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CME Group To Launch New Natural Gas Liquids Swaps And Plastics Futures Contracts On ClearPort

Date 28/10/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, today announced that it will launch five new natural gas liquids swaps futures contracts and two plastics futures contracts on ClearPort®, beginning November 2 for trade date November 3.
Irish Stock Exchange Review Of Quarter Three 2008 - Trade Levels Reach Record High -International Membership Continues To Expand - New Debt And Fund Listings Holding Their Own Despite Current Market Turmoil

Date 28/10/2008

Trading Activity Volatile market conditions contributed to significant growth in the number of trades reported to the Exchange during quarter three. The nine month trade levels of over 1.84 million represent an historical high, exceeding the total number of trades reported to the Exchange in any previous full calendar year. The daily average number of equity trades dealt on the Exchange’s electronic trading platform, ISE Xetra, increased by 52% to 10,934 in the third quarter
RTS Board: October 20th – 24th, 2008

Date 28/10/2008

For the week of October 20th–24th, 2008, 69 trades were executed. The total trading volume on the RTS Board equaled 0,7 million US dollars. The following stocks were in the highest demand:
Deputy US Treasury Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt Remarks At The Dubai International Financial Centre - "The Stabilizing Force Of Open Investment In The Global Economy"

Date 28/10/2008

Thank you, Nassar, for that kind introduction. It is a pleasure to be back in Dubai, especially at this magnificent financial center. I want to thank Dr. Omar for hosting our delegation here today and congratulate him for his success in building the DIFC into an important financial center for the region and beyond.
RTS Stock Market Weekly Trading Results: October 20th – 24th, 2008

Date 28/10/2008

Over the week of October 20th – 24th, 2008, the RTS Index went down by 17,70% to reach 549,43 points (667,62 points as of October 17th, 2008). Most of the negative impact on the Index dynamics was related to the falling prices for Sberbank ordinary shares (SBER) (minus 33,47 points), Gazprom ordinary shares (GAZP) (minus 20,21 points) and ??? "LUKOIL" ordinary shares (LKOH) (minus 17,99 points).

Leading Shariah Scholars Debate The Credit Crunch In First Islamic Finance Council UK And Securities & Investment Institute CPD Session

Date 28/10/2008

Following the official launch by the then Economic Secretary to the Treasury Kitty Usher MP in July 2008 the inaugural UK Session of this innovative Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme took place on 25th October 2008.
FORTS Weekly Trading Results: October 20th – 24th, 2008

Date 28/10/2008

For the week of October 20th – October 24th, 2008 the total trading volume on FORTS (Futures & Options on RTS) equaled 89,1 bln. roubles or 3,5 mln. contracts, including 23,5 bln. roubles during the evening trading session. The total open interest as of the last day of the week, October 24th, 2008 reached 82,2 bln. roubles or 2,5 mln. contracts.
Xtrakter: Firms Shift Execution Venues During Turbulent September

Date 28/10/2008

Xtrakter, the fixed income market utility, announced today the third edition of its league table of execution venues. This edition tracks the movement of liquidity for both fixed income and equities during Q3 08 and provides a detailed analysis of where trading occurred during the turbulent month of September.
KLD Indexes And FTSE Group Announce New Global Partnership - Global Index Provider FTSE To Offer Indexes In Partnership With Sustainability/SRI Index Leader KLD

Date 28/10/2008

KLD Research & Analytics, Inc., the leading provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and indexes, and global index leader FTSE today announce a strategic partnership to offer a comprehensive suite of ESG indexes. FTSE will collaborate with KLD on the conception, design and worldwide marketing of co-branded ESG indexes.
NYSE Arca Options To List ISE FX Options

Date 28/10/2008

The International Securities Exchange (ISE) and NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX) announced today that they have entered into an agreement to license the right to list ISE FX Options® products on the NYSE Arca Options platform. This allows NYSE Arca Options to trade options on all currency pairs traded at ISE. The unique, dollar-based structure of ISE's FX options creates an underlying value similar to traditional equity or index options and provides investors with a simple tool to trade