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New DIFX Board Appointed

Date 01/07/2007

The Board of the Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) commences its new term with the appointment of a new Chairman and three new directors following its Annual General Meeting held on 25th June. The Board will focus on the growth of the Exchange going forward.
NASDAQ Executives To Visit Brazil, Conduct Press Briefing

Date 29/06/2007

NASDAQ executives will be hosted by the Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange on Thursday, July 12, 2007. The press briefing at the Exchange.
CBOT Dow Contracts Price Limits And Trading Halts: 3rd Quarter 2007 Dow Circuit Breakers

Date 29/06/2007

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Montréal Exchange Second Quarter 2007 Results

Date 29/06/2007

Montréal Exchange Inc. (TSX: MXX) will issue its press release for the second quarter 2007 results on Wednesday July 25, 2007, after the market closes. Luc Bertrand, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Montréal Exchange (MX), and Louise Laflamme, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, will hold a teleconference for financial analysts to review its second quarter results on Thursday, July 26 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern).
Agricultural Commodities: Open Interest Sets Historic Record At BM&F

Date 29/06/2007

BM&F’s agricultural markets registered record open interest on June 26th: 103,680 contracts in comparison to 100,830 on June 25th. Live Cattle and Ethanol futures contracts also set an open interest historic mark. With an open interest of 42,657 registered on June 26th, Live Cattle futures surpassed the 41,390 mark registered on the day before. Ethanol futures registered an open interest of 757 on June 25th, totaled an open interest of 833 on June 26th – also a record.

NYSE Euronext Announces Third-Quarter 2007 Circuit-Breaker And Trading-Collar Levels

Date 29/06/2007

NYSE Euronext will implement new circuit-breaker and trading-collar trigger levels for third-quarter 2007 effective Monday, July 2, 2007 for the New York Stock Exchange.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 29/06/2007

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The shareholders of LionOre Mining International Inc. (TSX:LIM) have accepted the $CDN27.50 per share cash offer from OJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel. LionOre Mining will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the S&P/TSX Completion and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX Capped Materials and Capped Diversified Metals & Mining and the S&P/TSX Global Mining i
American Stock Exchange To Trade Options On The Blackstone Group

Date 29/06/2007

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) will launch trading in options on Monday, July 2, 2007, on the following New York Stock Exchange listed stock of:• The Blackstone Group (Symbol: BX)The Blackstone Group options will open with strike prices of 25 - 30 - 35 and position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be AGS Specialist, LLC. The Blackstone Group is a global alternative asset manager an
CME Announces Revised Independence Day Holiday Hours For Electronically Traded Commodities

Date 29/06/2007

CME has announced the following revised trading schedule in conjunction with the Independence Day holiday (all times are Central time). Please note: the only revision is to CME Commodities traded on CME Globex(R):
Glass Lewis Recommends CBOT Stockholders Vote For Merger With CME

Date 29/06/2007

CBOT Holdings, Inc., holding company for the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) (NYSE: BOT), one of the leading global derivatives exchanges, today announced that Glass Lewis & Co., a leading proxy advisory firm, has recommended that CBOT Holdings stockholders vote FOR the merger with Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME) at the Special Stockholders Meeting scheduled for July 9, 2007. In making its recommendation, Glass Lewis stated the following: