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Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Extraordinary Clearing Margin For Kerosene On And After 2 June

Date 29/05/2008

With regards to the Kerosene market, based on item 3.3.2 of the Regulations Governing Management of the Oil Market, deposit of an Extraordinary Clearing Margin of JPY 67,500 per lot is required on new positions since 26 May. However, since the price limit will be expanded to JPY 3,600, the amount of Extraordinary Clearing Margin required for new positions established on and after 2 June will be JPY 90,000.

Shanghai Stock Exchange's Block Trading Market Conducts Special Floor Business

Date 29/05/2008

Issuance and Implementation of "Guidelines for Special Floor Business of Block Trading System (Trial)" Introducing functions of public offering and allotment Bringing in trading methods including negotiation, inquiry and bidding Implementing qualification management and admittance system and beginning to accept qualification applications of eligible investors

Chicago Climate Futures Exchange® Announces New Record For Daily Volume For Carbon Financial Instrument® (CFI®) Futures

Date 28/05/2008

Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE®), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc. (CCX®), announced today that on May 27, 2008, CCFE established a new record for total daily volume in CCFE Carbon Financial Instrument® (CFI®) futures, with 622 contracts traded (622,000 metric tons CO2). Along with the new record yesterday for total daily volume, weekly volume for the CCFE CFI futures contract exceeded 1 million mt tons CO2e for the first time, with 1,063 contracts traded l

BATS Introduces “Dark Match” Pricing

Date 28/05/2008

BATS is excited to announce the release of new “Dark Match” pricing effective Monday, June 2nd, 2008. The new dark order pricing, based on execution size, is designed to encourage larger trade sizes against dark liquidity on the BATS book. Access fees and liquidity rebates for displayed orders remain unchanged. The complete new pricing schedule effective June 2, 2008, is available at http://www.batstrading.com/FeeSchedule.

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Date 28/05/2008

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SEC Halts Florida Clearing Firm's Fraudulent Use Of Customer Funds

Date 28/05/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has obtained an asset freeze and other emergency relief to protect investors whose funds were at risk due to fraudulent misconduct at North American Clearing, Inc., a Longwood, Fla., based general securities and clearing brokerage firm.

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 28/05/2008

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, May 28, 2008: The shares of Western Keltic Mines Inc. (TSXVN:WKM) will be removed from the index. The company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange having been acquired by Sherwood Copper Corp. The shares of Keeper Resources, Inc. (TSXVN:KEE) will be removed from the index. The company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange following

IOSCO Annual Meeting Opening Ceremony: Speech Of Michel PRADA Chairman Of The AMF

Date 28/05/2008

Click here to download the speech of Michel Prada, Chairman of the AMF at the IOSCO Annual Meeting Opening ceremony - Paris May 28, 2008.

Bouygues And Pirelli & C. SpA GICS Change: S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus And S&P Euro Indices

Date 28/05/2008

Standard & Poor’s will revise the GICS sector classification for the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro index constituents listed below: Company Name

KCBT Wheat Daily Price Limit For Trade Date May 29, 2008 At 60 Cents

Date 28/05/2008

Price limits for KCBT hard red winter wheat futures remain at 60 cents for trade date May 29, 2008 (effective with the May 28 evening session).