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ICE Futures U.S. Completes Successful Transition Of U.S. Russell Index Futures

Date 22/09/2008

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global futures exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced the successful transition of the U.S. Russell Index complex to ICE Futures U.S.(TM) In June 2007, ICE signed an exclusive license agreement with Russell Investments. This agreement gives ICE exclusive rights to offer futures and options contracts based on Russell's industry-leading U.S. equity indexes, including the Russell 1000(R) Index and Russell 2000(R) Index,
SEC Charges Former South Florida Broker For Defrauding Senior Citizens And Other Customers

Date 22/09/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former broker in South Florida who allegedly defrauded senior citizens and other customers through a variety of abusive sales practices, garnering him more than $700,000 in commissions and fees while causing more than $2.7 million in investor losses.
CESR Publishes The List Of Measures Recently Taken By Members Regarding Short-Selling

Date 22/09/2008

CESR published today a statement that facilitates an overview of actions taken by CESR Members in relation to short-selling. The statement paper includes either the statements or links to the statements published by CESR Members explaining the measures taken. This paper is not a comparison of the measures taken.
Poland Promoted To Advanced Emerging Status By FTSE

Date 22/09/2008

Poland has been promoted to Advanced Emerging status in the market classification by FTSE, one of the world’s largest institutions calculating and publishing 120 thousand different indices.
Japan's Financial Services Agency: Statement By Toshimitsu Motegi, Minister For Financial Services, On Ensuring Market Fairness For Stabilization Of International Financial Markets

Date 22/09/2008

With continuing tension in the global financial and capital markets, our fellow regulators have adopted measures to ensure market fairness, including temporary introduction or strengthening of restrictions on short selling of shares in financial firms. The G7 statement, which has just been announced under joint coordination by the relevant countries, expresses their commitment to enhancing international cooperation. In this connection, Japan has already in place restrictions on short

NYSE Euronext Advanced Trading Solutions Delivers US Equities In A Box - Middleware Innovation Slashes Latency And Hardware Footprint On Industry Standard Hardware

Date 22/09/2008

NYSE Euronext Advanced Trading Solutions, a world leader in low latency trading technology and division of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today announced an innovative software based solution that has the capability to comfortably handle 10 major US equities feeds on a single server with potential headroom of 3x current market peak capacity. The key ingredients of this implementation were its flagship high performance middleware, Wombat Data Fabric(TM) and its feed handler technology.
SGX Enhances Transparency And Deters Failed Share Delivery

Date 22/09/2008

Despite current market turbulence and global financial uncertainties, trading of securities listed on Singapore Exchange (SGX) has been orderly and settlement has been timely. Nevertheless, SGX would like to enhance existing transparency in the market and to deter failed deliveries.
Athens Exchange: Margin Parameter Change

Date 22/09/2008

As of Tuesday 23/09/2008 the fixed volatility parameter that RIVA uses for the margin calculation for the derivative products on the indices FTSE/ASE-20 and FTSE/ASE Mid-40 is being adjusted from 32% to 36%.
Eurex: Four New Products On Real Estate Sector Equity Index Indices Launched

Date 22/09/2008

The international derivatives exchange Eurex expands its sector equity index products segment by adding the European real estate industry with futures and options as well. On Monday 22 September, Eurex will launch equity index futures and options on the Dow Jones EURO STOXX® Real Estate and Dow Jones STOXX® 600 Real Estate supersector indices in line with the new Industrial Classification Benchmark structure (ICB). Both new futures on the Real Estate indices will be included in the existing m
PLUS Signs MOU With New Zealand Stock Exchange - Facilitating Companies’ Access To Capital Between London & Asia-Pacific

Date 22/09/2008

PLUS Markets Group plc is extending its international scope with an agreement with NZX, the New Zealand stock exchange. This follows an earlier PLUS agreement, announced in July 2008, with Bayerische Boerse, the Munich stock exchange, as the basis for co-operation on European securities trading and listing.