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Minneapolis Grain Exchange Wheat Open Interest Exceeds 71,000 Contracts

Date 27/09/2007

The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange) announced today that daily open interest for its flagship hard red spring wheat futures contract has set a new record at 71,148 contracts as of the close of markets on Wednesday, Sept. 26. Open interest (the number of contracts not liquidated by an offsetting trade, delivery or expiration) has been on a steady increase and is currently 55-percent higher than one year ago.

Morgan Stanley To Pay $12.5 Million To Resolve FINRA Charges That It Failed To Provide Documents To Arbitration Claimants, Regulators - $9.5 Million Fund To Be Established To Pay Arbitration Claimants For Discovery Violations, Firm To Pay $3 Million Fine

Date 27/09/2007

SEC Charges Two Firms And Their CEOs With Securities Fraud In Municipal Bond Market - Regional Brokers, Inc. Ordered To Pay $100,000 Penalty; Discount Munibrokers' Broker-Dealer Registration Revoked

Date 27/09/2007

New Industry Standards To Improve International Securities Processing Efficiency

Date 27/09/2007

Clearstream Banking Luxembourg and Euroclear Bank (the “ICSDs”) are combining forces with the newly created International Securities Market Advisory Group (ISMAG) to implement further standards for the issuance and asset servicing of international securities, which include Eurobonds and structured products issued through the ICSDs.

NASDAQ Receives Approval To Open A Representative Office In Beijing, China

Date 27/09/2007

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) yesterday announced that the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has issued regulatory approval for NASDAQ to open a representative office in Beijing, China. The office will act as the Company's central office for NASDAQ's continuing efforts to provide the highest level of value and service to Chinese companies.

Eurex To Launch Around 170 New Single Stock Futures - Launch In Several Stages From October 2007 Until February 2008

Date 27/09/2007

The international derivatives exchange Eurex will be launching around 170 further single stock futures on stocks listed on the Dow Jones STOXX® 600, RDXxt® USD and S&P 500 indices in the period leading up to February 2008. The products will be introduced from 8 October onwards in eight blocks of up to 40 futures each. As of this date, Eurex will also be extending the contract months for all single stock futures by an additional calendar month, while the maximum term will remain unchanged.

HKEx: Noteworthy Market Statistics On 27 September 2007

Date 27/09/2007

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/09/2007

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 Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 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 method

Meeting Of The Board Of Oslo Børs On 26 September 2007

Date 27/09/2007

At its meeting on 26 September 2007, the Board of Oslo Børs resolved to admit shares in Pronova BioPharma to listing on Oslo Børs. At the same meeting, the Board resolved to admit shares in Grégoire, Ability Drilling, Seajacks International and Davie Yards to listing on Oslo Axess. The Board also resolved to impose a violation charge of NOK 300,000 on HSBC Bank. The Board also approved measures to rectify the situation whereby Oslo Børs has until now failed to satisfy the requirements of t

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Files Action Against Gregg R. Amerman Of Alpharetta, Georgia, And Three Companies That He Controlled - Complaint Alleges Misappropriation Of More Than $675,000 In Customer Funds

Date 26/09/2007

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today the filing of a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against Gregg R. Amerman of Alpharetta, Georgia, and three Georgia companies he controlled: World Alliance Group, Inc. (World Alliance), Gregg Amerman Companies, Inc. (Amerman Inc.), and Zero Doubt, LLC (Zero Doubt). (CFTC v. Amerman, et al., No. 1:07-CV-2280).