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Minneapolis Grain Exchange Membership Values Reach $200,000

Date 30/07/2007

Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange) memberships continue to turn over at a record pace with three trading late Friday afternoon at a record price of $200,000. Seven memberships have traded hands in July moving the record price from $140,000 to the new milestone of $200,000.
July 2007 Preliminary IPO Report - A Monthly Report From STOXX Ltd. On European Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)

Date 30/07/2007

Based on the close of trading on July 27, in July 2007, 67 companies went public in Europe. 14 companies were added to the Dow Jones STOXX IPO Indexes in July.
Bear, Stearns Securities Corp. Registers On Winnipeg Commodity Exchange

Date 30/07/2007

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. ("WCE") is pleased to announce that Bear, Stearns Securities Corp. of New York, New York has registered as a Direct Access Trading Participant in the category of Futures Commission Merchant.
HKEx Completes Implementation Of SDNet

Date 30/07/2007

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has completed the fourth and the final phase of its implementation of SDNet, an integrated Optical Ethernet network infrastructure for its cash, or securities, and derivatives market trading, clearing and settlement, and market data dissemination systems. SDNet provides flexible and higher bandwidth than the multiple networks it replaced, and it is more reliable and efficient.
NASD And NYSE Member Regulation Combine To Form The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority - FINRA: FINRA Commences Operations As The Securities Industry's Largest Non-Governmental Regulatory Organization

Date 30/07/2007

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced that it has commenced operations as the largest non-governmental regulatory organization for securities brokers and dealers doing business in the United States. FINRA was created through the consolidation of NASD and the member regulation, enforcement and arbitration operations of the New York Stock Exchange. The consolidation, which was announced on Nov. 28, 2006 and approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Jul

HKEx: Status Report On New Product And Market Development Initiatives - Status As Of 16 July 2007

Date 30/07/2007

The following initiatives are subject to market support and regulatory approval so they may not be implemented. HKEx will announce further details of these initiatives as they progress. Selected items were updated after 16 July.
FTSE And Daiwa Asset Management Announce Shariah Japan 100 Index

Date 30/07/2007

Daiwa Asset Management and the global index provider FTSE Group today announced the launch of the FTSE Shariah Japan 100 Index. Daiwa Asset Management will create an ETF based on the index for listing on the Singapore Exchange providing Islamic investors with significant access to the Japanese market.
HKEx Publishes 25th Edition Of Its Quarterly Publication - <I>Exchange </I>

Date 30/07/2007

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has published on the HKEx website the 25th edition of its quarterly publication, Exchange. This edition includes:
Futures On Dow Jones STOXX Mid 200 And Dow Jones STOXX 600 Indices Approved For US Market

Date 30/07/2007

The U.S. supervisory authority, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has approved trading in further Eurex products on the U.S. market with immediate effect. The approval comprises the futures on the European Dow Jones STOXX® 600 and Dow Jones STOXX® Mid 200 indices.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 30/07/2007

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 1 August 2007, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining metho