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NYMEX To Change Margins For Natural Gas, Related Futures Contracts

Date 26/03/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its natural gas; Henry Hub swap, swing 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.
Removal Of Alitalia From The S&P/MIB Index

Date 26/03/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/MIB Index, effective using closing prices, after the close of trading on Friday 28 March 2008: Geox (Italy, ISIN: IT0003697080) will replace Alitalia (Italy, ISIN: IT0003918577), in the S&P/MIB Index. The number of shares outstanding will be 258,844,000 and the pre-capped Investable Weight Factor will be 0.290. Following the application of the Capping Factor, the Capped IWF used in the index calculation will be 0.307966
CME Group: Non-Farm Payroll Futures And Options On Futures

Date 26/03/2008

Futures and Options on futures that provide a risk management tool for exposure to Non-Farm Payroll’s effect on the economy and the potential for Federal Reserve actions resulting from its impact on the economy.
Rep. Fossella Statement On Secretary Paulson Speech At The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce

Date 26/03/2008

Congressman Vito Fossella (R-NY13) today released the following statement on Treasury Secretary Paulson’s remarks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Fossella, who serves as Chairman of the “Capital Markets, Economic and Information Security” Task Force under the House Republican Policy Committee, is expected to unveil regulatory reform legislation in the next several weeks.
LME To Launch Cleared Average Price Swaps Service On Monday 31 March 2008

Date 26/03/2008

The London Metal Exchange has today announced it will launch a Cleared Average Price Swap (CAPS) service on Monday 31 March 2008.

New Services From Group Of Hellenic Exchanges

Date 26/03/2008

Group of Hellenic Exchanges - after the changes that have taken place regarding the implementation of MiFID in Greek market, and the liberalization of trading OTC – is offering a series of new services to its Members in order to secure its competitiveness in the international field of capital markets.
ICMA Adds Five New Member Firms

Date 26/03/2008

The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) is pleased to announce that it has added a further five firms to the international membership of the Association in the first quarter of 2008.
KCBT Announces New Margins For Hard Red Winter Wheat Futures - New Minimum Margins For HRW Wheat Futures Contracts

Date 26/03/2008

The Kansas City Board of Trade has lowered its minimum margins for the hard red winter wheat futures contract.
Eurex To Launch Derivatives On DivDAX And Further German Equity Options - DivDAX® Products Start As Of 14 April - Five New Equity Options On MDAX® Stocks Launched As Of 25 March

Date 26/03/2008

International derivatives exchange Eurex will expand its product range in the area of equity index derivatives with futures and options on the DivDAX index. The new product will be available from 14 April 2008. In offering the additional index product, Eurex continues to expand its German index derivatives product range, currently consisting of DAX®, MDAX® and TecDAX® futures and options. The DivDAX® index comprises 15 DAX constituents with the highest dividend yield. The index was introduced b
NASDAQ OMX Introduces The NASDAQ OMX 100 Index - New Index Comprised Of The 100 Largest Securities Listed On NASDAQ OMX

Date 26/03/2008

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today the introduction of the NASDAQ OMX 100 Index(sm) (Nasdaq:QOMX), a new global benchmark for the NASDAQ OMX Group. The NASDAQ OMX 100 Index is a market-capitalization weighted index comprised of the 100 largest companies listed on the combined exchanges of the NASDAQ OMX Group.