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CBOT Top Daily Volume & Open Interest Records for Friday, January 26

Date 29/01/2007

Daily: Energy - Futures Open Interest Record New Record: 1,662 Jan 26, 2007 Old Record: 1,554 Jan 24, 2007 Daily: OTC Ethanol Forward Month Swap - Futures Open Interest Record New Record: 1,208 Jan 26, 2007 Old Record: 1,102 Jan 19, 2007
Tokyo Commodity Exchange Price Limit And Margin For February 2007

Date 29/01/2007

Margins and price limits to be applied for the trades in February 2007 are as follows: (Unit: JPY) Commodity Contract Month Initial*1 Spot Month*2
HKEx Status Report On New Product And Market Development Initiatives - Status As Of 15 January 2007

Date 29/01/2007

The following initiatives are subject to market support and regulatory approval so they may not be implemented. HKEx will announce further details of these initiatives as they progress. Initiative Status
Three New Market Makers To Join NewEuroMTS

Date 29/01/2007

NewEuroMTS, the reference market for euro-denominated bonds issued by the Member States that entered the European Union since May 1, 2004, is pleased to announce that Bank BPH SA, Bank Pekao SA and WestLB AG will join as new market makers, bringing the total number of dealers supporting liquidity for these bonds to 27.
SEC: MBIA Settles Securities Fraud Charges For Misuse Of Reinsurance Contracts - Company To Pay $50 Million Penalty

Date 29/01/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled securities fraud charges against MBIA Inc., one of the nation’s largest insurers of municipal bonds, arising out of a sham reinsurance transaction that was restated in 2005, which the company had previously entered into to avoid having to recognize a $170 million loss. MBIA suffered the loss when, in 1998, the Allegheny Health, Education and Research Foundation (AHERF) defaulted on bonds guaranteed by MBIA and MBIA was forced to make go

Futures And Options Association (FOA) Brings Derivatives Focus To The European Financial Markets Federation

Date 29/01/2007

The European Financial Markets Federation (EFMF) is pleased to announce that the Futures and Options Association (FOA) has joined the Federation. The FOA joins five major national and international associations which are existing members of EFMF; Associazione Italiana Operatori Mercati dei Capitali (ASSIOM), the Euro Debt Market Association (AMTE), the European Securities Forum (ESF), the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and the National Securities Market Association (NSMA, R
ICEX News & Views - Volume 7, Issue 3

Date 29/01/2007

In this number: “The Icelandic Market: Rich Source of Capital”.Listed companies have raised extensive capital in the Icelandic market which means that new capital is quite high as proportion of the total market capitalisation.
NASD Fines Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc. $3 Million For Failing To Comply With Anti-Money Laundering Rules In Connection With High Risk Accounts - Firm Failed To Heed Repeated Requests For Information From Its Own Clearing Firm

Date 29/01/2007

NASD announced today that it has fined Banc of America Investment Services, Inc. (BAI) $3 million in connection with the firm's failure to obtain customer information for certain high-risk accounts and for failing to have adequate communication with its parent bank to ensure that BAI's independent suspicious activity report (SAR) filing obligations were met.
NYBOT Board Of Directors Appointed - Fred W. Hatfield Joins Board

Date 29/01/2007

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodities exchange, announced today the appointment of a new Board of Directors for the New York Board of Trade. The NYBOT board is made up of independent directors, members of management and representatives to the ICE Board of Directors.
January 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 29/01/2007

Dow Jones Industrial Average Posts 0.19% Gain in JANUARY, European Stocks Gain 1.68%, Asia Rises 0.13% and World Equities Fall by 0.36% Construction & Materials Sector Posts Biggest Gain for JANUARY in Europe Oil & Gas Sector Takes the Hardest Hit for JANUARY in Worldwide, U.S. & Europe