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NASDAQ OMX Introduces Beta Version Of NASDAQ Market Pathfinders Data Feed - Provides Insight Into The Trading Patterns Of Well Informed Market Participants

Date 18/12/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today introduced a beta version of the NASDAQ Market Pathfinders. This new, real-time data feed provides unparalleled insight into the buying and selling patterns of well-informed market participants. Market Pathfinders captures the sentiment of NASDAQ market makers as a whole and enables users to compare the number of bullish vs. bearish "Pathfinders" and the number of

MOT, Borsa Italiana’s Bonds Market: In November The Trading Activity Reached € 17 Billion

Date 18/12/2008

In November 2008 the number of trades was 39,4% higher than November 2007 (212,107) while total traded value was up 46,35% (11,78 billion in 2007).The average daily number of trades was 14,034 up 53,37% compared to November 2007 (9,461) while the average daily value traded increased 60,98% to 861,9 million (535.4 in November 2007).

The Ukrainian Exchange Licensed By The State Regulator

Date 18/12/2008

On December 16th, 2008 the Securities and Stock Market State Commission of the Ukraine (the state regulator) granted the Ukrainian Exchange a license authorizing it to act as the organizer of exchange trading.

European Climate Exchange December 08 Contract Expiry - Successful Completion Of Physical Delivery As ICE ECX EUA And CER Futures 2008 Expire

Date 18/12/2008

At close of business on 15 December 2008, the ICE ECX EUA and CER Futures December 2008 contract month expired. A combined total of 117,742 lots (representing over 117 million tonnes of CO2) were physically delivered – 99,798 lots of EUAs and 17,994 lots of CERs.

Euroclear Sets New Message Standards

Date 18/12/2008

Euroclear SA/NV has received approval from the ISO 20022 registration bodies for a new set of ISO 20022 messages to be used throughout the global capital markets. This is the first set of approved ISO 20022 messages developed by an organisation operating in the securities industry other than SWIFT.

22 New ComStage ETFs Launched On Xetra - Five Indices Tradable For The First Time In Europe - Country And Strategy Indices As Benchmark

Date 18/12/2008

Deutsche Börse is further expanding its XTF segment for exchange-traded index funds (ETFs) on the pan-European Xetra® trading platform and has admitted 22 new ETFs issued by ComStage, a Commerzbank subsidiary, to trading.

Neonet To Offer Trading Access To NYSE Euronext's Alternative Market NYSE Arca Europe

Date 18/12/2008

Neonet, the neutral provider of global direct market access brokerage services and trading technology, will offer trading access to NYSE Euronexts's alternative market NYSE Arca Europe. By adding NYSE Arca Europe to its offering of 35 global marketplaces, Neonet extends its access to European liquidity across traditional and alternative markets.

Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Short And Leveraged Indexes Licensed To Commerzbank

Date 18/12/2008

STOXX Limited, the leading provider of European equity indexes, today announced that the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Short Index and the Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Leveraged Index have been licensed to Commerzbank AG. The indexes will serve as underlying for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) which start trading on XETRA today.

Start Of New Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Trading Hours

Date 18/12/2008

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange’s (TASE) will commence its new trading hours on January 1st, 2009. The new trading hours are 9:00 till 16:30. See below for the trading timetable:

DIFC Economic Note Recommends Pegging GCC Common Currency To A Basket Of Currencies - Basket Of Currencies Should Be Comprised Of US Dollar, The Euro, The Japanese Yen And The British Pound

Date 18/12/2008

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) today published an Economic Note, which called for the GCC Common Currency that will be created by the GCC Monetary Union to be pegged to a basket of global currencies comprising of the US dollar, the Euro, the Japanese yen and the British pound.