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SGX And AFACT To Boost Professional Trading Capabilities

Date 16/10/2009

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) and the Association of Financial and Commodity Traders (Singapore) (AFACT) announced today that they are embarking on a Financial Trading Capabilities Development Plan to enhance the trading skill sets of financial trading professionals in Singapore through SGX Academy.
New Appointment To SGX Executive Committee

Date 16/10/2009

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced the promotion of Mr Benjamin Foo to Executive Vice President (EVP) and his appointment to the Executive Committee with immediate effect. Mr Foo will continue his current responsibility as Head of Operations, reporting to Mr Muthukrishnan Ramaswami, Senior Executive Vice President And Chief Operations Officer.
Otkritie And Metropol UK Leverage Turquoise MTF To trade Depositary Receipts - Expanding Geographical Coverage As Members Leverage Cost-Efficient Opportunities In DR Market

Date 16/10/2009

Turquoise, the pan-European equity trading services company, announced today that they are extending the economic advantages of trading equities on an MTF to depository receipts in Europe.
Bursa Malaysia Posts 52% Increase In Third Quarter 2009 Net Profit

Date 16/10/2009

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) today reported an improvement of 52% in its third quarter net profit amounting to RM30.8 million, compared to RM20.2 million profit recorded for the same corresponding quarter in 2008. Operating revenue improved by 19% to RM79.1 million in the period under review compared to RM66.6 million in the previous corresponding quarter. For the nine-month period ended 30 September 2009, Bursa Malaysia recorded a net profit of RM81.3 million - an 11% decline
Tokyo Grain Exchange: Daily Price Limits From October 19, 2009

Date 16/10/2009

The daily price limits will change from October 19, 2009. Raw sugar will be expanded to 1,800yen.

SGX And SPH To Launch Free Financial Portal For Retail Investors

Date 16/10/2009

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) today signed a Heads of Agreement to develop a free financial portal, targeted for launch in the second half of 2010.
NASDAQ OMX Nordic - Finnish Listed Companies Comply Well With The Corporate Governance Code - Companies Most Frequently Depart From Recommendations On Board Committees

Date 16/10/2009

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (the Exchange) today publishes a review of Exchange listed companies' compliance with the Finnish Corporate Governance Code. According to the review, listed companies comply well with the Code, and all companies have now fully disclosed on their websites the information required by the Code, which entered into force on January 1, 2009.
Number Of Trades In Futures On FORTS Exceeds 450 Thousand

Date 16/10/2009

October 15, 2009 saw a record trading activity on FORTS, RTS’s derivatives section.
Dow Jones STOXX Factoids - October 15, 2009

Date 16/10/2009

Dow Jones STOXX 600 As of October 15, 2009 Dow Jones STOXX 600, up 0.30 points, or 0.12%, to 247.28 Up for two consecutive trading days. Up 5.34 points, or 2.21%, over the last two trading days. Up three of the past four trading days. A new 2009 closing high. Highest closing value since Friday, October 03, 2008. Off -39.02% from its record closing high of 405.50, hit on Monday, March 06, 2000. Rose 19.81% from 52 weeks ago.
CME Group To Expand Emerging Markets Incentive Program

Date 16/10/2009

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it is expanding its Emerging Markets Incentive Program (EMIP) to provide clients in emerging markets with greater access to NYMEX products. The program will apply from 1 January, 2010 and run through December 31, 2010.