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The Spanish Stock Exchange Trades €1.2 Billion In Eleven Months - The Number Of Trades Grows By 8.6% Up To November

Date 01/12/2008

Trading volume on the Spanish stock exchange in November came in at €73.16 bn. ETF trading in the first eleven months was up 55.6% from the same period in 2007. The Derivatives Market traded 6.4 million contracts in November, up 45% from the same month a year earlier. It is worth mentioning the trading in Stocks Futures, up 121% from a year earlier, at 3.2 million contracts and IBEX 35 Options, at 551,041 contracts, up 61% from a year earlier. Trading Volume
Deutsche Börse Launches Longevity Indices - Standardized Xpect Indices Published For Securitization Of Life And Pension Insurance Risks - Individual Index Calculation Service Offered

Date 01/12/2008

Deutsche Börse has further expanded its index offering, adding Xpect, an innovative index family for longevity data from 1 December. Longevity indices serve for the valuation of longevity risk and they also serve as a basis for financial instruments, e.g. for the securitization of life and pension insurance risks. Insurance companies and pension funds will thus increase their capital efficiency and lower their required risk capital.
FSA Statement: London Scottish Bank Plc.

Date 01/12/2008

On 30 November, the FSA determined that London Scottish Bank plc should be prevented from accepting further deposits as it no longer met the FSA’s threshold conditions for authorisation. It was placed into administration later that evening by the Court on the application of its directors. Ernst and Young has been appointed as administrator.
Oslo Børs: Monthly Statistics For Equities 2008

Date 01/12/2008

Indices, turnover per sector, winners and losers, key figures per instrument, shareholder structure, new issues and new listings last month and year to date. The archive includes monthly statistics from May 2001.
Trading Volume In November 2008 Of Tokyo Stock Exchange Main Derivatives Products

Date 01/12/2008

Trading volume for the November of the 2008 of TSE main derivatives products

Fund Trading On Frankfurt Stock Exchange Faster And Cheaper With Xetra - Development Of A Pan-European Distribution Channel For Actively Managed Mutual Funds

Date 01/12/2008

As of today, fund trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange operates with Xetra technology; Xetra is Deutsche Börse’s fully electronic pan-European trading system. Fund trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange now combines the advantages of floor trading with the faster and cheaper trading via Xetra. Higher liquidity, narrower spreads and elimination of the 0.08-percent broker commission mean that fund trading is now even more attractive for participants and investors.
Tokyo Grain Exchange: Expansion Of Daily Price Limits For Corn Futures

Date 01/12/2008

The daily price limits for corn futures will be expanded to 1,500 yen from December 2, 2008.
ADX Honours National Day And Eid Al Adha

Date 01/12/2008

In honour of UAE National Day and Eid Al Adha, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) will be closed from Tuesday 2 December until Wednesday 10 December. The Exchange will re-open on Thursday 11 December.
KRX To Establish Stock Exchange In Laos

Date 01/12/2008

The Korea Exchange (“KRX”), a leading regional equities and derivatives exchange, announced that it has secured a preliminary agreement with the Government of Laos to set up a stock exchange in the country’s capital of Vientiane.
The Korea Exchange Newsletter - ETF Market Grows Eight-fold In Six Years

Date 01/12/2008

Recently updated performance data shows that, in six years since its launch, Korea’s ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund) market has grown rapidly. Click here for full details.