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Equiduct OrangeVBBO Sheds Light On Market Fragmentation

Date 04/12/2008

Equiduct, the pan-European platform, today announces the launch of a major marketing initiative for the OrangeVBBO, a European real-time consolidated tape for liquid equities. The OrangeVBBO consolidates all the relevant market data (including currently the London Stock Exchange, Chi-X, Turquoise, BATS, Nasdaq OMX, Xetra and NYSE Euronext markets) into a single virtual book. Thus it presents not only an unbiased price benchmark for Exchange and MTF traded liquid stocks, but also the true best
CFTC Facilitates The Filing Of Public Comments

Date 04/12/2008

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it has created a new web page on CFTC.gov to facilitate the filing of public comments. This new page continues the CFTC’s efforts to make CFTC.gov more user-friendly and improve its service to the public.
ULLINK Provides Certified DMA To SmartPool

Date 04/12/2008

ULLINK, global supplier of end-to-end connectivity and trading solutions, today became a fully-certified provider of Direct Market Access (DMA) connectivity technology to SmartPool, the multi-lateral trading facility set up by NYSE Euronext, BNP Paribas, HSBC, and JPMorgan. SmartPool is dedicated to trading large blocks of stocks in 14 different European markets and ULLINK’s gateway will support the full scope of functionality provided by the alternat
CME Group Receives Regulatory Approval For Changes To Wheat Contract - Seasonal Storage Fees, Additional Delivery Points To Improve Convergence

Date 04/12/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, announced today that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has given regulatory approval for changes to its world benchmark Soft Red Winter Wheat futures contract. The changes, which include seasonal storage fees and additional delivery points, are designed to improve convergence between wheat futures and cash prices at contract expiration.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 04/12/2008

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, December 2, 2008:

Mercado Alternativo Bursátil Approves The Incorporation Of 4 New Registered Advisers - A Total Of 20 Registered Advisers Will Assess The Companies’ Eligibility To List On MAB And Help Them With Preparing The Information Requested By The Market

Date 04/12/2008

The Board of Directors of the Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB) have agreed the appointment of the following firms as Registered Advisers of the MAB market for growth companies:
RTS Offers Access To NASDAQ OMX Europe

Date 04/12/2008

RTS Realtime Systems Group, a leading trading solutions provider, announced that it will offer connectivity to NASDAQ OMX Europe.
European Central Bank Monetary Policy Decisions

Date 04/12/2008

At today’s meeting, which was held in Brussels, the Governing Council of the ECB took the following monetary policy decisions: The interest rate on the main refinancing operations of the Eurosystem will be decreased by 75 basis points to 2.50%, starting from the operation to be settled on 10 December 2008. The interest rate on the marginal lending facility will be decreased by 75 basis point
Tokyo Financial Exchange: Announcement Of Participants In Remote Membership Program

Date 04/12/2008

In order to facilitate market access and increase liquidity in its flagship products 3 month Euroyen futures and options, Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) has initiated a remote membership program and collocation services. TFX is pleased to announce the first trading firms to apply for remote membership.
New Rules For Sukuk And Debt Securities Listing On Bursa Malaysia To Boost Standing As A Premier Islamic Investment Centre

Date 04/12/2008

Bursa Malaysia today introduced new rules under the Listing Requirements for the listing of Islamic securities or sukuk, and debt securities on the Exchange. Under the new framework, sukuk or debt securities denominated in ringgit and foreign currencies issued by local and international listed and non-listed entities will be allowed to be listed on the Exchange. The requirements under the framework are also comparable with practices in other exchanges that provide similar listing facilities,