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The Spanish Stock Exchange To Offer Trading With Up To Four Decimal Places In 2009 - A Boost To Stock’s Liquidity

Date 27/11/2008

Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) will in the next few months increase the trading options offered by its electronic trading platform (SIBE) by offering the possibility of buying and selling shares with up to four decimal places.
Reprimand Issued By The SIX Swiss Exchange Against Orascom Development Holding Ltd

Date 27/11/2008

SIX Swiss Exchange has issued a reprimand against Orascom Development Holding Ltd on the grounds of a breach of IFRS financial reporting standards in its 2008 semi-annual statements. The reprimand relates to the incorrect calculation of earnings per share.
New Specifications Approved For Derivatives Contracts On The RTS Index And Sectoral RTS Indices

Date 27/11/2008

On November 20th, 2008 the RTS Board of Directors approved the new specifications of the following contracts: futures contract on the RTS Index; futures contract on the RTS Index – Oil & Gas; futures contract on the RTS Index – Consumer & Retail; futures contract on the RTS Index - Telecom; Options contract on the RTS Index futures contract.
SGX Statement On Last Trading Day Of SGX CNX Nifty Index Futures November 08 Contract To Move To 28 November 2008

Date 27/11/2008

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) would like to inform all Members that the Last Trading Day of the SGX Nifty Index Futures’ November 2008 Contract will be shifted to 28 November 2008. This is in line with clause 2.8 of the SGX CNX Nifty Index Futures' Contract Specifications.
Shenzhen Stock Exchange Holds Directors’ Meeting Yesterday

Date 27/11/2008

The Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) held the 28th meeting for the 3rd board of directors yesterday chaired by CHEN Dong Zheng, the Director General and Secretary of Party Committee of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The meeting studied the scientific concept of development and analyzed tasks deployment under the current circumstances.

NASDAQ OMX Commodities And Nord Pool Spot Chosen To Deliver Market And Clearing Services For The UK Wholesale Power Market

Date 26/11/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that NASDAQ OMX Commodities and Nord Pool Spot AS have been chosen by the Futures & Options Association (FOA) in UK to establish a spot and cash-settled derivatives power market with a full range of clearing services.
IOSCO Technical Committee Launches Task Forces To Support G-20 Aims

Date 26/11/2008

The International Organization of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) Technical Committee met by teleconference on 24 November to craft a detailed work program to address the continuing market turmoil, focused on strengthening financial markets and investor protections.
COMEX Governors Committee Adds Five New Members

Date 26/11/2008

CME Group, the world’s largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced that Bryan Durkin, Anthony George Gero, William Giannone, William Purpura, and Joseph Raia, have been named members of the COMEX Governors Committee, which is the guiding body for gold, silver, copper and aluminum futures and options traded at CME Group. The COMEX Governors Committee originally operated as the executive board to the COMEX.
Component Changes Made To Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes

Date 26/11/2008

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that Topps Tiles PLC (Great Britain, Retail, TPT.LN) will be removed from the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend and Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 indexes.
Approval Of Proposal By Bank Of America To Acquire Merrill Lynch

Date 26/11/2008

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the notice of Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina, to acquire Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc., New York, New York, and thereby indirectly acquire Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Co., FSB, New York, New York; Merrill Lynch Bank USA, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Merrill Lynch Yatirim Bank A.S., Istanbul, Turkey.