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SEC Charges Two Texas Swindlers In Penny Stock Spam Scam Involving Computer Botnets

Date 09/07/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed securities fraud charges against two Texas individuals in a high-tech scam that hijacked personal computers nationwide to disseminate millions of spam emails and cheat investors out of more than $4.6 million. The scheme involved the use of so-called computer "botnets" or "proxy bot networks," which are networks comprised of personal computers that, unbeknownst to their owners, are infected with malicious viruses that forward spam or viruses to oth
SEC Announces $316 Million Fair Fund Distribution To Investors Harmed By Fraud At Time Warner - Distribution Marks The Commission's Distribution Of More Than $2 Billion Of Fair Fund Monies To Injured Investors

Date 09/07/2007

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it commenced the distribution of the Fair Fund created as part of a settlement with Time Warner Inc. on charges of improper financial reporting and disclosure. The distribution is expected to be completed in approximately ten days.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading One Additional New Option On Tuesday, July 10

Date 09/07/2007

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade one additional new option on July 10, 2007.
Standard & Poor’s Announces Review Of S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index

Date 09/07/2007

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the semi-annual S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index Review.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange To Begin Trading Seven New Options On Tuesday, July 10

Date 09/07/2007

The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) announced today that it will begin to trade seven new options on July 10, 2007.

CME And CBOT Shareholders Approve Merger- Companies Expect To Complete Historic Combination Within Days

Date 09/07/2007

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. (NYSE/Nasdaq: CME) and CBOT Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BOT) today announced that preliminary results indicate the shareholders of both companies have approved the proposed merger of CME and CBOT Holdings, based on a review of the proxies voted at today's special meetings by the parties’ respective proxy solicitors. In addition, preliminary results also show that CBOT members have voted to approve certain related matters in a separate member vote.
ICE Releases Open Letter To CBOT Holdings Members And Stockholders

Date 09/07/2007

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) today released the following open letter to CBOT Holdings (NYSE: BOT) members and stockholders.
NASDAQ Grants License To The CBOE Futures Exchange To Trade Futures On The CBOE NASDAQ-100 Volatility Index

Date 09/07/2007

The NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ(r)") (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced it has licensed the CBOE Futures Exchange(sm) (CFE(r)) to offer futures contracts based on the CBOE NASDAQ-100 Volatility Index(sm) (symbol VXNSM, futures symbol VN), which launched on Friday, July 6.
NYBOT Hosts Special Cotton Meeting On Friday, July 13, 2007

Date 09/07/2007

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), will host an interactive panel discussion on the state of the cotton markets on Friday, July 13, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ET.
ICE Closes Acquisition Of ChemConnect's Commodity Trading Business

Date 09/07/2007

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, announced that it closed today on its acquisition of ChemConnect, Inc.'s commodity trading business. ChemConnect is the leading electronic marketplace for the natural gas liquids (NGLs) and chemicals markets, which have a notional value of approximately $150 billion. The acquisition complements ICE's leading position in the U.S. physical gas and power markets.