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U.S. Treasury To Begin Orderly Wind Down Of Its $142 Billion Mortgage-Backed Securities Portfolio - Treasury Will Authorize Sale Of Up To $10 Billion In Agency-Guaranteed Mortgage-Backed Securities Per Month - Part Of Continued Wind Down Of Holdings Acquired As Part Of The Financial Stabilization Actions In 2008 And 2009 To Help Combat The Financial Crisis

Date 21/03/2011

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that it will begin the orderly wind down of its remaining portfolio of $142 billion in agency-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities (MBS). Starting this month, Treasury plans to sell up to $10 billion in agency-guaranteed MBS per month, subject to market conditions.

Semi-Annual Changes To The NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Global Wind Energy Index

Date 21/03/2011

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Clean Edge, Inc. announced today the results of the semi-annual evaluation of the NASDAQ OMX^® Clean Edge^® Global Wind Energy Index (Nasdaq:QWND), which will become effective with the market open today.

Thai Bourse Begins Trading Its Third Batch Of Single Stock Futures

Date 21/03/2011

The Thailand Futures Exchange Plc (TFEX), part of The Stock Exchange of Thailand, began trading 16 single stock futures with 16 more underlying SET50 stocks from 9 sectors today (March 21), bringing the total number of underlying stocks to 30. Trading of all 30 single stock futures today came to 12,894 contracts amid strong confidence in a positive trend and significant investor interest in a broader variety of instruments to minimize risk while maximizing profits. 

Taiwan Futures Exchange Monthly Newsletter March 2011

Date 21/03/2011

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Quarterly Changes To The Wilder NASDAQ OMX Global Energy Efficient Transport Index

Date 21/03/2011

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Wilder Transport Index LLC announced today the results of the quarterly evaluation of the Wilder NASDAQ OMX Global Energy Efficient Transport IndexSM (Nasdaq:HAUL), which will become effective with the market open today.

FFastFill To Establish Connectivity To Turquoise Derivatives

Date 21/03/2011

FFastFill will be supporting the new Turquoise Derivatives market with its trading, post trade and risk management services to brokers on the first go-live date.  

Traiana Announces Comprehensive Connectivity And Workflow Solution For FX Central Clearing - Citi Chooses Traiana’s Solution For Foreign Exchange Option And Non-Deliverable Forward Client Clearing Connectivity

Date 21/03/2011

Traiana, leading provider of post-trade solutions, announced today that it has launched a new service for connectivity to central counterparties (CCPs) for the clearing of over-the-counter foreign exchange (FX) derivatives. Citi is the first customer of the solution.

Instinet’s Execution Experts Win “UK Clients Award” In The Trade’s 4th Annual Algorithmic Trading Survey

Date 21/03/2011

Instinet Incorporated, a global leader in electronic trading and agency-only brokerage services, today announced that its Execution Experts® algorithmic trading suite have won the “UK Clients Award” in The Trade’s 4th Annual Algorithmic Trading Survey.

Global Sustainable Investment Organisations Hold First International Strategic Meeting

Date 21/03/2011

In early March, the leaders of sustainable and responsible investment associations around the world gathered for an unprecedented two-day strategic summit meeting in New York City. The seven representatives of major financial hubs and regions included Eurosif, UKSIF (United Kingdom), the Social Investment Organization (Canada), Social Investment Forum (USA), in addition to ASrIA (Asia), RIAA (Australia and NZ), and AfricaSIF.

NASDAQ OMX Nordic Offers Market Access To US And Canada

Date 21/03/2011

NASDAQ OMX Nordic (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today announced the launch of a connectivity service that enables Nordic and Baltic exchange members to send orders in US and Canadian equities to North American equity markets. Market Access - US & Canada utilizes existing technology platform and offers full liquidity of the US and Canadian home markets via one gateway.