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BM&F Ends 2007 With 426.36 Million Contracts Traded

Date 23/01/2008

The Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange, BM&F, closed the year 2007 with 426.36 million contracts traded. This number represents an increase of 50.35% in relation to the 283.57 million contracts traded in 2006. The markets with the best performance in 2007 were Interest Rate, Dollar, and Bovespa Index futures. Interest Rate futures, which traded 161.65 million contracts in 2006, traded 221.63 million contracts in 2007, a raise of 37.10%. Dollar futures traded 84.77 million contracts in 200
SIFMA Primary Dealers Survey Forecasts Higher Net Total Treasury Issuance This Quarter - Treasury Rates To Slowly Rise During First Half Of 2008

Date 23/01/2008

Total net Treasury bill, note and bond issuance is expected to be $125 billion during the first quarter of this year, higher than last quarter and a year ago, according to the median responses to a survey conducted by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA). The projected rise of net issuance is consistent with an anticipated jump in the FY 2008 federal budget deficit brought about by the slowing economy.
Share Change For Portugal Telecom In The S&P European Indices

Date 23/01/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, effective after the close of trading on Tuesday 29 January 2008: Portugal Telecom SA (Portugal, SEDOL: 5817186, GICS: Telecommunication Services, GICS Code: 50101020), a member of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, shares will decrease to 1,025,800,000, following the buy back and cancellation of shares.
CME Group Achieves Record Trading Volume In Several Product Categories

Date 23/01/2008

CME Group, the world's largest and most diverse exchange, reached its third highest trading day of combined CME and CBOT products with 23,261,304 contracts traded for the trade date of January 22.
Malou Lindholm Joins SIFMA As Director of Conferences In Europe And Asia

Date 23/01/2008

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) today announced the appointment of Malou Lindholm as director of conferences in Europe and Asia. Lindolm, who has over 10 years experience in the events industry, is responsible for the strategic development of all Europe and Asia’s conference and events business.

NYSE Euronext Welcomes NYSE-Listed Satyam Computer Services To Its European Market - First Issuer To Seek Cross-Listing on NYSE Euronext in Europe Using Fast-Path

Date 23/01/2008

Satyam Computer Services (NYSE: SAY/Euronext: SAYE/NSE: SATY), a leading global information technology (IT) solutions provider headquartered in Hyderabad, today celebrated its fast-path cross-listing on Euronext Amsterdam. Satyam is the first NYSE-listed company after the merger between NYSE Group and Euronext to seek a cross-market listing on NYSE Euronext in Europe, using the convenient, cost-effective fast-path process, which rel
OTCex Group Appoints Steve McMillan As Non-Executive Director - IDB’s Board Strengthened To Support Strategic Development And Expansion

Date 23/01/2008

OTCex, an independent inter-dealer broker specialising in OTC and listed derivatives, has today announced the appointment of Steve McMillan to its Main Board as non-executive director, bringing the total number of directors to seven.
American Stock Exchange Celebrates The 10th Anniversary Of DIAMONDS - DIA Exceeds $8.8 Billion In Assets And Trades 13 Million In Average Daily Volume

Date 23/01/2008

The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) today celebrates the ten year anniversary of the start of trading in DIAMONDSSM (Amex: DIA), the first security to provide investors with exposure to the 30 stocks represented in the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM (DJIA®).
BM&F Will Distribute Its Products To More Than 80 Countries - Terms Of The Agreement With The CME Group Have Been Defined And Will Be Submitted To Shareholders

Date 23/01/2008

The Brazilian Mercantile and Futures Exchange-BM&F SA and the CME Group, the controlling shareholder of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc., announced the definitive terms related to the agreement signed between the two exchanges on October 23, 2007. The agreement includes, among other items, an order routing arrangement whereby BM&F will be able to distribute its products through CME Group’s electronic distribution network, which is connected to more than 80 countries, and the CME Group will b
Monetary Authority Of Singapore Signs Supervisory Cooperation Agreement With China Banking Regulatory Commission

Date 23/01/2008

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) agreed on a supervisory cooperation arrangement in relation to the Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor (QDII) business of Chinese commercial banks.