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HKFE Announces Margin Rates for Adjusted HSBC Futures Contracts

Date 11/03/2009

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 Thursday, 12 March 2009, 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. The margins are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
QBE Insurance Opens Office In The Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 11/03/2009

QBE Insurance, one of the world’s leading insurance groups, announced today that it has received a license from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to open an office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
Settlement Organisations Partner To Automate Messaging For Euro Medium-Term Notes - DTCC, Euroclear And Clearstream Together Bring Greater Efficiency And Security To MTN Market

Date 11/03/2009

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Clearstream Banking and Euroclear Bank announced today that they are expanding the scope of the European Pre-Issuance Messaging (EPIM) system to support the growing Euro Medium-Term Note (MTN) market. EPIM will now automate the pre-issuance communication and International Security Identification Number (ISIN) allocation process for Euro MTNs.
First Hedge Fund ETF Launched In Deutsche Börse’s XTF Segment - ETF Based On Russell 2000 Index Listed In XTF Segment

Date 11/03/2009

Deutsche Börse has expanded its XTF segment offering for exchange-listed index funds. Two new ETFs were admitted to trading on the pan-European trading platform Xetra® on Wednesday. Investors now have the opportunity for the first time to invest in a hedge fund ETF issued by db-x-trackers, a Deutsche Bank subsidiary. Furthermore, they can participate in the performance of the Russell 2000 Index.
Phillip Futures Takes Patsystems Installation In Kuala Lumpur

Date 11/03/2009

Phillip Futures and Patsystems are pleased to announce that Phillip Futures has taken a full installation of the Patsystems infrastructure in Kuala Lumpur. This brings the number of Patsystems’ installations at Phillip Futures to a total of three, with existing installations in Singapore and Hong Kong.

Deutsche Börse Commodities: Xetra-Gold Enters The Austrian Market

Date 11/03/2009

The physically-backed bond Xetra-Gold, issued by Deutsche Börse Commodities GmbH, has been admitted for sale in Austria with immediate effect. Xetra-Gold (ISIN: DE000A0S9GB0) was successfully launched in Germany in December 2007, and has also been available in Luxembourg since November 2008.
Brady Strategy Produces Strong Profits

Date 11/03/2009

Brady plc (BRY.L), the leading supplier of trading and risk management solutions for metals and commodities, has announced significant progress and released preliminary results showing year-on-year operating profits that have more than doubled and pre-tax profits up by an impressive 63% to £1 million. Recurring revenue has increased by 36% to 35% of total revenues. New contract signings have trebled and there is significant growth in the sales opportunity pipeline. Sales revenues have increas
Dow Jones Indexes And South Asian Federation Of Exchanges To Launch Indexes

Date 11/03/2009

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and the South Asian Federation of Exchanges (SAFE) today launched the Dow Jones SAFE 100 Index and the Dow Jones SAFE Pakistan Index. This is the first time indexes are created to measure the performance of blue-chip companies in five of the eight member states of SAFE. The five member states included in the Dow Jones SAFE 100 Index are: India, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Markit BOAT™ - Equity Trading Highlights

Date 11/03/2009

Markit BOAT is a trade reporting platform which consolidates pan-European cash equity trade data from MTFs, Dark Pools and OTC transactions. The trading activity in this report took place on 10th March 2009 and was published by Markit BOAT on the same day.
FIA Annual Volume Survey: Global Futures And Options Volume Rises 13.7%, But Credit Crisis Damages Liquidity In The Core Markets

Date 11/03/2009

2008 Global Futures and Options Trading Volume Hits 17.7 Billion Contracts, a 13.7 Percent Rise from 2007 Global 2008 Volume Rate of Growth Slows From 30.9 Percent in 2007 Global Interest Rate Volume Fell 14.4 Percent, Reflecting Credit Crisis Agricultural Volume Surges 38.7 Percent, Energy Volume up 16.8 percent Equity Index Derivatives Volume Rose 18 percent, Individual Equity Derivatives Volume up 25.2 percent