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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Henderson Land Futures

Date 04/06/2013

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 5 June 2013, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below.  The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

EPEX SPOT SE: New Record On Swiss Day-Ahead Market

Date 04/06/2013

In May 2013, a total volume of 29.5 TWh was traded on EPEX SPOT’s Day-Ahead and Intraday markets (May 2012: 29.2 TWh). Trading volumes on the Swiss Day-Ahead market hit a new all-time high, as well as the volume traded in 15-minute contracts on the German Intraday market, which reached a new all-time high for the third month in a row.

Tokyo Stock Exchange Welcomes A New General Trading Participant - CLSA Securities Japan Co., Ltd.

Date 04/06/2013

Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) welcomes CLSA Securities Japan Co., Ltd. to the TSE market.
CLSA Securities Japan Co., Ltd. will join TSE on June 17, 2013 as a General Trading Participant.

Palestine Exchange Thursday 06 June 2013 An Official Holiday

Date 04/06/2013

The Palestine Exchange (PEX) announces Thursday 06 June 2013 an Official Holiday.

EDI Opens Office In Morocco To Enhance Its Coverage Of The EMEA Markets - Exchange Data International (EDI) today announced the opening of their Moroccan office in Agadir enhancing its language capabilities in French and Arabic

Date 04/06/2013

Exchange Data International (EDI), the well-established provider of global Reference and Corporate Actions data, today announced the opening of their Moroccan office in Agadir.

Exegy Names Hughes To Head Sales

Date 04/06/2013

Exegy, Inc., the market data appliance company, has appointed Steve Hughes as Vice President of Sales, with responsibilities for global sales.

Burgundy Monthly Report May 2013

Date 04/06/2013

In May:

• The average daily turnover was EUR 45.3 (42.9) million, an increase of 5.6 percent. The total turnover was EUR 995.8 (901.8) million, an increase of 10.4 percent.
• The average number of trades per day was 7,772 (7,543), an increase of 3.0 percent. The total number of trades was 170,977 (158,413) an increase of 7.9 percent.
• The trading participant with the highest turnover was Merrill Lynch International with a turnover of EUR 492.4 (265.6) million.
• The most traded instrument was Volvo B, with a turnover of EUR 50.9 (54.3) million, a decrease of 6.3 percent.

Nordic Growth Market NGM AB: May Turnover Exceeds 3.8 Billion SEK (452 Million Euro) At NGM

Date 04/06/2013

Nordic Growth Market NGM generated a total turnover exceeding 3.8 billion SEK (452 million Euro) for May 2013, based on NGM’s three markets; Sweden, Finland and Norway.

May Turnover At Boerse Stuttgart Climbs Above EUR 7.8 Billion Mark - Surge In Equities Trading Accompanied By Rise In Turnover From Securitised Derivatives

Date 04/06/2013

According to the order book statistics, the volume of securities traded at Boerse Stuttgart in May 2013 was in excess of EUR 7.8 billion, around 6 percent up on the figure for April. Trading in securitised derivatives accounted for the lion’s share of turnover. Compared to the previous month, the total trading volume in this asset class was 3.6 percent higher at EUR 3.6 billion. At nearly EUR 2.1 billion, turnover for investment products was up 4.7 percent, while trading in leverage products increased to more than EUR 1.5 billion.

NASDAQ OMX Announces Proposed Senior Notes Offering

Date 04/06/2013

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that it plans to commence a public offering of Euro-denominated senior notes due 2021 pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand and/or borrowings under the revolving portion of its senior credit facility, to fund the consideration for the previously announced acquisition of the eSpeed platform and related expenses and for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of indebtedness.

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