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CESR Publishes Statement On Its Activities In Relation To Short-Selling

Date 20/01/2009

CESR publishes today a statement on its activities in relation to short-selling. In the statement published today, EU securities regulators underline that they are closely monitoring the functioning of the markets under the current circumstances and are considering together possible actions which might be taken to contribute to the orderly functioning of the markets.
Luc Frieden To Be Keynote Speaker At Clearstream’s GSF Summit

Date 20/01/2009

Luc Frieden, Luxembourg’s minister for Treasury and Budget, will be the keynote speaker at Clearstream’s Annual Global Securities Financing (GSF) Summit which will take place on 21 and 22 January in Luxembourg on the theme “Going Beyond Fragmentation".
HKEx Exchange Participants Statistics - Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report, Updated: 20 January 2009

Date 20/01/2009

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New Market Makers Connect To PLUS

Date 20/01/2009

PLUS Markets Group plc (“PLUS Markets”) today confirms that three new major liquidity providers have been admitted to membership of its market and have successfully connected to the PLUS trading platform. The three firms are: BNP Paribas, Cazenove and Merrill Lynch.
Deutsche Börse Offers Insight Into Xetra Order Book - Xetra Transparency Also For Private Investors

Date 20/01/2009

Deutsche Börse has opened up the Xetra® order book, offering swift insight into its fully electronic trading system. Visitors to the investor portal www.boerse-frankfurt.com/orderbook can track the price and number of shares for all buy and sell orders placed in the Xetra trading system, making the order book situation for all stocks traded at Deutsche Börse transparent. The open order book helps in the investment-decision process.

“Nuclear Power Notes” Successfully Admitted To The PLUS Market

Date 20/01/2009

PLUS Markets Group plc (“PLUS Markets”) today confirms that it has admitted to its PLUS-quoted market the “Nuclear Power Notes” (the “Notes”), issued to those eligible shareholders in British Energy who elected to receive them in connection with the acquisition of British Energy by Lake Acquisitions Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EDF.
SGX Issues Consultation Paper On Revised Requirements For Direct Business Trades

Date 20/01/2009

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) is inviting public comments on proposed revisions to the requirements for direct business trades (married trades). These include amended thresholds for direct business trades and reporting requirements for such trades executed after trading hours.
Eurex And Clearstream Launch New Basket To GC Pooling Market - GC Pooling Reached Record Results In 2008 - Central Counterparty Improves Market Liquidity And Efficiency

Date 20/01/2009

Eurex and Clearstream have launched a new collateral basket (EXTended Basket) on the GC Pooling market, Eurex Repo’s secured money market segment. This new basket extends the trading possibilities for the 28 market participants already active in this market.
Tokyo Grain Exchange: Daily Price Limits For January 21, 2009

Date 20/01/2009

The daily price limits for the following contracts have reverted to the original level: corn 1,000 yen and raw sugar 1,000 yen.
Dow Jones STOXX 600 Factoids - January 19, 2009

Date 20/01/2009

As of January 19 , 2009 Dow Jones STOXX 600, down 3.24 points, or 1.68%, to 189.72. The index down eight of the last nine trading sessions. This is the lowest closing value since November 21, 2008. The index is off 53.21% from its record closing high of 405.50, set on March 6, 2000. The index is off 38.56% from 52 weeks ago. Year-to-date, the Dow Jones STOXX 600 is down 3.65%.