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  • First Credit Derivative ETFs In Deutsche Börse’s XTF Segment - Deutsche Bank Issues Three ETFs On iTraxx Indices

    Date 18/07/2007

    Three new exchange-traded funds issued by db x-trackers II, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank, have been tradable in the XTF segment on Xetra since Wednesday. These index funds are the first credit derivative ETFs in Europe. Banks, in particular, use credit derivatives to pass on the risk of default by their borrowers to third party collateral providers, for which the latter receive a premium. In return, the collateral providers undertake to pay compensation to the bank in the event of payment de

  • OMX – Interim Report January-June 2007 - OMX To Combine With NASDAQ

    Date 18/07/2007

    Revenues during January–June increased by 24 percent to SEK 2,190 m (1,768) Operating income rose by 19 percent to SEK 733 m (618) Income after financial items rose by 20 percent to SEK 700 m (585) Income after tax rose by 27 percent to SEK 564 m (444) Earnings per share rose by 24 percent to SEK 4.64 (3.73) Return on shareholders’ equity rose to 22 percent (17) High exchange activity Continued sales growth for information services Order

  • Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

    Date 17/07/2007

    Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, July 17, 2007: Musicrypt Inc. (TSXVN:MCT) will trade under the new name Yangaroo Inc. The company will change its ticker symbol to YOO. The company will trade under the new CUSIP number 984747 10 5. There is no consolidation of capital.

  • Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

    Date 17/07/2007

    Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes: The shareholders of IPSCO Inc. (TSX: IPS) have accepted the $US 160.00 per share cash offer from SSAB - Svenskt Stal AB (Stockholm: SSAB.A). IPSCO Inc. will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity and Equity 60, the S&P/TSX 60 and 60 Capped and the S&P/TSX Capped Materials Indices. Enerplus Resources

  • NYMEX Sets Open Interest Records On Crude Oil Futures, Brent Crude Oil Complex

    Date 17/07/2007

    The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMX), announced today that its crude oil futures contract and Brent crude oil complex contracts reached record open interest levels.

  • CBOE Announces 2007 Second Quarter Financial Results

    Date 17/07/2007

    The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that its unaudited pre-tax profit for the three-month period ending June 30, 2007 was $32.2 million, compared to pre-tax profit of $23.7 million during the same period a year ago. Net income for the second quarter was $18.7 million, compared to $14.2 million during the second quarter in 2006. CBOE's average daily volume during April, May and June was 3.5 million contracts, compared to 2.9 million contracts during the same three-month period

  • Tokyo Commodity Exchange Launches Gold Mini Futures Contract

    Date 17/07/2007

    On July 17, 2007, TOCOM successfully launched a new Gold Mini futures contract with a daily trading volume reaching 22,258 lots.

  • Bursa Malaysia Registers 145% Growth In 2007 Half Year Net Profit, Declares 156% Increase In Interim Gross Dividend

    Date 17/07/2007

    Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) today announced a net profit of RM135.2 million for the half year ended 30 June 2007, a 145% increase compared to the net profit of RM55.2 million for the corresponding period last year. The strong half year performance has also surpassed the annual net profit for 2006 which was at RM108.9 million. Bursa Malaysia also declared an interim gross dividend of 32 sen per share, a 156% increase from the gross dividend of 12.5 sen per share for the first half of 2

  • ICMA Figures For First Half 2007 Bond Market Issuance

    Date 17/07/2007

    The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) today released figures on new international bond market issues for the first half of 2007, showing that the total value of new issuance in this period was over US$ 1,814 billion. This figure shows a 13% increase in the value of new issuance compared with the figure for the first half of 2006.

  • BOVESPA Stock Options Turn Over BRL 1.6 Billion On July 16

    Date 17/07/2007

    The exercise of stock options on BOVESPA added up to BRL 1,969,484,013.10 on July 16, value registered exclusively by call options.