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FISD Announces Updated Best Practices Recommendations - Updates Market Data Service Levels, Response Times And Communication Procedures

Date 11/02/2008

The Financial Information Services Division of the Software and Information Industry Association (FISD) today announced the release of updated guidelines on market data service levels, response times and communication procedures.
Kansas City Board Of Trade - Different Minimum Wheat Margins For March And May 2008 Contracts Compared To Forward Contract Months

Date 11/02/2008

The Kansas City Board of Trade has changed its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts. The changes supersede the increases that were announced on Friday, February 8 and are effective at the close of business today.
Dow Jones To Change The Composition Of The Dow Jones Industrial Average - Two Component Stocks Will Be Replaced

Date 11/02/2008

Bank of America Corp. and Chevron Corp. will replace Altria Group, Inc., and Honeywell International, Inc., in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, effective with the opening of trading on February 19, Dow Jones & Company announced.
DGCX Volumes Surge 95% In January 2008 – Total Value Of Contracts Traded Rose Nearly 130% To US$4.3 Billion

Date 11/02/2008

Indicating keen interest in the region, Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) reported record transactions in January 2008, with trading volumes surging by 95%.
Standard & Poor's Opens Office In The Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 11/02/2008

Standard & Poor's today announced the official launch of its first office in the Middle East in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), underscoring its commitment to fostering the development of deep and efficient capital markets across the region, linking local markets with the global economy, and enhancing transparency for investors.

UK’s Financial Services Authority Bans Broker And Fines Him £21,000 For Dishonesty And Misleading Customers

Date 11/02/2008

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned Mr Mohammed Suba Miah (Mr Miah), a former broker at Square Mile Securities Limited, and fined him £21,000 for selling high risk shares to customers without their consent and deliberately misleading customers by not explaining the risks involved with such shares.
PLUS Trading Activity Soars 92 Per Cent - 1.7 Billion Shares Traded In January - New Surge In Market Share

Date 11/02/2008

PLUS Markets posted a strong start to 2008 with 397,419 trades reported in January, an increase of 92% on December 2007. The total value of trades was £2.8 billion, up 61%, and the number of shares traded was 1.7 billion, up 70%. Trading activity on PLUS has seen an exceptionally strong upward trend over the three months since the launch of its new trading platform in November 2007.
HKEx: Stabilisation Period Following AMS/3 Capacity And Technology Upgrade Ends

Date 11/02/2008

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today (Monday) that the stabilisation period for its securities trading system, AMS/3 (Third Generation Automatic Order Matching and Execution System), has been completed.
Bursa Malaysia: 19th Annual Palm Oil Conference Poised To Uncover Opportunities In The Global Palm Oil Market

Date 11/02/2008

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia”) will once again host the annual Palm & Lauric Oils Conference and Exhibition / Price Outlook 2008/2009 (POC) on 25 to 27 February 2008 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. This flagship conference, going into its 19th year, provides an avenue for discussions on the various developments and issues affecting the palm oil industry, including progress that will impact the price outlook of palm and lauric oils.
HKEx: Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 11/02/2008

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 18 February 2008 (Monday), 33 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 41 existing designated securities will be removed from the list. The total number of designated securities for short selling will be 562 after the revision.