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NYSE Welcomes H.E. Filip Vujanovic, President Of The Republic Of Montenegro

Date 22/09/2008

The New York Stock Exchange today welcomed His Excellency Filip Vujanovic, President of the Republic of Montenegro. During his visit to the Exchange, President Vujanovic met with NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer and rang the NYSE bell to close the market.
CBOE Adds Put Binary Options On S&P 500® Index (SPXsm) And CBOE Volatility Index® (VIX®): Providing A New Dimension To Simple Strategy

Date 22/09/2008

Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) will add put binary options on the S&P 500 Index (SPX)—ticker BSZ—and on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)—ticker BVZ. The contracts, which were launched in July, initially featured call options only
Federal Reserve Board Announces The Approval Of A Policy Statement On Equity Investments In Banks And Bank Holding Companies

Date 22/09/2008

The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the approval of a policy statement on equity investments in banks and bank holding companies. The policy statement provides additional guidance on the Board's position on minority equity investments in banks and bank holding companies that generally do not constitute "control" for purposes of the Bank Holding Company Act.
Xasax Joins Exegy Ticker Plant’s Growing Customer List

Date 22/09/2008

Exegy, Inc., the innovator behind the Exegy Ticker Plant (www.exegy.com/tickerplant)announced today that Xasax Corporation has become the newest Exegy Ticker Plant customer.
Federal Reserve Board Announces That Goldman Sachs And Morgan Stanley Transactions May Be Consummated Immediately

Date 22/09/2008

Based on consultation with the Department of Justice regarding the applications of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to become bank holding companies, the Federal Reserve Board announced on Monday that the transactions may be consummated immediately without the application of the five-day antitrust waiting period.

CME Group To List Electronic Lumber Contracts

Date 22/09/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, announced today that Random Length Lumber futures and options on futures contracts will be expanded and offered on CME Globex® beginning October 20. The electronically traded contracts will be listed alongside and be fungible with the lumber contracts that have traded in open auction since 1969.
Cory Strupp Joins SIFMA’s Lobbying Team

Date 22/09/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today announced the addition of Cory Strupp to SIFMA’s legislative affairs team as managing director. Strupp will work across the many issues in SIFMA’s portfolio and report to Michael Paese, SIFMA’s executive vice president of global advocacy.
ICE Futures Canada: Lehman Brothers Inc. Suspension From Participant Status

Date 22/09/2008

Be advised that, effective immediately, Lehman Brothers Inc. is suspended from participant status with ICE Futures Canada, Inc.
Component Changes Made To Dow Jones And Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend Indexes

Date 22/09/2008

STOXX Ltd., the leading provider of European equity indexes, and Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced changes in the Dow Jones STOXX Select Dividend 30, Dow Jones STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 and Dow Jones U.K. Select Dividend 20 indexes.
Clarification Of The Autorité Des Marchés Financiers News Release Dated 19 September 2008 - Shortselling: Ban On Unsecured Transactions And Transparency Of Short Positions In Financial Sector Securities

Date 22/09/2008

The equity securities concerned by the news release dated 19 September 2008 on short-selling are the following: ALLIANZ APRIL GROUP AXA BNP PARIBAS CIC CNP ASSURANCES CRÉDIT AGRICOLE DEXIA EULER HERMES HSBC HOLDINGS NATIXIS NYSE EURONEXT PARIS RE SCOR SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE The AMF will publish a FAQ to deal w