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Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Lifting Of Extraordinary Clearing Margin For Crude Oil And Gasoline (Imposed On 7/18)

Date 27/08/2008

Based on Item 3.3.2 of the Regulations Governing Management of the Oil Market, since the final contract prices for all contract months (excluding contract months with no applicable price limit) have not reached the price limit for three consecutive business days, the Extraordinary Clearing Margin for new positions in the Crude Oil and Gasoline markets, imposed on and after July 18, will be lifted on and after July 29.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/08/2008

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 Monday, 1 September 2008, 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 adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining metho
CESR Publishes The Answers Received To Its Consultation On The Request For Advice To CESR On The UCITS Asset Management Company Passport

Date 27/08/2008

To view the answers, please click here and go to the section Closed consultations and responses.
FTSE UK Index Series Review - Diary Notice

Date 27/08/2008

FTSE Group (FTSE), the global index provider, will announce results of the quarterly review of the FTSE UK Index Series after the UK market close on Wednesday 10th September 2008. The indices within this series include the FTSE 100 Index, FTSE 250 Index and FTSE All-Share Index.
August 2008 “Islamic Market’s Measure” – Preliminary Report - Monthly Report On The Performance Of The Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes

Date 27/08/2008

Based on the close of trading on August 26, the global Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index, which measures the performance of 100 of the leading Shari’ah compliant stocks globally, lost -1.68% month-to-date, closing at 2271.34. In comparison, the Dow Jones Global Titans 50 Index, which measures the 50 biggest companies worldwide, posted a loss of -2.57%, closing at 195.70.

ADX Hosting International Experts In Abu Dhabi For A Major Conference On ETFs - ETFs Integral Part Of ADX Diversification Strategy - Diversification Vital For Long-Term Development And Stability Of The UAE Financial Markets

Date 27/08/2008

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and international conference organiser, Kavaq, are co-hosting a conference in October on Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).
American Stock Exchange Reports A Decrease In Short Interest

Date 26/08/2008

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) member and non-member organizations today reported short interest of 1,448,042,409 shares as of the August 15, 2008 settlement date, a decrease of 40,565,098 from the 1,488,607,507 (adjusted) shares reported on July 31, 2008. The figure represents trades through August 12, 2008.
CFTC Sanctions Rosenthal Collins Group, LLC $310,000 For Failing To Enforce Compliance Procedures And Diligently Supervise Employees - Rosenthal Collins Group Ordered To Strengthen Its Supervisory Controls

Date 26/08/2008

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today settled charges of compliance and supervisory violations against Rosenthal Collins Group, LLC (RCG), a futures commission merchant based in Chicago, Illinois, and sanctioned the firm $310,000.
NYSE Group Inc. Issues Short Interest Report

Date 26/08/2008

The NYSE Group, Inc. today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of August 15, 2008.
NASDAQ OMX Announces Mid-month Open Short Interest Positions In NASDAQ OMX Stocks As Of Settlement Date August 15, 2008

Date 26/08/2008

At the end of the settlement date of August 15, 2008, short interest in 2,620 NASDAQ Global Market(sm) securities totaled 9,958,393,238 shares compared with 10,560,730,163 shares in 2,634 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of July 31, 2008. The mid-August short interest represents 4.52 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.39 days for the prior reporting period.