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SEC Stops Multi-Million Dollar Fictitious Currency Trading Program

Date 07/05/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained a court order to stop a $27 million Ponzi scheme involving investors in the United States, Canada, and other countries.
Alex Cohen, SEC Deputy General Counsel, Named Deputy Chief Of Staff

Date 07/05/2008

Alexander F. Cohen, the current Deputy General Counsel for Legal Policy and Administrative Practice in the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of the General Counsel, will be appointed the SEC's Deputy Chief of Staff effective May 9, 2008.
NYMEX To Launch U.S. Carbon Allowance Contract As Part Of The Green Exchange™ Venture

Date 07/05/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMX), today announced that it will introduce a U.S. Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon allowance futures contract, in the third quarter of 2008, pending regulatory review.
April 2008 Performance Review Of The Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes On The Performance Of The Dow Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks

Date 07/05/2008

Five of the six hedge fund strategies covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes posted net-of-fees gains in April 2008.
HKEx Announces Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements

Date 07/05/2008

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the following holiday risk management arrangements.

Wiener Börse Monthly Statistics - April 2008

Date 07/05/2008

Click here to download Wiener Börse's monthly statistics for April 2008.
HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - April 2008

Date 07/05/2008

Highlights
NYSE Regulation Announces May Disciplinary Actions Against Six Firms And One Individual

Date 07/05/2008

NYSE Regulation, Inc. today announced Monthly Disciplinary Actions for May 2008. NYSE Regulation undertakes disciplinary action to enforce violations of NYSE rules and federal securities laws by member organizations, as well as current and former employees of those organizations.
HKEx: Exchange Participants Statistics - On-floor and Off-floor Trading Statistics

Date 07/05/2008

Transaction in Terms of Turnover and Number of Trades Conducted On-floor and Off-floor
Clearstream’s Activity Figures For April 2008

Date 07/05/2008

In April 2008, the value of assets under custody on behalf of customers rose to € 10.7 trillion, a 4 percent rise from April 2007 (€ 10.2 trillion). Securities held under custody in Clearstream’s international business experienced a rise of 6 percent from € 4.6 to € 4.9 trillion and domestic German securities held under custody rose by 3 percent from € 5.6 trillion to € 5.8 trillion.