March 19, 2008 | MGEX Announces Side-By-Side Trading Of Options
The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange) will begin trading Hard Red Spring Wheat (HRSW) options electronically during the day on April 14. The Exchange announced plans for side-by-side options trading following approval of the change by its Board of Directors yesterday.
Feb. 26, 2008 | Mgex Announces Remote Clearing Enhancements
In an effort to provide the best possible customer service, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX or Exchange) Clearing House recently implemented enhancements that enable clearing members to do business with the MGEX Clearing House on a remote basis.
Feb. 8, 2008 | CME Group, KCBT and MGEX Announce Price Limit Expansion for Wheat Futures
CME Group, the Kansas City Board of Trade and the Minneapolis Grain Exchange announced today that all three exchanges will implement new price limits for Wheat futures and mini-sized Wheat futures on Sunday, February 10 for trade date Monday, February 11.
Aug. 28, 2007 | IntercontinentalExchange and WCE Holdings Complete Plan of Arrangement
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), the leading electronic energy marketplace and soft commodity exchange, and WCE Holdings Inc. (“WCE Holdings”), parent of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Inc. (WCE), today jointly announced the closing of ICE’s acquisition of WCE Holdings. WCE is the leading agricultural commodity futures and options exchange in Canada.
Aug. 13, 2007 | MGEX, Kluis Commodities Sponsor Market Outlook Seminars
MGEX and Kluis Commodities will host a seminar on August 20 and 21. It will be held at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center in Sioux Falls, SD, and is free to anyone who pre-registers.
Aug. 6, 2007 | MGEX Membership Values Reach $250,000
Two MGEX memberships were traded at a new record price. The memberships are trading at a record pace due to the increasing interest in the MGEX.
Aug. 2, 2007 | ECX Appoints New Chief Executive
Patrick Birley was appointed the new Cheif Executive. Peter Koster, the former CEO, has become the chairman.
July 30, 2007 | Market Update
ECX and ICE market update though July 2007.
June 27, 2007 | DJ Exclusices on Japan, China Central Banks
Former Japanese economy minister, Heizo Takenaka, said the BOJ wants to tighten and will probably raise interest rates by 50 basis points this year. PBOC Assistant Gov., Yi Gang, said China will not sharply reduce its $1.2 trillion foriegn reserves.
June 26, 2007 | Reduction of LCH.Clearnet Fees for ECX CFI Contracts on ICE Futures
LCH.Clearnet Ltd announced the reduction of clearing and delivery fees for ECX CFI contracts executed on ICE Futures. The changes took place on July 1, 2007
June 11, 2007 | Launch of the ICE ECX CFI CER Futures and Options Contracts
The contracts formally known as ECX CER Futures and ECX CER Options will be launched jointly in September 2007. The exact launch date is not known.
Feb. 21, 2007 | DJ Leads Coverage Of G7 Forex Wrangle
Dow Jones Newswires led its competitors in reporting the twists and turns of a debate among G7 finance ministers and central bankers over what, if anything, to do about the Japanese yen and the Chinese yuan, while also staying ahead on the group’s stance on hedge funds and the risk of runaway carry trades.
Feb. 20, 2007 | DJ First With Market-Moving Oil, Gas News
Oil prices in recent days have see-sawed, with Dow Jones at the center of the action with a run of significant energy exclusives and wins.
Feb. 20, 2007 | DJ Quickest With Market-Moving BOE Flashes
Dow Jones Newswires London money reporters Andrew Peaple and Natasha Brereton delivered a big news win for our readers Monday Feb. 19, spotting market-moving forex news and getting the right headline out on the wire a full minute ahead of our closest competitor.
Feb. 5, 2007 | DJ Delivers Exclusives & Analysis From Davos
The Dow Jones Newswires’ reporting team at the World Economic Forum in Davos delivered a raft of exclusives and news wins across a wide range of subjects.
Jan. 30, 2007 | DJ First With Key Report On OPEC Oil Output
Dow Jones Newswires’ oil markets team got hold of a key report from respected tanker tracker Lloyds Marine Intelligence Unit on Friday Jan. 26, that proved OPEC had made good on its 1.2 million barrels a day production cut pledge agreed in October.
Jan. 9, 2007 | Govt Admits Mistake In US Oil Inventory Data After DJ Report
Readers of the Dow Jones Energy Service were first to hear about an error in weekly government data on U.S. petroleum inventories that is closely watched by the oil markets and that often influences oil prices.
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