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“Investment Know-how In A Nutshell”: SIX Swiss Exchange Presents Start Of Education Initiative For Private Investors At FONDS'10

Date 04/02/2010

The first event as part of the education initiative for private investors will take place on Friday, 5 February at the FONDS'10 fair in the Kongresshaus Zurich under the heading “Anlagewissen kompakt” (Investment Know-how in a Nutshell). The initiative, developed by SIX Swiss Exchange in conjunction with independent partner organizations, is aimed at promoting financial education for private investors.
The Boston Options Exchange (BOX) Selects Firm58 For On-Demand Billing - Firm58 Replaces BOX's In-House Billing System And Provides Exchange Participants With Online Access To Trade Details And Balances

Date 04/02/2010

Firm58 (www.firm58.com), a financial management software provider, today announced The Boston Options Exchange Group, LLC (BOX), an all-electronic equity options market, has selected Firm58 to automate its billing processes.
Investors In Private Equity Funds Cautiously Optimistic: Two-Thirds Set To Make New Fund Commitments In 2010 - Preqin’s Survey Reveals Investors Have More Capital Available For New Private Equity Investments In The Coming Year

Date 04/02/2010

2009 saw the lowest private equity fundraising total since 2004, evidence of the continuing caution displayed by investors when making new private equity investments. In the wake of this, Preqin undertook a survey of over 100 prominent institutional investors from around the world in order to assess their plans for further private equity investments in the year ahead.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner Written Testimony Before The US Senate Budget Committee

Date 04/02/2010

Chairman Conrad, Ranking Member Gregg and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the President's Fiscal Year 2011 Budget.
RTS Stock Exchange And Bloomberg To Give A Joint Workshop In London

Date 04/02/2010

On February 23, 2010 RTS Stock Exchange and Bloomberg will hold a joint workshop.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Introduces Block Trading To Enhance Market Convenience

Date 04/02/2010

Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“TOCOM” or the “Exchange”) announced today that the Exchange introduced Block Trading after having received approval from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. TOCOM is the first Japanese commodity futures exchange to introduce Block Trading, which allows for transactions to be concluded apart from the market.
Emissions trading: European Commission Takes Action Over Cyber Attacks On EU ETS Account Holders

Date 04/02/2010

The European Commission intends to prepare revised internet security guidelines following cyber attacks on EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) registries last week. Fake emails asked users of the registries to log on to a malicious website and disclose their user identification code and password. Some fraudulent transactions were carried out, but the security of the Community Registry and the Community Independent Transaction Log has not
R.J. O’Brien Launches Futures Operation In Canada

Date 04/02/2010

R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the largest independent futures brokerage firm in the United States, announced today that it has been admitted to membership in the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), enabling the firm to open R.J. O’Brien & Associates Canada Inc. in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The regulatory approval marks the first time the nearly 100-year-old firm is operating a subsidiary in Canada.
RTS: Changes To The List Of Securities Eligible As Collateral

Date 04/02/2010

RTS Clearing Center has reviewed the list of securities that can be accepted as collateral for trades executed on FORTS, the derivatives market of RTS Stock Exchange, and RTS Standard.
EEX Trading Results For Natural Gas And CO2 Emission Rights In January

Date 04/02/2010

In January, the trading volume on the EEX Spot Market for Natural Gas amounted to 885,696 MWh (Gaspool and NCG market areas) compared to 244,800 MWh in January 2009. On 27 January 2010 a volume of 153,312 MWh was reached, which has been the highest daily volume on the EEX Spot Market so far. The Spot Market price for the day-ahead delivery of Natural Gas ranged between EUR 11.70 per MWh and EUR 17.25 per MWh.