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Thai Bourse Market Report – October 2011 - Daily Average Trading Volume Down Year-On-Year To USD 846 Mln - Market Capitalization Up 6.46 Pct From Sept, Helped By Foreign Buying - Derivatives Average Trading Down At 50,531 Contracts Per Day

Date 17/11/2011

The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) trading volume fell in October in both securities and derivatives as mounting fears of Euro zone debt problems hit markets globally, while domestic sentiment was also dented by concerns over Thailand’s economy due to the flood crisis.

Futures On 6-year Russian Federation Government Bonds To Be Launched On FORTS

Date 17/11/2011

On November 17, 2011 OJSC RTS will start trading in a futures contract on a basket of six-year Russian Federation government bonds following the tendency to increasing duration of the public-sector debt. The underlying asset of the contract is Russian Federation government bonds with a period from the Contract’s settlement to the maturity date comprising of 5-7 years. The closest settlement date of the contract is March 5, 2012.

Platform Of Communications, Cornerstone Of Mutual Trust - Shenzhen Stock Exchange New Version “Interaction Easy” Launched

Date 17/11/2011

Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) launched the “Listed Companies and Investors Relation Interaction Platform of Shenzhen Stock Exchange” on January 1, 2010, being the first to provide a convenient, quick and centralized Internet-based communication channel for the investors and listed companies. Within nearly two years after the platform was launched, both the number of questions from the investors and the response rate of the listed companies have been increasing steadily. As of November 8, 2011, the total number of question from the investors was 93.182, increasing by 362% on a year-on-year basis. In addition, the response rate of the listed companies reached 95.08% and the average time of response decreased from three days to five hours, which indicates that the platform is getting popular among the investors as well as receiving active responses from the listed companies.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Releases Results Of Stakeholder Research Findings

Date 17/11/2011

The Financial Markets Authority has published on its website a report written by management consultants Oliver Wyman detailing the findings of local stakeholder research. The research was conducted at the point FMA was established earlier in 2011. 

Shanghai Stock Exchange Consumer 50 Index To Be Launched(

Date 17/11/2011

To further enhance the SSE and CSI index family as well as to provide new analysis tool and underlying instrument for investors, SSE Consumer 50 Index will be launched on December 9th, 2011 by SSE and CSI.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Adjustment Of Trading Margin And Price Limit Of Some Contracts

Date 17/11/2011

After investigation, we hereby decide to make the following adjustments on the charging rate of trading margin and price limit of futures contract of copper and aluminum:

From the closing date on November 15, 2011, the charging rate of trading margin of copper will be increased by 1% (also applicable to the trading margin of futures contract at different positions); the charging rate of trading margin of aluminum will be increased from 6% to 7%.

SIFMA Market Close Recommendations For The US Thanksgiving Day And Japanese Labor Thanksgiving Day Holidays In The US, The UK And The Japanese Markets

Date 16/11/2011

In observance of the US Thanksgiving Day and Japanese Labor Thanksgiving Day holidays, SIFMA made holiday recommendations in U.S., U.K., and Japan.

ELX to Narrow Ticks To Quarter Intervals In 10-Year Treasury Contract

Date 16/11/2011

ELX Futures, L.P. (ELX), a leading electronic futures exchange, today announced plans to reduce the minimum tick size in the outright months of its 10-year U.S. Treasury note futures contract to one quarter of one thirty-second of one point ($7.8125 per contract) beginning on the evening of Sunday, December 4, for the trading date December 5.

CFTC Supports Prompt Initiation Of MF Global Customer Claims And Moving “Cash-Only” Accounts

Date 16/11/2011

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today supported the Trustee’s application for an expedited claims process in the MF Global, Inc. (MFGI) liquidation, and authorized the transfer of funds for customers with “cash-only” accounts outside of the claims process.

Iren Spa Added To Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20 Index

Date 16/11/2011

Iren S.p.A. will be added to the Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20 Index, Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, announced today.