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HKEx: Arrangements For Adjustment Of Esprit Holdings Futures And Options

Date 15/10/2008

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to the contract terms of all open Esprit Holdings Limited (ESP) futures and options contracts in existence after the market close on 25 November 2008, the business day immediately before the ex-date, which is 26 November 2008, to account for ESP's proposed special dividend of $2.10 per share.
Chi-X Europe Extends Trading Services To Italian Stocks

Date 15/10/2008

Chi-X® Europe Limited, operator of the largest pan-European equity multilateral trading facility (MTF), today announced that it is successfully trading, clearing and settling five of the top component stocks of the Italian S&P MIB40 index, and plans to introduce the remainder of the index’s components later in the month. The first stocks available for trading on Chi-X Europe are: Enel SpA ENI SpA Fiat SpA Intesa Sanpaolo SpA UniCredit SpA
RTS Stock Exchange: Procedure For Suspending And Resuming Trading Changed

Date 15/10/2008

In accordance with the instruction of Federal Financial Markets Service, trading on the RTS Stock Exchange shall be suspended for 1 hour in the following cases: if the technical index goes up by more than 10% as compared to its closing value of the previous trading day; if the technical index goes down by more than 5% as compared to its closing value of the previous trading day;
Comments By Monetary Authority of Singapore Spokesperson On Developments In Various Jurisdictions

Date 15/10/2008

Over the past week, various jurisdictions have announced extraordinary measures to bolster confidence in their financial systems. In Singapore, our financial system remains stable and robust. Financial institutions here are sound and are operating normally. Our domestic Singapore dollar money and foreign exchange market have been calm and banks have been able to obtain funding in the interbank market. Confidence in Singapore’s markets and financial institutions remains high. We have not had to t
US Treasury Requests Public Input On Establishment Of Guaranty Program For Troubled Assets

Date 14/10/2008

The Department of the Treasury released a request for public input today on an insurance program for troubled assets which is required by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA). The purpose of this program is to restore liquidity and stability to the financial system, while minimizing any potential long term negative impact on taxpayers.

MGEX Board Of Directors Appoints Public Directors, Officers, Committee Chairpersons

Date 14/10/2008

At its October 14 organizational meeting, MGEX (Minneapolis Grain Exchange or Exchange) Board of Directors named its 2008-2009 public directors, officers and committees. Four public directors were appointed by the Board to serve one-year terms. Curt Denisuik, Director of Commodity Risk Management, Canadian Wheat Board; James S. Ginsburg, Managing Partner at Vernon & Park Capital, L.P.; and William R. Power, long-time equities and futures investor, return to the Board. New to the Board of Dire
Ibovespa Has Biggest Rally Since January 1999 - Dollar Futures Has Daily Price Fluctuation Altered During Trading Session

Date 14/10/2008

The spot Bovespa Index closed 14.66% higher, at 40,829.13 points. This is the biggest one-day point gain since January 15th, 1999, when the Ibovespa rose 33.41%.
BM&FBOVESPA’s Home Broker Trades BRL30.01 Billion In September

Date 14/10/2008

Trading carried out through BM&FBOVESPA’s Home Broker trading platform registered the following market performance in September: A total trading volume of BRL30.01 billion, in comparison to BRL21.79 billion in August; an average daily volume of BRL1.36 billion, up from BRL1.04 billion in August; an average amount per trade of BRL9,352.15, down from BRL9,458.17 in the previous month; and a total number of 3.21 million trades averaging 145,849 trades per day, in comparison to 2.30 million and 1
Treasury Plan - SIFMA Supports Multi-pronged Strategy

Date 14/10/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s (SIFMA) president and CEO, Tim Ryan, released the following statement after Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation this morning announced it would spend up to the entire first tranche of $250 billion on bank recapitalization:
Written Testimony Of DCIO Director Ananda Radhakrishnan, Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Date 14/10/2008

Click here to download the written testimony of DCIO Director Ananda Radhakrishnan, to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.