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Standard & Poor’s Announces Review Of S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index

Date 11/07/2008

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the semi-annual S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index Review. These changes will be effective at the open on Monday, July 21, 2008.
MGEX Announces Changes To The Settlement Process

Date 11/07/2008

MGEX (the Exchange) will change the official closing period for the Hard Red Spring Wheat (HRSW) futures contract and modify the settlement price process for futures contracts beginning Monday, July 14, 2008. The change to the settlement process comes following approval by the MGEX Board of Directors.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 11/07/2008

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, July 11, 2008: The shares of Seabridge Gold Inc. (TSXVN:SEA) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol. The shares of Anglo Potash Ltd. (TSXVN:AGP) will be removed from the index. The shares of the company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange following the acquisition of its shares by
SIFMA Calls SEC’s Proposed Market Data Order “Fatally Flawed”

Date 11/07/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) filed a comment letter calling the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed order on market data fees “fatally flawed” and unveiled a related study to support that contention. By law, financial firms are required to provide trading data to exchanges at no cost and then buy back the consolidated market data from the exchanges. The Exchange Act requires the SEC to review associated fees to ensure they are “fair” and “reason
SEC: Wayne Strumpfer Named To Head Investor Education Unit

Date 11/07/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Wayne Strumpfer has been named to lead the investor education unit within the SEC's recently expanded Office of Investor Education and Advocacy. Mr. Strumpfer will be responsible for leading the SEC's efforts to help Americans of all ages better learn how to invest wisely and avoid costly mistakes and financial scams.

NYMEX To Change Margins For RBOB Gasoline, Related Futures Contracts

Date 11/07/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today it will change margins for the RBOB gasoline, RBOB financial, RBOB calendar swap, and NYMEX miNYTM RBOB futures contracts, effective at the close of business on Monday, July 14.
CFTC’s Global Markets Advisory Committee To Meet July 15, 2008 - Committee To Discuss Risk Management Practices For Direct Market Access And Current Legislative Proposals Affecting Foreign Boards Of Trade

Date 11/07/2008

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) will convene a meeting of its Global Markets Advisory Committee on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, to obtain information on the views of futures industry and market users concerning customers having direct market access (DMA) to an exchange’s electronic trading platform. The Committee is comprised of a variety of individuals who have an extraordinary amount of experience and expertise involving global futures markets issues. Topics to be addr
El Paso Corp., Subsidiaries, And Former Employees Settle SEC Charges For Fraudulently Overstating Oil And Gas Reserves

Date 11/07/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Houston-based energy company El Paso Corporation, its subsidiaries, and five former employees with fraud for improperly inflating their proved oil and gas reserves, making the companies' financial statements materially misleading to investors.
KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date July 14, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 11/07/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures are at 60 cents for trade date July 14, 2008 (effective with the July 13 evening session), with the exception of the July 2008 contract, which is in the delivery period and does not have a limit.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Coal Futures Contract On NYMEX ClearPort®

Date 11/07/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes to its Central Appalachian coal futures contract on NYMEX ClearPort, beginning at the close of business on Monday, July 14.