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Boerse Stuttgart Extends Trading Hours To 22.00 Hours CET

Date 21/02/2013

The trading hours for all German and international equities, participation certificates, investment fund units and exchange-traded products are to be extended with effect from 1 March 2013.

Share Of Investors in Financial Instrument Trading On Warsaw Stock Exchange In 2012

Date 21/02/2013

• Investor structure on WSE’s Main Market in equities in 2012 was similar to 2011; retail investors generated 18% of trading (no change YoY); institutional investors, 34% (-1 percentage point); and foreign investors, 48% (+1 percentage point).
• Retail investors once again made the biggest contribution to trading in futures (47%) while the share of foreign investors grew steadily (17%, a historical high).
• Retail investors were in the lead on NewConnect, similar to previous years.

Lahore Stock Exchange Is Organizing A “Roundtable Listed Companies” On Monday, February 25, 2013 - Director Securities Market Division (Secp) Mr. Amir Khan Afridi Will Be The Chief Guest

Date 21/02/2013

The Lahore Stock Exchange is facilitating the capital formation process through primary market regulatory functions and also by providing a liquid, fully automated and well regulated secondary market.

Warsaw Stock Exchange Group Financial Results for 2012 - Strategy of Revenue Diversification Brings Positive Results

Date 21/02/2013

The revenues of the Warsaw Stock Exchange Group increased to a record-high level of PLN 273.8 million in 2012, an increase of 1.9% compared to 2011 driven by the WSE’s acquisition of the Polish Power Exchange (PolPX), Poland’s only licensed energy exchange, in 2012. As a result of PolPX consolidation as of March 2012, the revenues of the WSE Group from the commodity market increased from PLN 2 million in 2011 to PLN 62.6 million in 2012. For the same reason, the WSE Group’s operating expenses (PLN 148.5 million) increased by nearly 10.8%; however, WSE alone reduced its operating expenses by 7.0% to PLN 114.9 million.

Warsaw Stock Exchange Formally Accepts UTP System - The Warsaw Stock Exchange Has Formally Accepted The Universal Trading Platform (UTP) From NYSE Technologies

Date 21/02/2013

The Warsaw Stock Exchange announces the successful completion of the acceptance process of the trading system UTP. As an important element of the process, functional and technical acceptance tests have been completed with a positive outcome. The completion of this stage of the project means that the new trading system has entered the last phase of preparations before the production launch on 15 April 2013.

Thailand Futures Exchange’s Stock Futures Volume Triples To Above 30,000 Contracts Per Day

Date 21/02/2013

The Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand group, reveals that the average daily trading volume of its stock futures has tripled since last year to 33,175 contracts. As the market continues its bullish sentiment, investors saw the opportunity to boost returns using single stock futures. Open interest has also increased to 385,424 contracts.

SGX - Trading Costs Lower In 2012

Date 21/02/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today said trading costs for large-cap and mid-cap stocks were significantly lower in 2012 than pre-June 2011 levels, following SGX’s initiatives to enhance market liquidity. SGX’s 2012 Securities Market Quality Indicators Report released today also showed price volatility eased during the second half of 2012 and was markedly lower than the first half of the year.

NYSE Liffe Welcomes Marigold International Securities LTD. And Gold Mountain Futures LTD As New Members

Date 21/02/2013

NYSE Liffe, the European based global derivatives division of NYSE Euronext, today welcomed Marigold International Securities Ltd. and Gold Mountain Futures Ltd. as members of NYSE Liffe’s London market.

SGX Clears Record Iron Ore Volume In January 2013 - Announcement Of The 2012 SGX AsiaClear Award Winners - Launch Of AsiaClear Futures On 8 April 2013

Date 21/02/2013

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is delighted to announce that the cleared volume for its Iron Ore swap and options contracts reached a record high of 18.2 million metric tonnes (36,365 lots) in January 2013.  This is 145,500 metric tonnes (291 lots) higher than the previous record set in September 2012.  Open interest also reached a record high of 18.7 million metric tonnes (37,338 lots) on 20 February 2013.

NYSE Liffe To List MSCI Europe Index On Central Order Book

Date 21/02/2013

NYSE Liffe, the European derivatives business of NYSE Euronext, today announced the extension of its suite of derivatives based on MSCI indices to the London Central Order Book. Trading in NYSE Liffe’s MSCI Europe Net Total Return Index futures Contract will commence on 1 March 2013.