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Eurex To Enhance Its Volatility Future - VSTOXX Future Notional Value Will Be Lowered By Factor 10 - Launch Of New Mini VSTOXX Futures As Of 2 June

Date 19/05/2009

The international derivatives exchange Eurex today announced that it will introduce a so-called mini volatility index future based on VSTOXX. The new futures contract will be launched on 2 June and replace the existing VSTOXX future. In response to customer consultation, the new contract will only carry a multiplier of 100 € per index point whereas the old contract had a multiplier of 1,000 €.
Dubai Financial Market Launches SMS Notification Service For Share Transfer

Date 19/05/2009

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) launched today a new SMS notification service that allows investors to receive a text message on their mobile phones confirming share transfers among brokerage firms. The new service is just another initiative from the clearing, settlement and depository division to provide investors with value added services, achieve more efficiency for the division’s activities and take it a step forward into an electronic environment.
Shanghai Stock Exchange To Enhance Transparency By Quarterly Supervision White Paper

Date 19/05/2009

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has recently issued its 1st quarter report on self-regulation management of 2009, summarizing and briefing relevant self-regulation work in the 1st quarter. The SSE starts to disclose the supervision white paper quarterly since this year to further enhance the supervision transparency and publicize the supervision information and policies in time.
Song Liping General Manager Shenzhen Stock Exchange: To Develop A Multi-Level Capital Market

Date 19/05/2009

Song Liping, general manager of Shenzhen Stock Exchange, made a speech with the topic of “The New Opportunity for China’s Capital Market” during a panel discussion at the Lujiazui Forum. Song stressed the importance of developing multi-level capital market and diversified investment groups.
BM&FBOVESPA Options On Equities: Exercise Volume Reaches BRL 2.48 Billion

Date 18/05/2009

The exercise volume of options on equities, Bovespa segment, reached today BRL 2,480,428,278.00, of which BRL 2,378,952,053.00 in call options and BRL 101,476,225.00 in put options. The options that registered the greatest financial volume in today’s exercise were as follows:

CBOE, CFE and CBSX Trading Schedule For Memorial Day

Date 18/05/2009

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE), and CBOE Stock Exchange (CBSX) today announced the following trading schedule in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.
CEOs Offer Insight Into Response To Economic Crisis And Actions Taken To Move Forward In NYSE Euronext 2010 CEO Report: "The Road To Recovery"

Date 18/05/2009

A broad U.S. economic recovery in 2010 will be followed by a slower global rebound in 201l or later, according to approximately half of nearly 300 CEOs surveyed in the newly released fifth annual NYSE Euronext CEO Report, entitled “The Road to Recovery,” conducted by Opinion Research Corporation. While a large majority of CEOs favor business tax cuts, low interest rates and lending to spur the economic recovery, U.S. and non-U.S. CEOs are split with respect to the intervention of government i
CME Group Combines New York Trading Floors - Consolidated Trading Facility Marks Key Merger Integration Milestone

Date 18/05/2009

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, announced today that it has completed its New York trading floor integration, a key milestone following its 2008 acquisition of NYMEX. The integration was completed in two phases, first the reconfiguration of the energy trading floor on April 20, and today, combining the energy and metals futures and options trading rings onto one trading floor.
SEC To Hold Public Seminar On New Interactive Data Reporting Requirements

Date 18/05/2009

The Securities and Exchange Commission will conduct a public seminar on June 10, 2009, to help companies and preparers comply with new rules that require financial reports to be filed using interactive data (XBRL).
Tokyo Commodity Exchange’s Response To New Influenza

Date 18/05/2009

At Tokyo Commodity Exchange Inc. (TOCOM or “the Exchange”) , Risk Management Committee has decided earlier this month to formulate an action plan in response to the occurrence and spread of the new influenza along with the government’s announcement based on its "New Influenza Response Plan".