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Zhu: Shanghai Stock Exchange To Propel Corporate Governance

Date 04/12/2007

President Zhu Congjiu of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) spoke yesterday at the 6th China Securities Investment Funds Forum International that the SSE would introduce the Corporate Governance Sector and relevant indices. Listed companies can enter the Sector through their voluntary application. After that, they should pass the SSE's indicator examination and the social publication. Besides, the SSE will invite professional institutions and establish the Expert Consultative Committee to offer t
China Securities Index: CSI Aggregate Bond Index To Be Launched As New Benchmark Of Bond Market

Date 04/12/2007

China Securities Index Co., Ltd. (CSI) has recently announced that the official launch of the CSI Aggregate Bond Index will be released on December 17, to synchronize with the price fluctuation on the inter-bank bond market and on the bond market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE). Meanwhile, the CSI Aggregate Bond Index will serve the investors as an analysis tool and a performance appraisal benchmark.
Lehman Brothers To Form New Market Making Firm On NYSE Trading Floor - Agrees To Acquire Certain Assets Related To Van der Moolen Operations, Including Staff And Technology, And Responsibility For 416 NYSE-Listed Issues

Date 04/12/2007

Lehman Brothers will establish a floor-based market making firm on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, the world’s leading equities marketplace and a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext (NYX), by acquiring certain assets related to the operations of Van der Moolen Specialists, USA LLC. Upon closing, a Lehman Brothers affiliate will have responsibility for 416 NYSE-listed issues including 308 operating companies when it begins operations on December 10, 2007. The completion of the transacti
Lehman Brothers Agrees To Acquire Van Der Moolen Holding's NYSE Specialist Book

Date 04/12/2007

Lehman Brothers, the global investment bank, today announced an agreement to acquire certain assets related to Van der Moolen Specialists, including its New York Stock Exchange portfolio of listed company specialist's assignments and certain technology. The transaction is expected to be finalized on December 10, 2007. Upon closing, a Lehman Brothers affiliate will act as specialist for approximately 400 NYSE-listed issues. The completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals,
Speech By Acting CFTC Chairman Walt Lukken: Walk Softly And Carry A Big Stick, ISDA Energy, Commodities And Developing Products Conference

Date 03/12/2007

Click here to download a speech by acting CFTC Chairman Walt Lukken: Walk Softly And Carry A Big Stick, at the ISDA Energy, Commodities and Developing Products Conference.

Chicago Climate Futures Exchange Announces New Records

Date 03/12/2007

Chicago Climate Futures Exchange™ (CCFE™), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chicago Climate Exchange® Inc. (CCX®), announced today in the first 11 months of 2007, CCFE traded 250,018 contracts compared to 28,924 contracts for the entire year 2006. In November, CCFE also reported record open interest in Sulfur Financial Instrument™ (SFI™) futures (23,689 contracts) and SFI options (27,610 contracts).
Share Change For Wesfarmers Limited In The S&P/ASX All Australian 50 Index

Date 03/12/2007

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, Dec. 6, 2007: Wesfarmers Limited (Australia, SEDOL: 6948836, GICS Code: 30101040), a member of the S&P/ASX All Australian 50 Index, will increase its shares to 561,527,667. This change is the result of a distribution-reinvestment plan.
NYMEX To Launch Nine New Natural Gas Delivery Point Pipe Options Contracts

Date 03/12/2007

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMX), today announced that it will introduce nine new natural gas delivery point pipe options contacts on NYMEX ClearPort® and the NYMEX trading floor, beginning on December 16 for trade date December 17.
NYSE Euronext Names Deputy CFO Joost van der Does de Willebois Acting CFO - CFO Nelson Chai To Join Merrill Lynch As CFO And EVP - Bruno Colmant, Head Of NYSE Euronext Belgium, To Become Deputy CFO - Corporate Controller Stéphane Biehler To become Chief A

Date 03/12/2007

NYSE Euronext (NYX) Chief Executive Officer Duncan L. Niederauer has asked Joost van der Does de Willebois, Deputy CFO and head of the company’s Amsterdam market, to assume the role of Acting Chief Financial Officer upon the Dec. 10, 2007 departure of CFO and Executive Vice President Nelson Chai, who has accepted the position of CFO and Executive Vice President of Merrill Lynch. Bruno Colmant, head of the company’s Belgian market and NYSE Euronext European Affairs, will become Deputy CFO. Sté
CBOE'S Average Daily Volume Of 4.6 Million Contracts During November Is A New All-Time High - Total Volume Increases 62% Over 2006 To 97.2 Million Contracts, Year-To-Date Volume Is 40% Ahead Of Previous Year

Date 03/12/2007

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that average daily volume during November totaled 4,626,640 contracts, a new all-time high for the Exchange. November's record average daily volume exceeded the previous high of 4,589,206 contracts during August 2007. For the month of November, CBOE traded a total of 97,159,445 contracts, up 62% from the 59,827,503 contracts traded during November 2006.