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FESE Response To The Commission Consultation On Fostering An Appropriate Regime For Shareholders' Rights

Date 30/07/2007

The main impediments to the efficiency of the voting process have been already clearly identified and will be removed by the transposition of the Directive on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies, published on the official journal on 11th July. For this reason, FESE is convinced that most of the subjects that are part of the current consultation should not be addressed at the EU level but rather left to Member States’ private law framework, contractual agreements be
BOX Sees Best Week On Record

Date 30/07/2007

With an average daily volume of 882,400 contracts executed and a market share of 6.7% in classes traded, BOX reported the week of July 23 through 27, 2007 as its best in its history in terms of volume. The week also witnessed another major accomplishment on Thursday July 26 when BOX broke for the first time the 1 million mark in terms of daily contracts executed. These increases in volume and market share reflect increased confidence on BOX's new and revamped trading platform.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Modifications In Gold Standard Contract

Date 30/07/2007

Along with the launch of a Gold Mini futures contract (100 g), and for its market to be more in line with international standards, as of July 1, 2007 TOCOM has implemented the following 2 major modifications in the Gold Standard contract (1 kg).
National Stock Exchange Caps Off Record Week Accounting For 19 Percent Of Industry Quote Volume Averages Record 76.6 Million Matched Shares Per Day In NSX BLADE - Reaches All-Time High On July 26 Of 124.4 Million Shares Matched In NSX BLADE

Date 30/07/2007

National Stock Exchange(R), Inc. (NSX (SM)) today announced that it processed 19 percent of the industry's quote volume for the week of July 23 through July 27, 2007. Since the start of full industry compliance with Regulation NMS on July 9, 2007, NSX has accounted for an 18.7-percent market share of the nation's quote volume.
TSX Group – Civic Holiday Closures

Date 30/07/2007

Both Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange will be closed for the Civic Holiday on Monday, August 6. Both exchanges will re-open for business on Tuesday, August 7, 2007.

July 2007 Monthly Preliminary Performance Report Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Indexes

Date 30/07/2007

The Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index was up 0.37% for the month of July. The Dow Jones-AIG Single Commodity Indexes for Lean Hogs, Wheat and Crude Oil had the strongest gains with month-to-date returns of 10.50%, 9.42% and 8.51%, respectively. The worst three performing single commodity indexes were Nickel, Natural Gas and Corn , which were down 15.84%, 9.61%, and 5.59%respectively, in July.
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.