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AEX Index Celebrates 25th birthday - From National Index To International Product

Date 04/03/2008

The AEX-index® is 25 years old this year. The index, which is made up of the 25 most traded shares on the Amsterdam stock exchange, began life as the EOE-index (European Option Exchange) on 4 March 1983. Europe’s first blue chip index started with just 13 companies, but by 1990 the number of constituents had grown to 25, and the index covered 82% of the market.
SEC Proposes To Streamline ETF Approval Process

Date 04/03/2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to propose two new rules under the Investment Company Act to permit exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to operate without the need to obtain individual exemptive orders from the Commission.
NYMEX To List Brent Crude Oil – Last Day Futures Contract For Open-Outcry Trading

Date 04/03/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it will list the Brent crude oil – last day futures contract for trading on the NYMEX trading floor, beginning on Friday, March 7.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Date 04/03/2008

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:
London Metal Exchange Limited: Issue With Free Data Service

Date 04/03/2008

The issue preventing visitors accessing the Free Data Service has been resolved and the site is operating normally.

NYMEX To Change Margins For Silver Futures Contracts

Date 04/03/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its silver futures contracts, effective at the close of business tomorrow.
EEX Trading Results And New Admissions In February

Date 04/03/2008

Electricity trading volume on the European Energy Exchange (EEX) in February 2008 totalled 96.5 TWh, compared with 138.0 TWh in February 2007.
Share Change For Transurban Group In The S&P/ASX All Australian 50 Index

Date 04/03/2008

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes to the S&P/ASX All Australian 50 Index effective after the close of trading on Thursday, Mar. 6, 2008:
Deliveries Of Dubai Mercantile Exchange Oman Crude Oil Futures

Date 04/03/2008

Click here to download details of deliveries of DME Oman crude oil futures.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Electricity Futures Contracts

Date 04/03/2008

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for six of its electricity futures contract, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.