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CME Group Volume Averaged 10.5 Million Contracts Per Day In November 2008 - OTC Volume On ClearPort Up 51 percent - E-Mini Equity Index Volume Up 11 Percent - Year-To-Date Average Daily Volume Through November Up 7 Percent On A Combined Basis

Date 02/12/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced that November 2008 volume averaged 10.5 million contracts per day, down 29 percent from November 2007, assuming combined CME Group/NYMEX volumes. Total monthly volume exceeded 199 million contracts, 79 percent of which was traded electronically. On a combined basis, CME Group year-to-date volume through November averaged 13.4 million contracts per day, up seven percent from the same period in 2007.
Eurex Clearing Successfully Implements Connection To TARGET2 - Clearing Of Euro Payments Via The TARGET2 European Payment Transaction System - Liquidity Pooling At Domestic Central Bank Increases Efficiency For Clearing Customers

Date 02/12/2008

On 1 December 2008, Eurex Clearing successfully connected to the TARGET2 European payment transaction system. This connection enables all clearing customers based in a euro zone country to maintain cash accounts required for clearing through Eurex Clearing AG at a euro zone national bank of their choice. The service allows Eurex Clearing customers to pool their liquidity and provides enhanced refinancing opportunities within their home market. Clearing payments via TARGET2 also contributes to
Monetary Authority Of Singapore: Update On Lehman Minibond Notes Programme

Date 02/12/2008

MAS has been informed by HSBC Institutional Trust Services (Singapore) Ltd, the trustee for the Lehman Minibond notes programme, that the receivers for the Minibond notes series 5 to 10, have taken steps to terminate the swaps between Minibond Ltd and Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc for series 5 to 8 of the notes. This action follows earlier steps to terminate the swaps in the underlying securities for series 1 to 8 of the notes, and is part of a series of steps that the receivers are taki
Shenzhen Stock Exchange: The 7th SMEs Financing Forum Kicked Off Yesterday

Date 02/12/2008

The 7th Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Forum jointly sponsored by the Ministry of Industry and Information, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Shenzhen Municipal Government and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) was held yesterday in Shenzhen.
ICE Reports Futures Volume For November 2008; November ADV Up 9%; Year-To-Date ADV Up 20%

Date 02/12/2008

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges and over-the- counter (OTC) markets, today reported that average daily volume (ADV) for all ICE futures contracts reached 876,393 for the month, an increase of 9% from 804,944 contracts in November 2007.

Oslo Børs: Monthly Statistics For Bonds And Certificates 2008

Date 02/12/2008

Turnover per sector and new issues for last month and year to date. The archive includes monthly statistics from May 2001.
Goldman Sachs International Starts Operations On The Warsaw Stock Exchange

Date 02/12/2008

On 2 December 2008, WSE Remote Member GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL, with its seat in London, started operations on the WSE including trading in all securities on its own and on its client’s account.
Securities & Investment Institute Survey Shows 73% Of Financial Services Firms Have Compulsory Continuing Professional Development Schemes

Date 02/12/2008

The SII’s 2008 survey of the trends in continuing professional development (CPD) in the financial services industry has shown a strong push towards compulsory CPD amongst firms.
Xtrakter®: Netting & Pair Off Delivered With TRAX® v2.9

Date 02/12/2008

Xtrakter®, the market utility, is pleased to announce the launch of TRAX® V2.9. TRAX® v2.9 offers clients a host of new capabilities including: netting and pair off reporting, active and passive confirmation, audit facilities.
ETF Securities Experiences $185m Of Inflows Into Exchange Traded Commodities Last Week

Date 02/12/2008

Last week saw largest weekly inflows into ETCs for past 19 weeks ETCs experience net inflows for each of past 3 weeks $175m flows into physically backed gold and platinum ETCs $33m of inflows into oil ETCs last week, $93 million in the past 4 weeks Flows into short and leveraged ETCs indicate positive outlook