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HKEx To Start Closing Auction Session On 26 May 2008

Date 31/10/2007

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today (Wednesday) a closing auction session for its securities market will commence on 26 May 2008. The target date takes into consideration system preparations by Exchange Participants and the scheduled introduction of five-digit stock codes in April 2008.
Malaysia's KLSI, Second Board And MESDAQ Indices Retire And Replaced By FTSE Bursa Malaysia Indices

Date 31/10/2007

Bursa Malaysia will retire the Kuala Lumpur Syariah Index (KLSI), Second Board and MESDAQ indices which will be replaced with the FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS Shariah, FTSE Bursa Malaysia Second Board and FTSE Bursa Malaysia MESDAQ Index respectively on 1 November 2007. The retirement of the KLSI will see the FTSE Bursa Malaysia EMAS Shariah Index become the primary index for Malaysian Shariah-compliant investments.
OMX Extends Exchange Technologies Offering With SMARTS Market Surveillance Solutions

Date 31/10/2007

OMX, the leading expert in the exchange industry, and Smarts Group (SMARTS), the world leader in real-time market surveillance, have formed a sales and development partnership for providing SMARTS’ market surveillance solutions to OMX’s customers.
Trading Volume On FORTS Hits 2,7 Billion Dollars

Date 31/10/2007

On October 30, 2007 on the Futures and Options on RTS market (FORTS) a new record in trading volume was registered. By the trading results of the day, the trading volume made up 67,36 billion rubles, which exceeds 2,7 billion dollars. The previous record trading volume was registered on October 18, 2007 and made up 61,56 billion rubles.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Propane Futures Contract

Date 30/10/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its propane futures contract, effective at the close of business tomorrow.

FINRA Fines Oppenheimer $1 Million To Settle Charges That It Produced Flawed, Incomplete And Untimely Data In Breakpoint Self-Assessment - Submission Of Data The Firm Knew To Be Flawed Among Key Findings

Date 30/10/2007

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has fined Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. $1 million for submitting mutual fund breakpoint data to FINRA that the firm knew to be inaccurate, as well as for related supervisory deficiencies. FINRA also ordered the firm to engage an independent consultant to evaluate its policies, systems and procedures for responding to information requests from regulators.
SIFMA Market Closing Recommendations For The US, The UK And Japan In Observance Of The US Veterans Day Holiday

Date 30/10/2007

SIFMA Recommends Early Market Close on November 9 and Full Market Close on November 12 for Trading of US Dollar-Denominated Fixed-Income Securities in the US in Observance of the Veterans Day Holiday SIFMA Recommends Full Market Close on November 12 f
CFTC Releases Rule Enforcement Review Of The Chicago Board Of Trade

Date 30/10/2007

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) has notified the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT or Exchange) of the results of a rule enforcement review completed by the Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (Division). The Division assessed CBOT’s compliance with the core principles that relate to market surveillance. The target period for the review was October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Natural Gas, Related Futures Contracts

Date 30/10/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its natural gas; Henry Hub swap and penultimate swap; natural gas penultimate and last day financial; and NYMEX miNYTM natural gas futures contracts, effective at the close of business tomorrow.
Dubai Government Grants AED280 Million Land Plot To Dubai Financial Market

Date 30/10/2007

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) announced today that it has received a land grant from Dubai Government.