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Seagate Technology To Join The NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning November 10, 2008

Date 03/11/2008

Seagate Technology (Nasdaq:STX) of the Cayman Islands, will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index(r) (Nasdaq:NDX) and the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (Nasdaq:NDXE) prior to market open on Monday, November 10, 2008. Seagate Technology will replace Monster Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq:MNST).
CFTC And The Japan Ministry Of Economy, Trade And Industry And The Japan Ministry Of Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries Sign Arrangement For Enhanced Cooperation And Collaboration

Date 03/11/2008

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) today announced that the agencies have agreed to enhance cooperation and collaboration and to consult on a regular basis. These measures are designed to promote investor protection and market integrity, and to enhance the supervision of physical commodity futures trading occurring on a cross-border basis between Jap
Temporary Relief For Toronto Stock Exchange And TSX Venture Exchange Issuers

Date 03/11/2008

Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange today announced that they are introducing measures granting temporary relief from some of their requirements to assist listed issuers. These changes, which will remain in effect until March 31, 2009, are designed to assist issuers during the current extraordinary market conditions. “We are very aware of the difficult market environment currently facing many of the companies listed on our equity exchanges,” said Kevan Cowan, TMX Group Head of Equiti
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date November 4, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 03/11/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date November 4, 2008 (effective with the November 3 evening session).
New Company To Manage UK Government’s Shareholding In Banks

Date 03/11/2008

Arrangements for managing the Government’s shareholding in banks subscribing to its recapitalisation fund were announced today by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling.

Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes Temporarily Suspends Publication Of Various Indexes

Date 03/11/2008

Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes, Inc. (DJHFI), today announced that it will temporarily suspend publication of the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Equity Long/Short and Equity Market Neutral Strategy Benchmarks, effective November 3 until further notice. The Dow Jones Hedge Fund Balanced Portfolio Indexes (DJHFBPIs) also will be suspended.
Kansas City Board Of Trade October Volume And Open Interest

Date 03/11/2008

The Kansas City Board of Trade trading volume for the month of October totaled 279,507 contracts for the exchange as a whole. Hard red winter wheat futures volume amounted to 266,231 contracts.
CBOE Surpasses One-Billion-Contract Volume Year To Date And Posts All-Time Record Monthly Volume In October - During October, 134.2 Million Contracts Traded With ADV 5.8 Million Contracts

Date 03/11/2008

Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) today reported that year-to-date volume surpassed one billion contracts for the first time in the Exchange's history as 1.034 billion contracts changed hands through October (average daily volume of 4.9 million contracts). In addition, October was CBOE's most active month ever as 134.2 million contracts were traded versus 89.0 million in October 2007. Volume was also six percent higher than the previous monthly record in September when 127.2 million contract
CFE'S October Trading Volume Rises 15% Over Year Ago - Total Volume Of 124,289 Contracts, Average Daily Volume Of 5,404 Contracts; Year-To-Date Volume Tops One Million Contracts, 25% Ahead Of 2007

Date 03/11/2008

The CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) today announced that an average of 5,404 contracts traded each day during October 2008, a rise of 15 percent over the 4,700 contracts per day during October 2007.
US Treasury Assistant Secretary For Economic Policy Phillip Swagel Statement For The Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee Of The Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association

Date 03/11/2008

Economy activity has slowed noticeably in the past several months, with weaker consumer and business spending, as well as corresponding impacts on the labor market. Financial market strains deepened further in September, disrupting the flow of credit to businesses and households, and affecting equity prices and consumer and business confidence. Policy actions taken in recent weeks have helped stabilize markets, but credit conditions remain strained. Against this backdrop, the housing market adju