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KCBT Raises Minimum Wheat Margins - Changes Come As Result Of Increased Market Volatility

Date 26/06/2007

The Kansas City Board of Trade has raised its minimum margins for wheat futures contracts. The changes, effective tomorrow, come as a result of increased market volatility and are as follows:
The NASDAQ Stock Market Announces Open Short-Interest Positions In NASDAQ Stocks For June 2007

Date 26/06/2007

As of mid-June, short interest in 2,745 NASDAQ Global Market(sm) securities totaled 8,966,592,245 shares compared with 8,205,105,350 shares in 2,752 Global Market issues for the month of May. The June short interest represents 4.36 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.94 days in May.
NYBOT To End FINEX® Evening Session In New York

Date 26/06/2007

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), announced today that, effective with the start of trading for the business day of July 2, 2007, the Exchange will no longer hold the FINEX evening floor session that has been held each business day from 7PM to 10PM ET. The last session will be held on Thursday, June 28, for Friday, June 29, 2007.
Merger Of BPI & BPVN In The S&P/MIB Index Extraordinary Adjustment Of Index Capping

Date 26/06/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/MIB Index, effective using opening prices on Monday 2 July 2007:
SEC Sues London-Based Hedge Fund Adviser GLG Partners, L.P. For Illegal Short Selling In Connection With Public Offerings - GLG Agrees To Pay More Than $3.2 Million To Settle Charges

Date 26/06/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled enforcement actions against London-based hedge fund adviser GLG Partners, L.P. for illegal short selling in connection with 14 public offerings.

CBOT Announces Independence Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 26/06/2007

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) has established the following trading schedule in connection with the Independence Day holiday:
June 2007 “Market’s Measure” - Preliminary Report - A Monthly Report From Dow Jones Indexes And STOXX Ltd. On The Performance Of U.S., European, Asia And Other Global Stock Market Indexes

Date 26/06/2007

Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 2.02% Loss in JUNE, European Stocks Lose 0.29%, Asia Rises 1.62% and World Equities Fall by 1.22% Oil & Gas Sector Posts Biggest Gain for JUNE in Asia & Europe Utilities Sector Takes the Hardest Hit for JUNE in U.S
CBOT Top Daily Volume & Open Interest Records For Monday, June 25

Date 26/06/2007

Daily: Energy - Futures Open Interest Record New Record: 7,009 Jun 25, 2007 Old Record: 7,006 Jun 22, 2007 Daily: Ethanol - Futures Open Interest Record New Record: 1,222 Jun 25, 2007 Old Record: 1,219 Jun 22, 2007
CME Managing Director Of Products And Services To Present At Wachovia Nantucket Equity Conference June 27

Date 26/06/2007

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE: CME)(NASDAQ: CME) announced today that Rick Redding, CME managing director of products and services, will present at the 17th Annual Wachovia Nantucket Equity Conference, to be held at Harbor House Village in Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, June 27, at 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time).
Clifford Chance Wins 'Derivatives Law Firm Of The Year' At The FOW Awards 2007

Date 26/06/2007

Global law firm Clifford Chance has won the inaugural FOW (Futures and Options World) Award for Derivatives Law Firm of the Year at the FOW Awards 2007 last week.