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NASDAQ OMX Announces November 2008 Market Performance Statistics For U.S. And Nordic Exchanges - NASDAQ Extends Consecutive Monthly Lead In Matched Market Share Among All U.S. Exchanges

Date 16/12/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.(sm) (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced consolidated market performance statistics for its U.S. and Nordic exchanges for the month of November 2008.
Quarterly Rebalancing For S&P/MIB Index

Date 16/12/2008

Standard & Poor’s as part of the quarterly rebalancing, will change the shares outstanding and the Investible Weight Factors for the S&P/MIB effective after the close of trading of Friday 19 December 2008, using closing prices.
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date December 17, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 16/12/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date December 17, 2008 (effective with the December 16 evening session).
FINRA Provides Details On Special Arbitration Procedure For ARS Consequential Damages - Investors Can Choose Expedited Procedure Or Standard Arbitration Procedure

Date 16/12/2008

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced details of a special arbitration procedure for investors seeking recovery of consequential damages related to their investments in Auction Rate Securities (ARS). Customers entitled to file for consequential damages under ARS-related settlements that firms have concluded with FINRA or the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may use this special procedure.
US Federal Open Market Committee Establishes A Target Range For Federal Funds Rate Of 0 To 1/4 Percent

Date 16/12/2008

The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to establish a target range for the federal funds rate of 0 to 1/4 percent.

US Treasury Under Secretary For International Affairs David H. McCormick Remarks on U.S.-Asia Economic Relations At The Asia Society In New York

Date 16/12/2008

This is an unprecedented time for the global economy. The downturn has been swift and severe, and the turmoil has spread quickly around the world. Countries across the globe have taken action to minimize the impact of the crisis and to reform the global financial system to guard against such challenges in the future. While the outlook for 2009 is exceptionally challenging, the coordinated actions of
RTS Indices Weekly Review

Date 16/12/2008

Weekly review: December 8th–12th, 2008 in pdf, 110Kb
Penalty To Settle CFTC Charges Of Attempted Manipulation And Speculative Position Limit Violations - Two Former Executives Of A DFA Subsidiary To Pay $150,000 For Aiding And Abetting DFA’s Position Limit Violation

Date 16/12/2008

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that the Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. (DFA), its former Chief Executive Officer Gary Hanman, and its former Chief Financial Officer Gerald Bos will pay a $12 million civil monetary penalty for attempting to manipulate the Class III milk futures contract and exceeding speculative position limits in that contract.
RTS Board: December 8th – 12th, 2008

Date 16/12/2008

For the week of December 8th–12th, 2008, 41 trades were executed in the RTS Board system. The total trading volume on the RTS Board equaled 0,36 million US dollars. The following stocks were in the highest demand:
Osaka Securities Exchange: Commencement Of Process To Define Requirements For Next-Generation Trading Platform

Date 16/12/2008

OSE is pleased to announce that it has decided to commence the process to define requirements for its next-generation trading platform for derivative products, toward adopting the trading platform provided by NASDAQ OMX Group.