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NYSE Liffe U.S. Passes 100,000 In Open Interest In Mini MSCI Index Futures - Open Interest Up 35% Since June Migration - Volumes Continue To Grow With Strong Customer Demand

Date 18/08/2011

NYSE Liffe U.S., the U.S. futures exchange of NYSE Euronext, today announced that Open Interest in the family of mini MSCI Index futures trading on the exchange surpassed the 100,000 contract milestone.  In just 8 weeks since completing the contract migration from CME of contracts based on MSCI Emerging Markets and MSCI EAFE indices, Open Interest in the mini MSCI complex has increased more than 35% to 102,214 as of August 16, 2011.

Program Trading Averaged 31.3 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Aug. 8-12

Date 18/08/2011

The New York Stock Exchange, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today released its weekly program-trading data compiled from member firms’ executed volume from NYSE’s orders database. The report includes trading on the NYSE for Aug. 8-12.

EMCF Announces A Reduction In Fees And Sets New Benchmark For Clearing Fees At EUR 0.5 Cents

Date 18/08/2011

European Multilateral Clearing Facility (EMCF), Europe’s largest cash equities Central Counterparty (CCP), today announces a competitive new fee schedule entering into force on October 1st, 2011.

BM&FBOVESPA Registers Record Financial Volume In Equities Markets

Date 18/08/2011

BM&FBOVESPA obtained a record financial volume in its equity markets yesterday (August 17). In the BOVESPA segment (equities) the total was BRL 24,259,162,443.96. The previous record was BRL 18,437,046,217.92 on August 15, 2007.

Japan's Financial Services Agency Publishes Newsletter No.96

Date 18/08/2011

Click here to download FSA Newsletter No. 96.

ISE To Launch New Competitive Market Maker Trading Rights Program On September 1

Date 18/08/2011

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) announced that it has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission to restructure its Competitive Market Maker (CMM) trading rights and will launch the new program on September 1, 2011. The new structure grants greater flexibility to current and new CMMs to select the options classes they would like to quote.

RTS Indices Weekly Review

Date 18/08/2011

EDHEC: Hedge Funds Pick Up In July Despite Mixed Market Conditions

Date 18/08/2011

Click here to download the latest performance update of the EDHEC-Risk Alternative Indexes.

Thai Listed Firms’ Earnings Up 35% In H1’2011

Date 18/08/2011

•       First-half net profits of listed companies hit record high, up 35% y-o-y
•       Sales up 22% as improving economy boosts demand
•       PTT, PTTEP, SCB, SCC and BBL are top five best profit-making firms

The Palestine Exchange: 33 Out Of 44 Disclosed Companies Post Profit H1-2011

Date 18/08/2011

Mr. Ahmed Aweidah, CEO of the Palestine Exchange (PEX) announced the end of the financial statement disclosure period for listed companies for the first half of 2011, completed at the end of business day on Monday, August 15th.