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Standard & Poor’s Announces Change To The S&P/HKEx GEM Index

Date 16/05/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make the following change in the S&P/HKEx GEM Index effective after the close of trading on Wednesday May 23, 2007. Global Digital Creations Holdings Ltd. (Tiker: 08271, SEDOL: 6673923) will increase shares from 983,639,000 to 1,190,341,000 and IWF from 0.3891 to 0.4410 as a result of a placing of existing shares and issue of new stock.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Aluminum Futures Contracts

Date 16/05/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its aluminum futures contracts, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.
Company Share Change In The S&P/CITIC 300 Index

Date 16/05/2007

S&P/CITIC Index Information Services Co., Ltd. will make the following changes in the S&P/CITIC 300 Index effective after the close of trading on Thursday May 17, 2007. Yantai Xinchao Industry Co.,Ltd. (Exchange Ticker: SH600777, GICS code: 20105010), a member of S&P/CITIC 300 Index, will increase its index shares from 307,201,688 to 329,538,233. This change is pursuant to a resumption of trading in 22,336,545 shares that are considered available float shares. As a result, the compa
CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) Options Trade 274,360 Contracts, Setting New All-Time Record Today

Date 16/05/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that reported volume in options on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), totaled 274,360 contracts today, Wednesday, May 16, beating the previous single-day volume record of 208,872 contracts set on March 8, 2007. VIX is the widely disseminated benchmark index of market volatility and investor sentiment, sometimes referred to as the market's "fear gauge."
IWF Change For Fastweb SpA In The S&P/MIB Index

Date 16/05/2007

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/MIB Index effective after the close of trading Friday, May 18, 2007: Fastweb SpA (Italy, ISIN: IT0001423562, GICS: Telecommunication Services), a member of the S&P/MIB Index, capped IWF will change to 0.1799204 following the successful tender offer by Swisscom (which now holds 82.4% of shares).

CFTC Sends Delegation To India To Provide Technical Assistance To The Forward Markets Commission

Date 16/05/2007

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it will be sending a delegation of senior staff to Mumbai, India, May 23 - 29, 2007 to provide technical assistance to the Forward Markets Commission (FMC).
SEC Charges Former Wall Street Executive And Three Others In Multi-Million Dollar Scheme To Defraud Savings Banks And Their Depositors In Dozens Of Stock Offerings - All Four Defendants Agree To Settle SEC Charges

Date 16/05/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former Wall Street executive and three other individuals with securities fraud for perpetrating a decade-long scheme to defraud savings banks and their depositors in connection with the banks' conversion from mutual to stock ownership.
CBOT Announces Memorial Day Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 16/05/2007

CHICAGO, May 16, 2007 – The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) has established the following trading schedule in connection with the Memorial Day holiday: Friday, May 25 Financial contracts will close at 12:00 p.m. in the open auction market and close at 1:00 p.m. on the electronic trading platform. Expiring June 2007 U.S. Treasury Note Futures Options will cease trading at 12:00 p.m.
FSA Confirms Industry Guidance On Outsourcing

Date 16/05/2007

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) today confirmed that its supervision of outsourcing by firms will in future take account of industry guidance which has been issued by MiFID Connect.
FTSE Xinhua Launches Sector Indices For A200 Benchmark

Date 16/05/2007

FTSE Xinhua Index (FXI), the leading China index provider, today announced the launch of FTSE Xinhua 200 Sector Indices on A shares, which include 38 sectors classified according to the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB). The new indices will be distributed from today with the base date at June 18, 2001.