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ICE Futures U.S. Announces Introduction Of Serial Options On Russell Index Futures; Achieves New Volume And Open Interest Records

Date 19/05/2008

ICE Futures U.S.(TM), a wholly owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., today announced the introduction of floor-based mini options, including serial options, on the mini Russell 1000(R) and mini Russell 2000(R) Index futures contracts. Beginning today, May 19, the mini Russell 1000 and mini Russell 2000 Index options will be available in open-outcry trading on the ICE Futures U.S. trading floor in New York. Serial option contract months for both of the mini index contracts have
CESR Publishes The 3rd Extract From EECS’s Database Of Enforcement Decisions

Date 19/05/2008

Today, as a further contribution to the promotion of market confidence and supervisory convergence in the European Union, CESR is publishing extracts from its database of enforcement decisions taken by EU National Enforcers participating in European Enforcers Co-Ordination Sessions (EECS).
CME Group Lists Weather Contracts On Seven New Cities

Date 19/05/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, announced that it is expanding its suite of temperature-based products and is offering weather contracts on six U.S. cities and one European city. Cooling Degree Day contracts are available for trading starting today with Heating Degree Day and Weekly contracts to start in June and July, respectively. <
ICE Futures U.S. Announces Memorial Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 19/05/2008

ICE Futures U.S.(TM), a wholly- owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), announced today its 2008 Memorial Day holiday trading schedules:
Tehran Stock Exchange IPOed 2.5 Percent Of Islamic Republic Of Iran Shipping Lines

Date 19/05/2008

On 18 May, in compliance with the privatization scheme, about 2.5 percent of the equity shares of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) Co. IPOed by the government on Tehran Stock Exchange.

S&P Launches Global Agribusiness Composite Index - Combines Equities And Commodities To Offer Comprehensive Sector Exposure

Date 19/05/2008

Standard & Poor’s, the world’s leading index provider, today announced the launch of the first index to offer exposure to both equities and commodities across the entire agribusiness industry.
UK, USA And Germany Lead The Way In Intellectual Property

Date 19/05/2008

New research ranks 22 of the world's leading jurisdictions for intellectual property (IP). The Global Intellectual Property Index (GIPI), launched earlier this month by European law firm Taylor Wessing, and created by Z/Yen Group, presents a statistical comparison of how jurisdictions are viewed in terms of ‘IP competitiveness’. Jurisdictions are rated as places in which to obtain, exploit, enforce & attack the three main types of IP: trademarks, patents and copyright.
NASDAQ OMX Appoints EMCF To Handle Clearing For Its Pan-European Market

Date 19/05/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that it has selected European Multilateral Clearing Facility (EMCF), a wholly-owned Fortis subsidiary, to deliver clearing services for the NASDAQ OMX Pan European Market.
MARKIT Announces New RED Licence For Buy-Side - Commercial Terms Will Support Industry Commitments Pledged To New York Fed

Date 19/05/2008

Markit, a leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade processing, today announced a new freely available licence for the Markit Reference Entity Database (RED), aimed at smaller buy-side firms.
CME Group Announces Completion Of Combined CME/CBOT Trading Facility - Successful Floor Integration Marks Last Major Milestone In Merger Of Exchanges - On Track To Achieve $150 Million In Cost Synergies

Date 19/05/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse derivatives exchange, announced today that it has completed its last major integration milestone needed to deliver cost synergies associated with the July 12, 2007, merger of CME and CBOT. The company announced that today its trading floor migration is completed, combining all equity, foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity open outcry trading facilities at the historic Chicago Board of Trade building.