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MGEX Breaks Daily Electronic Volume Record Again

Date 24/01/2008

For the second time in less than a week, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange) spring wheat futures market produced record daily electronic volume. Trading on the CME Globex® electronic platform on Wednesday, Jan. 23 was 6,524 contracts, exceeding the previous record set on Friday, Jan. 18 by 1,151 contracts.
CME Group Announces 2008 Annual Meeting Date

Date 24/01/2008

CME Group (NYSE, Nasdaq: CME) today announced that its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 10:00 a.m., Central Time, on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at The University of Chicago Gleacher Center, located at 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, Illinois.
Montreal Exchange Establishes Volume Record Of 1.5 Million Contracts Traded In One Day On Its Sola® Platforms

Date 24/01/2008

The Montréal Exchange (MX) (TSX: MXX) established yesterday a record as its combined trading on the Montréal Exchange and the Boston Options Exchange platforms, both operated by the MX team, totaled 1,527,885 contracts.
Update Of The Malaysian Stock Market’s Performance Today - Statement From Dato’ Yusli Mohamed Yusoff, Chief Executive Officer, Bursa Malaysia Berhad

Date 24/01/2008

While Malaysia is not immune to external factors, we remain positive on the market’s performance given the strong fundamentals of the country and the economy. In fact, the Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop early this week expressed confidence in the Malaysian economy and said that the country ‘should do all right’ if a mild recession occurs in US. Although the KLCI dropped to 4.27% YTD, it has fared better than its Asian counterparts such as Singapore’s Straits Times Index
Response To The CESR Consultation Paper On Improving The Functioning Of The MiFID Database

Date 24/01/2008

Under the MiFID Directive CESR is responsible for publishing lists for shares admitted to trading on a regulated market, systematic internalisers, multilateral trading facilities, regulated markets and central counterparties. FESE members have responded to the CESR consultation paper on improving the functioning of the MiFID database.

Improved Corporate Governance Reporting In Norway

Date 24/01/2008

Oslo Børs requires that listed companies issue a report on corporate governance. A review of annual reports for 2006 carried out by Oslo Børs shows that virtually all listed companies have published such a report, but there is still scope for further improvement in the content of these reports.
Eurex With New Trading Records

Date 24/01/2008

The international derivatives exchange Eurex saw new trading records earlier this week: on 22 January, turnover reached a new record with roughly 17 million contracts, the previous record was 15.5 million contracts (achieved on 6 June 2007). On 23 January, another 15.3 million contracts were traded.
DGCX Approved As `Recognized Market Operator’ By Monetary Authority Of Singapore

Date 24/01/2008

Strengthening its position as a global market for commodities derivatives, Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) today announced that it had secured approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), making DGCX a Recognized Market Operator (RMO) in Asia’s key trading hub.
SuperDerivatives Appoints Senior Bloomberg Executive Russel Levi Head Of Global Sales

Date 24/01/2008

SuperDerivatives®, the benchmark for derivatives pricing and the leading provider of multi-asset front-office systems, risk management, revaluation and online options trading solutions, today announced it has appointed Russel Levi to be its senior vice president of Global Sales and Support.
Chi-X Europe Issues Q4 2007 Trading Statistics

Date 24/01/2008

Chi-X ® Europe Limited, the first live, pan-European equity multilateral trading facility (MTF), today published its trading statistics for the fourth quarter of 2007.