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EEX GASPOOL Futures Now Tradeable On PEGAS - New Market Maker On Board

Date 04/06/2013

Today, European Energy Exchange (EEX) successfully migrated its Natural Gas Futures for the market area GASPOOL onto PEGAS – the common platform of EEX and Powernext, which was launched on 29 May 2013.

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Signs MOU With Abu Dhabi University

Date 04/06/2013

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi University (ADU) aiming at enhancing the cooperation between the two organizations in the fields of institutional development, curriculum development, and information dissemination.

CME Group Expands Agricultural Options Offering With Three New KCBT Wheat Options Contracts - Launch Aligns With Transition Of KCBT Wheat Futures And Options To Chicago Trading Floor

Date 04/06/2013

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it has expanded its agricultural options offering through the introduction of three new options on the recently-acquired KCBT hard red winter (HRW) Wheat futures contracts. KCBT Weekly Wheat Options, KCBT-CBOT Wheat Spread Options and MGEX-KCBT Wheat Spread Options will be available for trading on July 1, pending CFTC review.

Palestine Exchange Monthly Newsletter "Tadawul" # 74

Date 04/06/2013

Click here to download the May 2013 issue of the PEX Monthly Newsletter.

IntercontinentalExchange Sets Date Of August 6 For Second Quarter 2013 Earnings Announcement

Date 04/06/2013

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, will announce second quarter 2013 financial results on Tuesday, August 6, 2013. An earnings press release will be issued prior to the earnings conference call, which will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET.

IOSCO Launches Investor Education Gateway

Date 04/06/2013

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) launched today an Investor Education Gateway on its Website. This new online tool is part of IOSCO´s broader investor education initiative and aims to enhance the sharing of investor education information among IOSCO members and the public. The information contains online investor education materials from many of IOSCO´s members, as well as published IOSCO reports and presentations regarding investor education.

ICE Reports May Daily Futures Volume- $915 Billion in CDS Cleared by Buyside, $41 Trillion In Total CDS Cleared To Date

Date 04/06/2013

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, today reported futures volume for May 2013. ICE's average daily volume (ADV) for futures and options was 3,317,512 contracts, a decrease of 5% from the prior May. Total volume in May 2013was 73 million contracts.

Moscow Exchange's Derivatives Market Open Interest Hits The Record

Date 04/06/2013

In June 03, 2013 a record open interest was shown by the Moscow Exchange's derivatives market. By the end of the main trading session the total open interest in futures contracts reached 289.4 billion rubles or 8.9 million contracts.

CME Group Volume Averaged 14.7 Million Contracts Per Day In May 2013, Up 11 Percent From May 2012, Marking Highest Month Since August 2011

Date 04/06/2013

• All-time daily volume record of 26.9 million contracts traded on May 29
• Record monthly Treasury futures and options volume up 42 percent
• Monthly average daily volume records achieved for futures and options on 30-year Treasury Bonds, 10-year Treasury Notes and 5-year Treasury Notes
• Interest rate volume up 31 percent

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.