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Tokyo Grain Exchange: Continuous Trading To Start Jan. 4, 2008

Date 17/12/2007

At the Board of Director’s meeting held on 13 December it was decided to launch the new continuous electronic trading platform on January 4, 2008*. The futures products that will be transferred from the call session (itayose) are Arabica coffee, Robusta coffee and Raw Sugar.
MGEX Memberships Trade At New Record – $275,000

Date 17/12/2007

As wheat prices and trading volumes continue to rise, so does the value of membership at the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange). Two memberships traded last week at the new record high price of $275,000 continuing the membership price rally that began last January when memberships were trading at $73,000.
UK Business Tax Reform: Draft Legislation On Capital Allowances Published Today

Date 17/12/2007

The Government is today publishing two technical notes containing draft legislation on the key new elements of the capital allowances system, announced as part of the package of reforms to the business tax system in Budget 2007. The package of reforms, including a reduction in the headline rate of corporation tax from 30% to 28%, will enhance the international competitiveness of the UK, by encouraging investment, promoting innovation and ensuring fairness across the tax system.
Standard & Poor's Announces Results Of The Annual Rebalancing Of The S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index

Date 17/12/2007

Standard & Poor's will perform the annual rebalancing of the S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index after the close of trading on Friday, December 21, 2007. The S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index is designed to measure the performance of securities that have followed a managed-dividends policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for the last 7 years. The index is weighted by indicated annual dividend yield, with constituents re-weighted every quarter. Membersh
Currenex Trading And Market Data Now Available Via SFTI - Connectivity To One Of The Deepest Liquidity Pools In Forex

Date 17/12/2007

NYSE TransactToolsSM, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX), today announced that Currenex has been added as a market center on the Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure® (SFTI®).

NYMEX Supports Commodity Futures Trading Commission Reauthorization Act Of 2007

Date 17/12/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., the world's largest physical commodity exchange, and a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMX), today voiced its support for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Reauthorization Act of 2007 which was approved unanimously by the Senate.
ICE Futures Europe: Sagacarbon Signs Up To Trade ECX Products

Date 17/12/2007

Sagacarbon becomes the 84th Member of ICE Futures Europe to be given access to trade ECX CFI contracts
ISE Announces Colocation Service - Ultra Low-Latency Connection Facilitates Sub-200 Microsecond Network Transit Times

Date 17/12/2007

The International Securities Exchange (NYSE: ISE) today announced the launch of a colocation service, providing ultra low-latency connectivity to ISE's options and stock exchanges. With the colocation service, ISE member firms will be able to place their trading hardware in the same building as ISE's data center, which will facilitate network transit times of less than 200 microseconds.
virt-x Changes Name To SWX Europe Limited

Date 17/12/2007

virt-x, the London-based securities exchange and subsidiary of SWX Group, is to change its name following the merger of SWX Group, SIS Group and Telekurs Group in 2008.
Euroclear Bank Manages Settlement Of JPMorgan’s Belgian Primary Dealership Business

Date 17/12/2007

Euroclear Bank announces that JPMorgan is the first primary dealer to transfer the settlement of its Belgian primary dealership business to Euroclear Bank. The market for Belgian government debt outstanding is valued at EUR 252 billion.