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CME Group Hosts Annual Meeting

Date 06/05/2008

WHAT: CME Group 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Deutsche Börse: Frank Herkenhoff new Head of Media Relations - Heiner Seidel Deputy - Walter Allwicher leaves the company

Date 06/05/2008

Deutsche Börse AG has reorganized its press office: Dr. Frank Herkenhoff (33) is Head of the office with immediate effect; and thus responsible for national and international media activities. Herkenhoff has been working for Deutsche Börse for two years now. He joined from an international communication consultancy where he worked for various companies of the financial sector. Herkenhoff holds a masters degree in communication science from the University of Leipzig and wrote his Ph.D. thesis
FTSE Global Markets Magazine - May Issue

Date 06/05/2008

The new issue of FTSE Global Markets magazine is now available from www.ftse.com.
ROFEX: More Than 6,000 Million Dollars Traded In April - Financial Futures Increased 79% In A Year

Date 06/05/2008

ROFEX registered a new historical monthly volume record, fostered by strong dollar futures trading. Likewise, daily volume and Open Interest records in the Financial Derivatives Division (DDF) were surpassed several times. In April, dollar futures experienced a fantastic performance. ROFEX surpassed the monthly trading volume record, reaching a total of 6,060,408 contracts in its Financial Derivatives Division, doubling the previous maximum reached in October 2007, when 3 million
ICE Futures U.S. Announces New Incentive Program For Chicago Exchange Members To Trade Fast-Growing Russell Index Products

Date 06/05/2008

ICE Futures U.S.(TM) today announced an incentive program for the Russell 2000 Index mini futures contract for members of Chicago exchanges in conjunction with growing participation in the Russell Index futures markets on ICE.

The Revised MICEX Corporate Bond Index Composition (MICEX CBI) For The Period From 4 May To 31 July 2008 Has Come Into Effect

Date 06/05/2008

The MICEX Stock Exchange (‘MICEX SE’ or ‘the Exchange’) has announced that it has completed its quarterly revision of the composition of the MICEX Corporate Bond Index (MICEX CBI). The new index composition came into effect on May 4 2008 and will remain in force until July 31 2008.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Announces April Volume

Date 06/05/2008

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that 41,422,367 equity option contracts traded in April, an increase of 60.40%, compared to the same year-ago period when 25,824,063 contracts traded. Equity option volume in April rose 6.82% compared to last month when 38,778,747 contracts traded.
FlexTrade Connects To Chi-X Canada

Date 06/05/2008

Great Neck, New York, May 6, 2008 -- FlexTrade Systems, a global leader in broker-neutral multi-asset algorithmic trading systems, today announced that its FlexTRADER EMS smart router is now providing full connectivity to Chi-X Canada, a high-performance, fully-anonymous and low-cost alternative trading system (ATS) offering a continuous auction market in securities listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
CESR Publishes The Report On The Second Wholesale Day

Date 06/05/2008

Following the first meeting that took place in February 2006, CESR organised another “Wholesale Day” that took place in CESR’s offices in Paris on 17 March 2008. CESR’s Chairman, Mr Eddy Wymeersch, chaired the meeting. A wide range of industry representatives, including EuroMTS, Bloomberg, DTCC London, Moody’s, other market participants identified by the relevant European associations and academics participated in the discussions. Also present was a representative of the Commission. The

Excellent 2007 Results For SWX Group, SIS Group And Telekurs Group

Date 06/05/2008

The Swiss financial centre’s three infrastructure companies, which merged as of 1 January 2008 to create Swiss Financial Market Services Ltd, recorded excellent financial results for 2007, the last year in which the three companies prepared individual accounts as separate entities. The SWX Group, SIS Group and Telekurs Group each generated record earnings in 2007. Higher volumes in all business fields contributed significantly to these gratifying results.