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NASDAQ And OMX To Combine - The Leading Innovators In The Exchange Industry To Create The World's Premier Exchange And Technology Company - Combination Recommended By Both OMX And NASDAQ Boards And Supported By Key OMX And NASDAQ Shareholders

Date 25/05/2007

The boards of directors of The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ") and OMX AB (publ) ("OMX") jointly announce that they have entered into an agreement (the "Transaction Agreement") to combine the two companies (the "Combination" or the "Transaction"), creating the world's premier exchange and technology company. The Combination will create the largest global network of exchanges and exchange customers linked by technology. The Combination will provide significant benefits for customers, sh
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Partial Revision Of Futures And Options Trading Specifications Accompanying The Trading And Clearing System Development

Date 25/05/2007

The Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) published the document "Partial revision of futures and options trading specifications accompanying the trading and clearing system development" on May 24, 2007.
Dubai Mercantile Exchange Announces Details For Additional Production Testing For DME Direct™ For DME Contracts For May 26, 2007

Date 25/05/2007

In response to customer requests and in order to ensure successful connectivity to DME Direct™, the Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) has scheduled a production test for Saturday, May 26, 2007 from 10.00 am to 12.00 pm Eastern Daylight Time. Please note that this will be the final production test planned prior to the June 1 launch.
Dalian Commodity Exchange Trade In April 2007

Date 25/05/2007

The Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) in April achieved a trading volume of 18.7 million contracts and a turnover worth 506.9 billion yuan, accounting for 42.38% and 16.73% of the total of China’s national market respectively, according to the latest statistics from China Futures Association. The trading volume declined by 0.9% from a year ago and was 40% higher than March, while the turnover was 15.6% more than April 2006 and rose 55.9% from March. The open interest at the end of the month was ne
NASDAQ Announces Results Of Annual Meeting Of Stockholders

Date 24/05/2007

The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("NASDAQ(r)") (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that NASDAQ's stockholders approved the re-election of 13 directors to one-year terms at the 2007 annual stockholders meeting.

NASD Vice Chairman Doug Shulman Welcome Remarks - 16th Annual NASD Spring Securities Conference, May 23, 2007

Date 24/05/2007

Thank you, Elisse, for that kind introduction. I'd like to welcome you all to Chicago and thank you for joining us to kick-off NASD's 16th Annual Spring Conference.
SEC Announces Roundtable Discussion Regarding Mutual Recognition

Date 24/05/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it will host a roundtable discussion in June on the topic of selective mutual recognition. Selective mutual recognition would involve the SEC permitting certain types of foreign financial intermediaries to provide services to U.S. investors under an abbreviated registration system, provided those entities are supervised in a foreign jurisdiction under a securities regulatory regime substantially comparable (but not necessarily identical
NYMEX Announces Margins For Dubai Mercantile Exchange Futures Contracts

Date 24/05/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin rates for the new Dubai Mercantile Exchange contracts that will begin trading on June 1.
The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks For May 2007

Date 24/05/2007

As of mid-May, short interest in 2,752 NASDAQ Global Market(sm) securities totaled 8,205,105,350 shares compared with 7,819,110,519 shares in 2,756 Global Market issues for the month of April. The May short interest represents 3.94 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.17 days in April.
BM&F’s Security Clearinghouse Sets Collateral Repo Volume Record

Date 24/05/2007

The volume of collateral repo transactions with federal government securities set a record, on May, the 23rd, surpassing the R$ 50 billion mark. Of the 123 transactions, 120 were carried out as “general collateral repo”. General collateral repos are transactions where collateral is pledged in respect of the participant’s net balance, instead of on a transaction per transaction basis. The indication of the securities to be delivered or received as collateral may occur after the time of the trade.