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APCIMS Annual Conference "Globalisation And Financial Services Regulation In Europe And Beyond" - Speech Delivered By Michel Prada, Chairman Of The Autorité Des Marchés Financiers

Date 19/10/2007

Click here to download a speech delivered by Michel Prada Chairman of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers at the APCIMS Annual Conference "Globalisation and financial services regulation in Europe and beyond", London, October 17, 2007

Huge Success Of Switzerland’s First Financial Fair For Structured Products

Date 19/10/2007

Switzerland’s first-ever financial fair for structured products, which was jointly organised by Scoach Switzerland Ltd. and the Swiss Structured Products Association (SSPA), was a resounding success. On 17-18 October 2007, more than 4,500 institutional and private investors gained a comprehensive overview of the broad range of structured products, the latest trends, and innovations in the marketplace.

Supervisory Board Supports Co-Operation Of EEX With Other Energy Exchanges In Europe

Date 19/10/2007

In its meeting today, the supervisory board of European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) unanimously expressed its full support of the European strategy of the energy exchange. The board welcomed the proposed package deal for the planned co-operation with the French energy exchange Powernext S.A. as a sound basis for this and further co-operations. A final decision about the complex package deal will be made in the next regular meeting of the supervisory board in December.

SEC Distributes $356 Million To Defrauded Fannie Mae Investors - Investor Protection Agency's "Fair Funds" Distributions To Fraud Victims Top $3 Billion Mark

Date 19/10/2007

TSX Group Travels To Chicago

Date 19/10/2007

On Wednesday, November 7th, 2007, the TSX Group will hold an information session in Chicago to address the benefits of listing on a TSX Group exchange and in Canada. This session will be the seventh of nine scheduled to take place across the US as part of TSX Group’s 2007 business development campaign to increase US awareness and listings. The Chicago chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) is an official campaign supporter.

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Launches Initial Options Trading On Healthshares<SUP><small>TM</SUP></small> Exchange-Traded Fund

Date 19/10/2007

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it launched, for the first time in the marketplace, options on the HealthShares TM Diagnostics ETF (HHD), an XShares Advisors Exchange-Traded Fund. LaBranche Structured Products, LLC is the specialist.

PLUS Markets Group plc Restoration Of Trading

Date 19/10/2007

On 5 October 2007, PLUS Markets Group plc confirmed that it had signed a heads of terms agreement with a third party. This was non-binding and the Company confirmed that shareholders would be kept informed of developments.

KCBT Sets New Membership Sales Record At $650,000 - Previous Record Of $601,000 Set Less Than A Month Ago

Date 19/10/2007

The Kansas City Board of Trade on Thursday set a new membership sales record with a Class A membership sale at $650,000, topping the previous record of $601,000 set on September 24 of this year. Last year at this time, the record was less than half this level, at $270,000.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Report

Date 19/10/2007

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly report.

Trading Volume On FORTS Has Exceeded 2,5 Bln US Dollars

Date 19/10/2007

On October 18, 2007 trading volume on the Futures and Options on RTS market (FORTS) reached a new record. On a single trading day the total derivatives trading volume on FORTS was 61,56 billion rubles, which is over US$ 2,47 billion.