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Japan’s Financial Services Agency Publishes The First Progress Report On Its Efforts Toward "Better Regulation"

Date 19/05/2008

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) today published the first progress report on its efforts toward “better regulation.”(PDF:150K) "Better regulation" refers to improving the quality of financial regulation and supervision in order to enhance its effectiveness, efficiency, consistency and transparency. Given the need to make Japan's financial markets more competitive, and in light of the current phase of Japan's financial sector w
Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Lifting Of Extraordinary Clearing Margin For Kerosene

Date 19/05/2008

Based on Item 3.3.2 of the Regulations Governing Management of the Oil Market, since the final contract prices for all contract months (excluding contract months with no applicable price limit) have not reached the price limit for three consecutive business days, the Extraordinary Clearing Margin of JPY 67,500 for new positions in the Kerosene market, imposed on and after May 9, will be lifted on and after May 20.
HKEx Securities Market's Closing Auction Session Set For Implementation On 26 May 2008

Date 19/05/2008

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) said today (Monday) that the trading hours of its securities market will be extended 10 minutes to 16:10 on a normal trading day when the Closing Auction Session for the securities market commences on Monday, 26 May. In parallel with the change, the closing time for trading of stock index futures and options (SIFO) contracts will be extended from 16:15 to 16:30, except on the last trading day of the month.
Vienna Stock Exchange Launches The RTX MID Cap Index

Date 19/05/2008

The Vienna Stock Exchange today announces that as of 20 May 2008 it will be expanding its index range by including a new real-time Index, the RTX MID – Russian Traded Mid Cap Index. The RTX MID is a capitalization-weighted price index and is calculated in EUR, USD and RUB; it consists of the stocks with the liveliest trading volumes and highest capitalization listed on the MICEX, but not included in the RTX.
Euroclear Bank’s DerivManager Links With DTCC’s Deriv/SERV Trade Information Warehouse

Date 19/05/2008

Euroclear Bank has today launched a link between its DerivManager OTC derivatives service and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Trade Information Warehouse, a service offering of DTCC’s Deriv/SERV unit that currently covers over-the-counter (OTC) credit derivatives contracts. DerivManager aims to both minimise counterparty disputes involving trade valuation and optimise collateral usage to cover exposures arising from all types of OTC derivatives contracts.

HKEx: Appointment Of Listing Committee Members

Date 19/05/2008

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces the appointment of members to the Listing Committee of the Main Board and Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) (together, the Listing Committee1).
First Day Of CER Options On ECX - ECX Reports Opening Trade Between BNP Paribas And orbeo

Date 19/05/2008

European Climate Exchange (ECX) launched the ICE ECX CER Options Contract, based on its successful ICE ECX CER Futures Contract, last Friday 16 May. The first CER options trade was a put option at a strike price of €14 transacted between BNP Paribas and orbeo at 15:50 hours UK local time for 250 lots (equivalent to 250,000 tonnes CERs). The deal was brokered by Tullett Prebon.
TSE Group Donates To Relief And Recovery Efforts For Victims Of Southwest China Earthquake Disaster

Date 19/05/2008

Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. announced today that it contributes 5 million yen to the Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China in Japan to support relief and recovery efforts for the victims of Southwest China Earthquake disaster.
Eurex Halves Latency Of Its Trading System With New Interface - Another Key Milestone Reached On The Eurex Technology Roadmap - New ETS Data Interface Achieves Average Roundtrip Times Of Five Milliseconds

Date 19/05/2008

With the successful roll-out of its optional interface “Enhanced Transaction Solution” (ETS) on 14 April 2008, Eurex has achieved another key milestone on the Eurex Technology Roadmap launched at the end of 2006. Since the interface was launched, average roundtrip times of future orders for users of this access option have been reduced to five milliseconds, halving the times previously achieved via the traditional MISS interface. The minimum latency time achieved by the Eurex system for singl
London Stock Exchange To Establish Equity Research Service For Smaller Companies - Exchange To Consult On Additional Measures To Promote Liquidity

Date 19/05/2008

The London Stock Exchange today announces the establishment of a new service to offer equity research on smaller quoted companies. PSQ Analytics, as the venture will be called, will be available to companies on AIM as well as smaller companies on the Main Market, and will provide information that improves investor understanding of their businesses.