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Minneapolis Grain Exchange Membership Record Rises To $180,000

Date 23/07/2007

For the second Monday in a row, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange) announces a record membership sale with a membership trading today at the new record of $180,000. This follows three trades last week at the previous record of $170,000. Membership values at the MGEX have increased 247 percent since January.
U.S. Futures Exchange To List Wind Power Futures Beginning August 24, 2007

Date 23/07/2007

U.S. Futures Exchange (USFE) announced today that it will list Wind Power futures, its first renewable energy contracts, on August 24. Seven contracts derived from NORDIX® Financial Wind Indexes will trade with monthly expiries.
Jaguar Mining Inc. Celebrates Listing On NYSE Arca

Date 23/07/2007

New Hampshire-based Jaguar Mining Inc. (NYSE Arca: JAG), a leader in gold mining, production and development incorporated in Canada and with operations in Brazil, today celebrated its listing on NYSE Arca, NYSE Euronext’s fully electronic market for emerging issuers.
Boston Stock Exchange – Erroneous Trading In Boston Beer Company, Inc. (SAM)

Date 23/07/2007

The Boston Stock Exchange, Inc. Regulation Department (BSER) announced that, on Wednesday July 18, 2007, 172,500 shares of SAM stock were erroneously traded during a quality assurance testing session, which may have had an impact on the market.
FTSE To Announce Annual Country Classification Review

Date 23/07/2007

Leading index provider, FTSE Group (“FTSE”), will announce the results of its annual country classification review before European markets open on Thursday 20th September. The review will examine progress made by a series of international markets and will decide whether to make any changes to the status of countries on FTSE’s Watch List. Countries currently on FTSE’s Watch List for possible promotion or demotion include China (A shares), Greece, Hungary, Israel, Pakistan, Poland, South Korea

Volaw Trust And Corporate Services Limited Opens Regional Office At DIFC

Date 23/07/2007

Volaw Trust and Corporate Services Limited (Volaw), one of Jersey’s leading providers of fiduciary services, announced that it has been granted a license by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate as an authorised firm in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Volaw will provide a wide range of trust, fund administration and advisory services on various financial products directly from the DIFC to its clients throughout the region.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Regulations On Silver Warehouse Receipts Modified, Following Changes To Delivery Unit

Date 23/07/2007

Along with the contract unit, the delivery unit for silver has been modified from 60 kg to 30 kg (applicable from the October 2007 contract onward; also including early deliveries in September 2007).
Iron Ore Company Sphere Investments Of Australia Lists On Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX)

Date 23/07/2007

Sphere Investments Ltd (Sphere), an Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listed company with iron ore interests in Mauritania, West Africa, today listed its ordinary shares on the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX). It is the fourth mining company to list shares on the region’s international stock market and the first in the iron ore sector.
London Stock Exchange: Circular To Shareholders And Notice of EGM (July 2007) - Proposed Merger With Borsa Italiana S.p.A.

Date 23/07/2007

Click here to download details of the Circular to Shareholders and Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting relating to the proposed merger of the London Stock Exchange Group plc and Borsa Italiana S.p.A.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Changes In S&P Japan SmallCap 250, S&P/TOPIX 150 And S&P Japan 500 Indices

Date 23/07/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Japan SmallCap 250, S&P/TOPIX 150 and S&P Japan 500 Indices effective after the close of trading Monday, July 30th, 2007: