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Speech By SEC Chairman Christopher Cox: Statement At Open Meeting On Guidance To Fund Boards Regarding Investment Adviser Trading Of Fund Portfolio Securities And Use Of Soft Dollars

Date 04/08/2008

Our next item of business is a Commission release that would propose guidance to mutual fund boards on managing their investment advisers' conflicts of interests in trading activities, particularly the use of soft dollars. The proposed guidance is intended to help directors analyze when it's necessary or advisable to rein in the adviser's use of soft dollars. This is an important subject for the millions of retail investors in mutual funds in particular, because soft dollars are their dollars.
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date August 5, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 04/08/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date August 5, 2008 (effective with the August 4 evening session).
BOX Sets Multiple Trading Volume Records In July, Monthly PIP Savings Also At Record Level

Date 04/08/2008

The month of July 2008 proved to be the best month in Boston Options Exchange’s (“BOX”) history, witnessing new daily, weekly, and monthly volume records as follows: Best single day in BOX history: July 15, with 1,451,453 contracts executed. Best week in BOX history: July 7 through 11, with an average daily volume of 1,159,679 contracts executed. Best month in BOX history: July, with an average daily volume of 879,127 contracts executed, which represents a 38% increa
NYMEX To Change Margins For Some Softs Futures Contracts

Date 04/08/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced that it will change margins for its NYMEX cocoa, cotton, and coffee futures contracts, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.
Columbia and Lima Exchanges Study Possible Alliance

Date 04/08/2008

The Colombia and Lima Stock Exchanges are exploring alternatives for a possible integration of their equities markets, which trade daily around USD 50 million on average. A statement by Colombia stock exchange affirmed that both exchanges have approached their respective authorities to study the feasibility of the project.

NYMEX To Change Margins For Electricity Futures Contracts On NYMEX ClearPort®

Date 04/08/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for some of its electricity futures contracts on NYMEX ClearPort, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.
CalSTRS Adopts BarraOne For Enterprise-Wide Portfolio Risk Management

Date 04/08/2008

MSCI Barra (NYSE:MXB), a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, including indices and portfolio risk and performance analytics, is pleased to announce that the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS), the second largest public pension plan in the US with USD 162.2 billion in assets under management, has chosen to use BarraOne for enterprise-wide portfolio risk management.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Coal Futures Contracts On NYMEX ClearPort®

Date 04/08/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes to its Central Appalachian coal, Western Rail Powder River Basin coal swap, and Eastern Rail CSX coal swap futures contracts on NYMEX ClearPort, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.
CBOE Stock Exchange Single-Day Volume Tops 50 Million Shares For The First Time On August 1 - July Trading Of 350 Million Shares Was New All-Time High

Date 04/08/2008

CBSX, the CBOE Stock Exchange, LLC, a subsidiary of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), announced that single-day trading volume of 50,205,700 shares on Friday, August 1, 2008 marked the first time CBSX has surpassed 50 million shares traded.
BATS Europe Makes Key Hires Continues Momentum With Key London-Based Appointments, Including Heads For Infrastructure, Sales, Compliance And Finance

Date 04/08/2008

BATS Europe, a subsidiary of BATS Holdings, announces the hiring of several key members for its London-based management team, adding additional experienced market professionals to the BATS roster, including the heads for infrastructure, sales, compliance and finance.