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NYSE Amex Issues Short Interest Report

Date 24/06/2009

NYSE Amex (formerly known as NYSE Alternext US) today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of June 15, 2009.

NASDAQ Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks As Of Settlement Date June 15, 2009

Date 24/06/2009

At the end of the settlement date of June 15, 2009, short interest in 2,471 NASDAQ Global Market(sm) securities totaled 6,529,174,605 shares compared with 6,492,782,579 shares in 2,481 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of May 29, 2009. The mid-June short interest represents 2.99 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.03 days for the prior reporting period.

ISE And Direct Edge Announce Selection Of Telx For Data Center Services

Date 24/06/2009

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) and Direct Edge today announced that they have jointly selected Telx to provide disaster recovery data center services as part of a comprehensive new data center strategy program. Working together, ISE and Direct Edge will offer their member firms access to a robust and secure data center capable of managing the complex technology environment of ISE's options exchange and Direct Edge's two equity trading platforms. Furthermore, this initiative leve

SEC Proposes Rule Amendments To Strengthen Regulatory Framework For Money Market Funds

Date 24/06/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to propose rule amendments designed to significantly strengthen the regulatory framework for money market funds to increase their resilience to economic stresses and reduce the risks of runs on the funds.

ISE Announces Selection Of Equinix As Primary Data Center - New Facility Will Support Rollout Of The New Global Trading System

Date 24/06/2009

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Equinix to serve as the primary data center for its new Global Trading System (GTS), scheduled to begin its rollout in late 2010. Equinix will provide a Tier 3+, state-of-the art facility that is highly reliable and will accommodate future growth requirements of the exchange. The new data center will also support co-location for ISE member firms as well as connectivity to other key financial exch

BondDesk Group Selects Progress Apama CEP Platform To Deliver Faster Real-Time Analytics & Decision Support - Apama Platform To Be Used Within BondDesk™ Alternative Trading System

Date 24/06/2009

Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a global provider of application infrastructure software used to develop, deploy, integrate and manage business applications, today announced that BondDesk Group, a leading fixed income trading platform and one of the largest market destinations for trading odd-lot fixed income in the U.S., will use the industry-leading

Tokyo Grain Exchange: Daily Price Limits From June 25, 2009

Date 24/06/2009

The daily price limits will change from June 25, 2009. Soybeans will be reverted to 1,800yen. Raw sugar will be expanded to 1,500yen.

Tadashi Ezaki Appointed Head Of Tokyo Commodity Exchange

Date 24/06/2009

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Inc. (TOCOM or “the Exchange”) held its first annual meeting of shareholders and board of directors meeting today, where Tadashi Ezaki, Special Advisor, has been elected as the new President & CEO effective on the same day. The former President & CEO, Masaaki Nangaku, accepted his new office as Senior Executive Adviser.

Dow Jones Indexes, LVA Indices And Proveedor Integral De Precios Team Up To Launch Fixed-Income Indexes For Latin America - Five Indexes Licensed To Barclays Global Investors For Exchange-Traded Funds

Date 24/06/2009

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, LVA Indices (LVA), the leading fixed income index and pricing provider in Chile, and Proveedor Integral de Precios (PIP), a leading index and pricing provider in Latin America, today announced that they have signed a joint marketing agreement to help raise the profile and contribute to the transparency of the region’s growing fixed-income market. Under the agreement, the parties will calculate, market and license the Dow Jones LATixx Indexes

IOSCO Publishes Recommendations In Response To The Financial Crisis In Emerging Markets

Date 24/06/2009

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Emerging Markets Committee (EMC) has published a consultation report entitled Impact on and Responses of Emerging Markets to the financial crisis. The conclusions of the Report, which was prepared by the EMC Chairman’s Crisis Task Force (Task Force), are drawn from the results of a survey of EMC jurisdictions which assessed the impact of the financial crisis on members’ markets and their regulatory responses. It also in