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SEC Charges Former Vice President At Restoration Hardware And Three Friends In Insider Trading Scheme

Date 07/10/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former vice president at national home furnishing retailer Restoration Hardware with insider trading for tipping three friends that the company was about to be acquired, enabling them to make more than $900,000 in unlawful profits when public announcement of the subsequent merger caused the stock price to soar.
New York Stock Exchange Welcomes Portuguese Equities Forum To The NYSE - Executives Of Leading Listed Portuguese Companies Rang Today’s Opening Bell

Date 07/10/2008

Executives from leading Portuguese listed companies, hosted by Mr. Miguel Athayde Marques, Chairman and CEO of the NYSE Euronext Lisbon market, today are participating in the first Portuguese Equities Forum in New York . To celebrate the NYSE event, taking place at the Exchange today and tomorrow, the participating executives opened the market for trading today. The Portuguese Equities Forum is sponsored by NYSE Euronext and provides leading Portuguese companies an opportunity to address
SEC Commences Work On Congressionally Mandated Study On Accounting Standards

Date 07/10/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced additional details on the process and initial steps that the SEC has undertaken to conduct a study on "mark-to-market" accounting, as authorized by Sec. 133 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, signed into law by President Bush last Friday.
Casablanca Stock Exchange Monthly Report - September 2008

Date 07/10/2008

Click here to download Casablanca Stock Exchange's monthly report for September 2008.
Volume In S&P 500 Index Options Sets New Single Day Trading Record On Monday - CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) Reached New Intraday And Closing Highs

Date 07/10/2008

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that on Monday, October 6, several records were established at the Exchange as trading in S&P 500 Index (SPX) options soared to a new all-time high and the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) reached record levels both intra-day and at the close of trading.

SEC Roundtable On More Transparent Disclosure To Address Lessons Of Current Credit Crisis

Date 07/10/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda for Wednesday’s roundtable on providing more transparency to investors that will include discussion of lessons from the current credit crisis. Among other issues, panelists will address better ways to explain complex financial instruments to investors and the marketplace, and will propose ways to provide investors with more transparent, useful, and timely access to high-quality information. The roundtable is part of the SEC’s 2
UK’s Government Acts To Ensure Financial Stability

Date 07/10/2008

The Department for Business today laid an Order in Parliament to enable Ministers to intervene and make decisions on mergers that may impact on the UK's financial stability.
RTS Board Results: September 2008

Date 07/10/2008

For the period of September 01st –30th, 2008 the total trading volume in the RTS Board system equaled $31,2 mln. Most popular stocks were ordinary shares of Mostotrest (MSTT), PJSC "TNK-BP Holding" ordinary shares (TNBP), JSC "Holding MRSK" ordinary shares (MRKH).
CME Group And Citadel To Launch The First Integrated Credit Default Swaps Trading Platform And Central Counterparty Facility, Linked To CME Clearing - Joint Venture Will Facilitate Clearing For Existing Swap Contracts Within 30 Days

Date 07/10/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, and Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C., a leading alternative investment and technology firm, today announced they have executed a non-binding term sheet to launch a joint venture company within 30 days, which will be the first electronic trading platform that is fully integrated with a central counterparty clearing facility for Credit Default Swaps (CDS). CME Clearing, the world's largest derivatives clearing house, will be
FORTS Trading Results: September 2008

Date 07/10/2008

Over the period September 1st – September 30th the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) reached 860,5 billion rubles or 21,1 million contracts, including 67,2 bln. roubles in the evening trading session. At the end of the month the total open interest reached 128,0 billon rubles in money terms or 2,7 million contacts.