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London Metal Exchange FOT Study

Date 22/03/2007

European Economics: LME FOT Study (February 2007) European Economics: LME FOT Study - Next Steps Recommendations (March 2007)
American Stock Exchange Announces Settlement With Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 22/03/2007

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) announced today that that it has reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to inadequate regulatory oversight that occurred under the previous ownership and administration.
London Metal Exchange: Appointment Of A Sub-Committee To Design And Execute A Mechanism For Allotment Of B Shares

Date 22/03/2007

In order to further facilitate admission of new members to the Exchange, LME Holdings Limited has today appointed a sub-committee of the Board whose task is to design and execute a mechanism for the allotment of up to 200,000 B Shares in the Company. The sub-committee will be advised by NM Rothschild & Sons Ltd.
SEC Charges American Stock Exchange And Former Chairman And CEO Salvatore Sodano With Failing To Exercise Regulatory Oversight Responsibilities

Date 22/03/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a settled cease-and-desist order against American Stock Exchange LLC for failing to enforce compliance with securities laws and rules and failing to comply with its record-keeping obligations. In the order, the Commission found that from at least 1999 through June 2004, the Amex failed adequately to surveil for violations of order handling rules by Amex members and failed to keep and furnish surveillance and other records.
Program Trading Averaged 36.7 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Mar. 12-16

Date 22/03/2007

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Mar. 12-16.

CBOT Good Friday Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 22/03/2007

CHICAGO, March 22, 2007 – The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has established the following trading schedule in connection with the Good Friday holiday: Thursday, April 5 Open auction: All open auction contracts will close at their normal times. Electronic trading: All electronic trading (daytime) will close at its normal times. Overnight electronic trading will be open for Financial contracts o
Shanghai Futures Exchange Lists Zinc Futures

Date 22/03/2007

The China Securities Regulatory Commission, China’s regulatory authority on futures market, approved of Zinc futures contracts being listed on SHFE. The trading will start on Mar. 26, 2007.
U.S. Futures Exchange To Offer Futures Contracts On Events Beginning With CBOT Merger

Date 22/03/2007

U.S. Futures Exchange (USFE) has announced a new futures product to let investors take a position on the fate of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), which has received merger proposals from both the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE). The contracts are the first of USFE's Binary Event Futures and were self-certified with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
IntercontinentalExchange Responds To CME Comments About ICE

Date 22/03/2007

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) issued the following response to comments today by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (NYSE: CME) criticizing ICE’s offer to combine with the Chicago Board of Trade (NYSE: BOT): “CME’s increasing attempts to discredit ICE don’t change the fact that our offer is clearly superior – the ICE offer provides much higher current value, is pro-competitive, and will create a stronger business that we believe is better positioned for future growth.”
KCBT Announces Trading Hours For Days Surrounding Good Friday

Date 22/03/2007

In coordination with U.S. stock and commodity exchanges, the Kansas City Board of Trade will observe the following trading hours on the days before and after the upcoming Good Friday holiday on Friday, April 6, 2007.