FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

News Centre

ISE Shareholders Approve Combination With Eurex - Further Step In Creating Leading Transatlantic Derivatives Market Place

Date 27/07/2007

Shareholders of International Securities Exchange (ISE) on Friday voted to approve the merger agreement of ISE and Eurex which, upon completion, will create the leading transatlantic derivatives marketplace. At a special shareholders meeting in New York, 99.7 percent of the stockholders who voted were in favor of the agreement. More than 67 percent of eligible shares were voted. Under the terms of the agreement, Eurex will pay ISE shareholders USD 67.50 in cash for each ISE share held. The co
24 IPOs On Borsa Italiana In The First Seven Months Of 2007 - A New Record For The Italian Market

Date 27/07/2007

With today’s listing of Bialetti and RCF Group, Borsa Italiana has totalled 24 IPOs since the beginning of this year.
TOCOM To Improve Trading System Performance

Date 27/07/2007

While the Exchange is now working on an exhaustive research process for its next trading system, TOCOM will also enhance the current system within the limits of its capacity in order to improve the level of service provided.
Osaka Securities Exchange To List Gold-Price-Linked Exchange Traded Fund: Gold Link ETF

Date 27/07/2007

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (OSE) and Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. jointly announced that a Gold-Price-Linked Exchange Traded Fund (Gold Link ETF) will be listed on the OSE market on August 10, 2007.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange Price Limit And Margin For August 2007

Date 27/07/2007

Margins and price limits to be applied for the trades in August 2007 are as follows: (Unit: JPY) Commodity Contract Month Initial*1 Spot Month*2

BOX Breaks 1 Million Mark For First Time

Date 27/07/2007

On July 26, 2007, BOX traded 1,223,666 contracts, setting a new historic high and breaking the 1 million mark for first time in its history. On a month-to-month basis, BOX has averaged over 600,000 contracts per day, making the current month BOX's best by far since its launch in February 2004.
SIMA: SEC’s Approval Of NASD-NYSE Regulation Merger Is Good For Investors, Markets

Date 27/07/2007

Marc Lackritz, president and CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), said the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) approval last night of the merger between NASD and NYSE Regulation is good news for investors, issuers and the industry.
NYMEX Sets Daily Volume Records, Including Total Volume Traded On CME Globex®

Date 27/07/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMX), announced that it set a number of daily volume records, including total futures and options contracts traded on the CME Globex electronic trading platform, as well as gold futures and crude oil options contracts traded on CME Globex yesterday. The gold futures contract also reached a total volume record of combined contracts traded via electronic and open outcry.
Daily Turnover For MICEX Stock Exchange Reaches 226.59 Billion Rubles, The Market’s Historical Maximum

Date 27/07/2007

As a result of trading held on the MICEX Stock Exchange on 26 July 2007, the volume of transactions in securities amounted to 226.59 billion rubles (8.92 billion US dollars). The main trading mode accounted for 85.12 billion rubles, the negotiated deals mode accounted for 18.88 billion rubles, repos accounted for 114.59 billion rubles, while placements accounted for 8.0 billion rubles. The volume of transactions in stocks (without repos) amounted to 89.54 billion rubles, the volume of transac
SGX Appoints SEVP Seck Wai Kwong As CFO And Promotes EVP YEO Lian Sim To SEVP

Date 27/07/2007

Appointment of CFO Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) is pleased to announce today the appointment of Mr Seck Wai Kwong, Senior Executive Vice President (SEVP) and Head of Post Trade and Retail, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with effect from 1 August 2007. Mr Seck, a member of the SGX Executive Committee, replaces the current CFO, Mr Linus Koh, who has decided to pursue career opportunities outside the Exchange.