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Changes To The Supervisory Board of STOXX Ltd. - Werner Bürki Of SWX Swiss Exchange Elected Chairman

Date 19/04/2007

Werner Bürki, a member of the management committee of the SWX Swiss Exchange and CEO of EXFEED Ltd., has been elected chairman of the supervisory board of STOXX Limited.
BM&F Reaches Historic Record Of 2 Billion Contracts Traded

Date 18/04/2007

The Brazilian Mercantile & Futures reached the historic record of 2 billion contracts traded, on Monday, April the 16th*. The record was reached at 12:16pm, in the Ibovespa futures market, between the brokerage houses Ágora (buyer) and Fator (seller). The four traders responsible for the trade were: Amauri Simões de Almeida Jr. and Rodrigo Mancini (Ágora) and Fernando Jorge Carneiro Filho and Adolfo Nunes Correa Jr. (Fator).
Jeb Bush Praises BM&F’s Initiatives For Ethanol Market

Date 18/04/2007

“The initiatives carried out by the Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange are on the right track to creating a true ethanol market”. The statement was made by Jeb Bush, ex-governor of Florida, who visited the Exchange on Monday, April 16th. Bush, accompanied by Brazil’s former minister of Agriculture, Roberto Rodrigues, visited the trading floor with BM&F’s vice-Chairman, Renato Diniz Junqueira; and CEO, Edemir Pinto. For Bush, the phasing out of the U.S. tariffs will also play an important
Speech By SEC Commissioner Kathleen L. Casey: The Euro And The Dollar: Pillars In Global Finance

Date 18/04/2007

Thank you and good afternoon. I am honored to be a participant in this important conference bringing together regulators from both sides of the Atlantic to exchange perspectives on regulatory convergence. Before I continue, let me state that the views I express here today are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or my fellow Commissioners.
Borsa Italiana Starts The Listing Of ETCs

Date 18/04/2007

Starting April 20th in Borsa Italiana the first 32 ETCs will be traded, the financial instruments which replicate the trend of commodities or of indices of commodities.

DGCX Volumes Set A New High On April 17 – 9372 Contracts Traded

Date 18/04/2007

DGCX set a new record yesterday for the highest number of contracts traded per day since inception. A total of 9372 contracts valued at $267.20 million were traded surpassing the previous record of 7634 contracts achieved on February 27, 2007. The gold futures traded on the Exchange also clocked their highest-ever traded volume in a day at 8527 contracts, exceeding the previous record of 6988 contracts by a big margin. The near-month gold futures contract clocked in an impressive volume of 45
DIFX Creates Link With Clearstream To Facilitate More Listings

Date 18/04/2007

The Dubai International Financial Exchange (DIFX) has created a link with Clearstream, the international central securities depository, that will facilitate more dual listings on the exchange.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Copper Futures Contracts

Date 18/04/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its copper and COMEX miNYTM copper futures contracts, effective at the close of business tomorrow.
American Stock Exchange And Victoria Bay Asset Management Launch First U.S. Natural Gas-Based Fund

Date 18/04/2007

Victoria Bay Asset Management, LLC and the American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) announced today the launch of the United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (UNG), an exchange traded security based on natural gas, which will list on the Amex under the ticker “UNG.”
Swapstream To Launch sPro, New Dealer-To-Client Swaps Trading Platform - Expands Capabilities To Include U.S. Dollars And Sterling Interest Rate Swaps

Date 18/04/2007

Swapstream, the market-leading multilateral electronic trading platform for interest rate swaps (IRS) and subsidiary of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc, today announced that it will launch sPro, a new dealer-to-client swaps trading platform.