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Oslo Børs: Clarification Of Conditions For The Merger

Date 19/12/2007

The letter from the Ministry of Finance of 8 November 2007 granting approval for the merger of Oslo Børs Holding ASA and VPS Holding ASA stipulated certain conditions for the implementation of the merger. The condition stipulated in respect of payments of dividend and group contribution from VPS ASA to other companies in the group has now been clarified.
ECX Holiday Opening Hours

Date 19/12/2007

Please take notice of the following information regarding opening hours for trading ECX CFI contracts around the Christmas period 2007.
HKEx Publishes Market Statistics 2007 In Response To Media Requests

Date 19/12/2007

In response to media requests, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) published today (Wednesday) a set of market statistics for 2007 (up to 14 December) on its website.
The Nordic Exchange To Introduce Post Trade Anonymity

Date 19/12/2007

In May 2008, OMX Nordic Exchange will commence post trade anonymity in trading. The Helsinki and Iceland markets will implement post trade anonymity to all equity-related markets including First North. In Stockholm, this concerns the five most traded shares. Following the introduction of post trade anonymity, themember identity is removed from the market data feed and SAXESS trade ticker.
Increase Of Initial Margin On FORTS For New Year’s Holidays

Date 19/12/2007

According to the decision taken by the RTS Derivatives market committee for the period of New Year’s holidays the size of Initial margin will be increased in two stages: From the evening clearing session of December 24th, 2007 to the evening clearing session of December 26th 2007 From the evening clearing session of December 26th, 2007 to the evening clearing session of January 9th, 2008

Clearstream: Investment Funds: CFF Opens Up To The Belgian Market

Date 19/12/2007

CFF, the Central Facility for Funds, Clearstream’s new post trade solution for investment funds, has opened up to the Belgian market with two leading institutions, RBC Dexia investor services Belgium S.A. and KBC Bank NV. Both became new clients of CFF as of December 17.
SGX Issues Consultation Paper On Composition Fines And Minimum Penalties For Derivatives Market

Date 19/12/2007

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is inviting public comment on two proposals to enhance its enforcement framework for the derivatives market. The proposals will allow the Exchange to provide a wider range of measures to deal effectively with rule violations under the Futures Trading Rules and Derivatives Clearing Rules.
MICEX: Sociological Study Of Russian Investment Culture Shows Development Of Investment Base Depends On Growth Of Financial Literacy

Date 19/12/2007

Today, the MICEX Stock Exchange has held the round-table talk "The Stock Market and the Individual Investor: A Step Towards Each Other", devoted to the results of a sociological study of the population’s investment culture. The study was conducted in October-November this year by "Public Opinion" Fund by the order of the Exchange. The study was based on a public opinion poll involving 2.5 thousand "financially active” citizens of the Russian Federation from 204 inhabited localities in 63 cons
OMX Has Been Selected By The Tokyo Commodity Exchange To Deliver New Exchange Systems

Date 19/12/2007

OMX has been chosen by the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) to deliver integrated trading and clearing systems for commodity derivatives. NTT DATA Corporation will act as systems integrator and operator.
Deutsche Börse: Preliminary Scenario Calculation For The Equity Indices - Changes In The Equity Indices Effective On 27 December

Date 19/12/2007

Effective 27 December, new index weights will apply for companies in the equity indices of Deutsche Börse. Deutsche Börse released the preliminary weighting figures on Wednesday. An update of the preliminary weighting will be published on Friday. The preliminary data can be downloaded from the Deutsche Börse website (www.deutsche-boerse.com). The final figures based on Friday’s Xetra closing prices will be published on the Deutsche Börse website on Saturday.