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NYMEX To Change Margins For Crude Oil, Related Futures Contracts

Date 16/10/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its crude oil and related futures contracts, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.
Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange Set PTA Futures Trading Volume Record

Date 16/10/2007

On Oct. 16, 2007, the trading volume in the Pure Terephthalic Acid (PTA) futures contract on ZCE (Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange) peaked at 167010 contracts, surpassing the previous record of 127582 contracts set on Oct.12, 2007.
Carlo Comporti Is Elected As CESR’s Next Secretary General

Date 16/10/2007

During CESR’s Members’ Meeting in Estoril, Portugal, on 16 October 2007, the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) unanimously elected Mr Carlo Comporti as the new Secretary General. Mr Comporti will start his new position on 1 January 2008.
MGEX Board Of Directors Appoints Public Directors, Officers

Date 16/10/2007

At the October 15 organizational meeting, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange) Board of Directors named its 2007-2008 public directors, officers and committees. Four public directors were appointed by the Board to serve one-year terms. Curt Denisuik, director of commodity risk management, Canadian Wheat Board returns to the Board. New to the Board of Directors this year are Robert D Gordon, CEO of DTN, James S. Ginsburg, Managing Partner at Vernon & Park Capital, L.P., and Willi
CESR Launches A Consultation On Key Investor Information For UCITS

Date 16/10/2007

CESR publishes today a consultation paper (CP) on ‘content and form of Key Investor Information disclosures for UCITS’ (Ref: CESR/07-669). The CP follows two calls for evidence and a questionnaire on related subjects published earlier in 2007, as well as discussion at a Retail Investor Workshop (see the Notes for Editors for further details). It is part of CESR’s ongoing work in response to a request for assistance f

NYSE TransactTools: BATS Available Via SFTI

Date 16/10/2007

NYSE TransactToolsSM, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYSE Euronext: NYX), today announced that connectivity to the BATS market center is now available via the Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure® (SFTI)®.
New Distribution Of Tasks Between The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority And OMX Nordic Exchange Copenhagen – Disclosure Requirements

Date 16/10/2007

As of November 1, 2007, the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority will decide cases regarding the disclosure requirements of the Danish Securities Trading Act. Among other things, this is a consequence of the new rules of law in connection with the implementation of the Directive on markets in financial instruments (MiFID). OMX Nordic Exchange Copenhagen will still be checking whether the issuers meet the disclosure requirements pursuant to the act and the Exchange’s own marketplace rul
Standard & Poor's Launches S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index - The Latest Addition To The S&P Global Dividend Aristocrats Index Series

Date 16/10/2007

Standard & Poor's, the world's leading index provider, announced today the launch of the S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index which is designed to measure the performance of those Canadian companies that have consistently increased dividends annually for at least seven years.
SEB Extends Their Membership Of The Nordic Exchange To Iceland

Date 16/10/2007

OMX Nordic Exchange Iceland hf. has approved the application of SEB for membership of OMX ICE equity market thus that SEB can start trading in Icelandic shares as of today 16 October.
SWX And virt-x Cut Costs Of Trading By CHF 40 M With Revised Pricing Model

Date 16/10/2007

The SWX Swiss Exchange and virt-x, its London-based securities exchange, today announced a substantial reduction of their fees and a revised pricing model that will take effect on 1 April 2008. The lower fees will deliver CHF 40m in estimated annual savings for users (based on 2007 first half-year revenues); this represents a further 15% reduction in the cost of trading following a headline price cut of 15% on virt-x at the start of 2007.