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Chicago Climate Futures Exchange® Announces New Records In 2007

Date 10/01/2008

Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE™), a CFTC regulated Designated Contract Market and wholly-owned subsidiary of Chicago Climate Exchange,® Inc. (CCX®), announced today that in 2007 it traded 283,756 contracts compared to 28,924 contracts traded in 2006, representing an 881% increase in volume. Open interest on CCFE increased 719% in 2007, growing from 3,822 contracts at the start of 2007 to 31,290 contracts at year end.
NYSE Regulation Announces January Disciplinary Actions Against Three Individuals

Date 10/01/2008

This is NYSE Regulation, Inc.'s Disciplinary Actions announcement for January 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.
Dow Jones Indexes Adds Old News Print #8 To Its Expanding Recovered Papers Index Series

Date 10/01/2008

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the launch of the Dow Jones Midwest (ONP) News #8 Recovered Papers Index, the first transaction-based index that tracks physical transactions of Old News Print (ONP) #8 recovered paper.
LCH.Clearnet Introduces eCCW, A New Access Solution For CLEARING 21®

Date 10/01/2008

LCH.Clearnet SA has launched a new technical initiative, eCCW, which will provide clearing members with simpler and cheaper access to CLEARING 21®.
Oslo Børs: New Rules For Market Participants From 1 January 2008

Date 10/01/2008

Important changes to the Norwegian Securities Trading Act and the Stock Exchange Act came into force with effect from the start of 2008. The changes affect areas such as mandatory and voluntary offers, disclosure of changes in large shareholdings and various other changes affecting issuers of stock exchange listed shares. These changes largely represent the implementation in Norwegian law of European directives, namely the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)

Dubai Mercantile Exchange Receives Regulatory Approval For Block Trading Of Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract

Date 10/01/2008

The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME) has received approval from its regulator, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), to implement a “Block Trade Rule”. Members and customers complying with the new rule’s conditions will be able to submit privately-negotiated transactions of the Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract to the DME from January 14, 2008.
ICE Futures Europe Achieves Record Volume - ICE Brent Crude Futures Volume Surpasses 400,000 Mark

Date 10/01/2008

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced that its ICE Futures Europe(TM) subsidiary yesterday set a new exchange-wide daily volume record and for the first time surpassed the 400,000 mark in ICE Brent Crude futures contract daily volume. On Wednesday, January 9, ICE Brent Crude futures volume reached 409,288, surpassing by 6% the previous record of 387,422 contracts established on May 15, 2007.
NSX Announces Record Annual Net Cash Flow Into ETFs Surpassing $152 Billion

Date 10/01/2008

National Stock Exchange(SM) (NSX(R)) today announced that net cash flow into U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) during 2007 totaled $152.2 billion through year-end, an increase of approximately 111 percent from 2006.
UK's Financial Services Authority Appoints Sally Dewar As Managing Director, Wholesale

Date 10/01/2008

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today announced the appointment of Sally Dewar as its new managing director of wholesale. She succeeds Hector Sants who became chief executive in July last year. Sally is currently the director of markets at the FSA. She will also join the FSA Board as will be announced by HM Treasury later today.
Estonian Securities Market In 2007

Date 10/01/2008

Last year, the securities market was characterised by active trading. A significant event was the establishment of the alternative market "First North" in the Baltic States and the launch of the investor education programme "Invest Mentor" in Estonia. To increase the attractiveness of the market, the trading rules of the Baltic stock exchanges were brought into conformity with the requirements of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), which creates significant advantages in p