option to borrow and lend on an over-the-counter (OTC) basis. The SC also released the revised SBL Guidelines while Bursa Malaysia issued the relevant rules, procedures and guidelines to provide for SBLNT.

Summary Of July 2009 Activities At TOCOM

Date 04/08/2009

In July 2009, TOCOM monthly trading volume decreased by 213,084 contracts or 8.8% compared to June 2009, to amount to a total of 2,213,006 contracts, while the average daily trading volume decreased by 9,686 to amount to a total of 100,591 contracts.
Bursa Malaysia To Hold Evening Talks To Enhance Awareness On Corporate Governance

Date 04/08/2009

In its pursuit to uphold the standards of corporate governance in the capital market, the Exchange has a strong focus on education and awareness programmes. In this respect, these programmes are either undertaken by Bursa on its own or in collaboration with industry.
CFTC Recognizes Eurex Clearing As Multilateral Clearing Organization (MCO) - CFTC Order Permits Eurex Clearing To Expand Its OTC Facilities In The U.S.

Date 04/08/2009

Eurex Clearing announced today that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an order on 31 July 2009 that recognizes Eurex Clearing as a Multilateral Clearing Organization (MCO). This new CFTC order complements Eurex’ s and Eurex Clearing’s existing service offering to US customers. Eurex Clearing can now also offer its existing OTC facilities to the 75 Eurex members based in the US.
CME Group Volume Averaged 9.8 Million Contracts Per Day In July 2009

Date 04/08/2009

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that July volume averaged 9.8 million contracts per day, down 25 percent from July 2008. Total volume was 215 million contracts for July, of which 81 percent was traded electronically, up from 79 percent in June. Electronic volume averaged 7.9 million contracts per day, down 25 percent from the prior July. CME Group year-to-date volume through July averaged 10.3 million contracts per day.
Eurex Opens New Representative Office In Singapore

Date 04/08/2009

The international derivatives exchange Eurex announced today the opening of its representative office in Singapore in July 2009. This is a further important step to strengthen and expand Eurex’s relationships to its existing and potential business partners in Singapore and the region. Philip Joslin, who has been working in the financial markets for more than 15 years, is the Head of the new representative office.