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U.S. District Court Orders Two New York Residents And A New York Firm To Pay More Than $11 Million For Their Roles In Defrauding Investors In Foreign Currency (Forex) Schemes

Date 22/04/2008

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it obtained default judgment orders requiring Maxim Yampolsky of New York, New York, Frank Schiavone of Howard Beach, New York, and First Lexington Group, LLC, a New York company, to pay more than $11 million in civil monetary penalties, disgorgement, and restitution due to their roles in defrauding investors in illegal foreign currency (forex) schemes.
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date April 23, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 22/04/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures remain at 60 cents for trade date April 23, 2008 (effective with the April 22 evening session).
NYSE Arca Announces New Equities Pricing, Effective May 1 - Introducing Rebates For Non-Displayed Mid-Point Passive Liquidity orders In NYSE-Listed Securities - Further Tightening “Post/Take” Spread In NYSE-Listed Securities

Date 22/04/2008

NYSE Arca, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today announced new transaction pricing, effective May 1, 2008, that will feature rebates for non-displayed orders and a new “post/take” rate combination for active customers in NYSE-listed (Tape A) securities. These changes follow recent price changes on April 1, 2008 , when NYSE Arca introduced highly competitive fees for active traders in NASDAQ-listed (Tape C) securities as well as better rates in NYSE-listed securities and on NYSE Arca Options
Futures Industry Association Urges Indian Government To Drop Proposed Tax On Commodity Futures Transactions

Date 22/04/2008

The Futures Industry Association today released the text of a letter sent to the Indian government that expressed strong opposition to the recently proposed transaction tax on commodity futures. The letter was sent to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Minister of Finance P. Chidambaram, Minister of Agriculture Sharad Pawar and other senior government officials as well as key members of Parliament. In the lett
Share Changes In the S&P/ASX All Australian 50 Index

Date 22/04/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make changes in the S&P/ASX All Australian 50 Index effective after the close of trading on Monday, Apr. 28, 2008. Click here for full details.

SIFMA Announces Task Force To Make Recommendations On The Evolution Of The Credit Rating Agency Model

Date 22/04/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today announced that it has formed an industry-wide, investor-led task force that will examine the credit ratings issues, taking a broad, global view.
Presentation by Deputy Director Of Market Surveillance John F. Fenton At The Agricultural Forum, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters

Date 22/04/2008

Click here to download a presentation by CFTC Deputy Director of Market Surveillance John F. Fenton at the Agricultural Forum, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Headquarters.
SEC Charges Broadcom For Fraudulent Stock Option Backdating

Date 22/04/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Broadcom Corporation for falsifying its reported income by backdating stock option grants over a five-year period.
Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading Releases REDIPlus Version 8.0

Date 22/04/2008

Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading (GSET) announced today the release of the latest version of REDIPlus, Goldman Sachs’ proprietary, award-winning execution management system. The release of v 8.0 marks the first of several major releases scheduled for 2008, and will provide clients with substantial product and performance enhancements.
FESE Comments On The Credit Crisis

Date 22/04/2008

The ongoing credit crisis has revealed a need for a re-adjustment of focus in the public policy discussion on the question of public versus non-public market models, the treatment of different asset classes and their role in the capital-formation process.