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Deutsche Börse Conducts Changes To DivDAX Index - Changes Are Effective As Of 21 September 2009

Date 07/09/2009

On Monday, Deutsche Börse announced changes to its indices DivDAX®. Effective 21 September, new weights will apply in the German equity indices DAX®, MDAX®, SDAX® and TecDAX®, as well as in ÖkoDAX, the strategy indices and the international indices of Deutsche Börse.

Dow Jones STOXX 600 Factoids - September 4, 2009

Date 07/09/2009

As of September 4, 2009 Dow Jones STOXX 600, down 3.66 points this week, or -1.54%, to 233.85. Snaps a two week winning streak. Worst week since the week ending Friday, July 10, 2009. Today, Dow Jones STOXX 600, up 3.17 points, or 1.37%. Up for 2 consecutive trading days. Up 3.26 points, or 1.41%, over the last 2 trading days. Largest one-day point & percentage gain since Friday, August 21, 2009. Off -42.33% from its record closing high of 405.

ASX To List Western Australia Wheat Futures And Options

Date 07/09/2009

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) will list Western Australia Wheat (WAW) futures on Monday 14 September 2009. Options on these futures contracts will be available to trade from Tuesday 15 September. The first contract maturity to be listed will be January 2010.

Statement By U.S. Secretary Geithner At The G-20 Meeting Of Finance Ministers And Central Bank Governors

Date 05/09/2009

Good afternoon. My thanks and compliments to Chancellor Darling and his team for hosting this meeting. The United States looks forward to welcoming the Prime Minister and the Chancellor to Pittsburgh, along with the Leaders and Finance Ministers of the G-20, in just a few weeks.

CFTC Releases The New Quarterly Publication Of Index Investment Data For December 31, 2007, Through June 30, 2009

Date 04/09/2009

Quarterly Index Investment Data Swap dealers and index traders that receive a “special call” (under CFTC Rule 18.05) must file monthly reports with the CFTC's Division of Marker Oversight within 5 business days after the end of the month. Selected quarterly data from those reports is published below. Those data show the national values and the equivalent number of futures contracts for all U.S. markets with more than $0.5 billion

CFTC Releases The First Disaggregated Commitments Of Traders Report For 22 Physical Commodity Markets

Date 04/09/2009

Commitments of Traders The Commitments of Traders (COT) reports provide a breakdown of each Tuesday’s open interest for market reports in which 20 or more traders hold positions equal to or above the reporting levels established by the CFTC. Please see the official

Joint Statement Of CFTC Commissioners Michael V. Dunn And Jill E. Sommers - Commissioners Seek Public Comment On Market Transparency Issues

Date 04/09/2009

Click here to download the joint statement of CFTC Commissioners Michael V. Dunn and Jill E. Sommers on market transparency Issues.

CFTC Charges Illinois Resident And One Of His Companies With Fraud In $6 Million Commodity Pool

Date 04/09/2009

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it sued Schaumburg, Illinois-based Maize Capital Management, LLC (Maize Capital) and its chief operating officer Scott M. Ross, for solicitation fraud and issuing false statements involving a $6 million commodity pool. Another of Ross’ companies, Maize Asset Management, LLC (Maize Asset), along with Maize Capital and Ross, was charged with improper handling of customer funds.

TSX Block List Leaders - August 2009

Date 04/09/2009

Block Trade Summaries TSX Block List LeadersTM Block trades are large trades with a volume of 10,000 shares or more and a value of $100,000 or more. The TSX Block List Leaders lists shows the top ten brokers chosen by their customers to execute these significant block trades on Toronto Stock Exchange. The leaders are measured by volume and value of blocks traded.

Statement By SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro: Statement On he Inspector General's Report Regarding The Bernard Madoff Fraud

Date 04/09/2009

p>Today we are releasing the Inspector General's 450-page report regarding the Bernard Madoff fraud and the many missed opportunities to discover it.