Deutsche Börse is further expanding its XTF segment for exchange-traded index funds (ETFs) on the pan-European Xetra trading platform and has admitted five new ETFs issued by db-x-trackers to trading.

As of 1 September, Deutsche Börse will be extending its data service to include information on European Directors’ Dealings (EDD). Market Data & Analytics will then be the only provider to publish these information in one consolidated product.

The U.S. regulatory agency, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has approved trading in four Eurex products for the U.S. market effective immediately. The approval comprises futures on the SLI Swiss Leader Index, the SMIM (Swiss Market Index Midcap) , the Dow Jones Euro STOXX Select Dividend 30 index and the TecDAX.

A new exchange-traded index fund from the issuer UBS ETF SICAV has been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment since Friday. UBS-ETF MSCI World (LU0340285161) tracks the performance of the broadly diversified MSCI World Index.

Direct Edge Holdings (Direct Edge), the parent company of Direct Edge ECN, and the International Securities Exchange (ISE) announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement whereby the ISE Stock Exchange will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Direct Edge. In return, ISE will gain an ownership stake in Direct Edge.

Deutsche Börse Group will be moving into a new office building at Mergenthalerallee 61-71 in the Eschborn-Süd business park in the summer of 2010. The final preparations for construction of the new building are underway.

Deutsche Börse is further expanding its segment for exchange-traded index funds on the pan-European Xetra trading platform and has admitted a new ETF issued by iShares to trading.

In July 2008, the value of assets under custody on behalf of customers registered a 1 percent rise at € 10.8 trillion (compared to € 10.6 trillion from July 2007). Securities held under custody in Clearstream's international business experienced a rise of 6 percent from € 4.8 to € 5.2 trillion and domestic German securities held under custody decreased by 2 percent from € 5.7 trillion to € 5.6 trillion.

Certificate trading on Scoach via the technology of the fully electronic and pan-European trading system Xetra has been underway for 100 days now. Transferring the structured products to the Xetra platform reduced the order execution time to a fraction of previous execution times.

Deutsche Börse is further expanding its segment for exchange-traded index funds on the pan-European Xetra trading platform and has admitted three new ETFs issued by Société Générale Asset Management Index (SGAM Index) to trading.

Deutsche Börse AG achieved new record second-quarter results in Q2/2008. Sales revenue rose by 8 percent to €585.5 million (Q2/2007: €542.5 million), reflecting both stable revenue performance in the second quarter in the Group’s two largest business areas, Eurex and Clearstream, and the consolidation of the International Securities Exchange (ISE).

Trading volume at the international derivatives exchange Eurex reached 179.5 million contracts, a rise of 11 percent year on year (July 2007: 162.4 million). The average daily trading volume was 7.8 million compared with 7.4 million the same month a year ago. Driver of growth was especially the segment equity index derivatives.