ASX CFDs To Launch On 5 November 2007

Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) announces that trading in the ASX Contracts for Difference (CFD) market will begin on Monday, 5 November 2007.

The products available on the first day of trading will be 16 ASX equity CFDs.

On Monday, 12 November 2007, a further 10 ASX CFDs will be listed, covering major foreign exchange pairs, the S&P/ASX 200 index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and gold. Additional equity, index and commodity CFDs will be launched in future weeks.

Details of all ASX CFD products, including education materials and an explanation of the benefits of trading ASX CFDs, are available on www.asx.com.au/cfd