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Baruch College Professor Robert A. Schwartz To Receive The First WFE Award For Excellence

Date 29/09/2009

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) Secretariat is pleased to announce the winner of the first annual WFE Award for Excellence, Prof. Robert A. Schwartz of the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, CUNY.

LCH.Clearnet And Euroclear To jointly Improve Post-Trade Processing

Date 29/09/2009

Patsystems Signs First Brazilian Customer, Flow Corretora

Date 29/09/2009

Patsystems is pleased to announce that it has signed a Software License Agreement with its first client in Brazil, Flow Corretora (Flow). Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Flow is one of the largest BM&FBOVESPA brokerage firms.

SIX Exchange Regulation Fines Swissmetal Holding Ltd

Date 29/09/2009

SIX Exchange Regulation has imposed a fine on Swissmetal Holding Ltd as a result of errors in the preparation of the company’s 2008 annual financial statements under Swiss GAAP FER.

Tokyo Grain Exchange: Daily Price Limits From September 30, 2009

Date 29/09/2009

The daily price limits will change from September 30, 2009. Raw sugar will be expanded to 1,500yen.

Component Changes Made To Several Dow Jones Country Titans, Select Dividend And Sector Titans Indexes

Date 28/09/2009

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced changes in the Dow Jones Italy Select Dividend 20, Dow Jones Italy Titans 30, Dow Jones Switzerland Titans 30 and Dow Jones Emerging Markets Oil & Gas Titans 30 indexes.

KCBT Lowers Minimum Margins For Wheat Futures Contract

Date 28/09/2009

The Kansas City Board of Trade has lowered its minimum margins for the hard red winter wheat futures contract.

CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee Meeting Will Be Rescheduled

Date 28/09/2009

The meeting of the Commission’s Global Markets Advisory Committee, previously scheduled for Wednesday, September 30, 2009, will be rescheduled. The new date for the meeting will be announced at a later time.

SEC: Fee Rate Advisory #2 For Fiscal Year 2010

Date 28/09/2009

When fiscal year 2010 starts on Oct. 1, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission expects to be operating under a continuing resolution that will extend through Oct. 31, 2009. During this period, fees paid under Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Sections 13(e), 14(g) and 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 will remain at their current rates.

BATS Exchange Unveils BATS 1000 Index - New Index From Third-Largest Us Equities Exchange Will ‘More Accurately Depict The Direction, Intensity And Mood Of The US Market,’ CEO Says

Date 28/09/2009

BATS Exchange, an innovative and technology leading US securities exchange, today announced the launch of the BATS 1000SM Index, a US-listed securities benchmark based on the performance of a total of 1000 US-listed securities in 10 defined sectors.