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NEW YORK, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), the company that operates the world's largest electronic marketplace for OTC-traded equities, today announced that Shona Energy Co. Inc. (OTCQX: SHOAF; TSXV: SHO), a diversified resource company, is now trading on the highest tier of the OTC market, OTCQX®. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110118/MM31963LOGO ) Shona Energy began trading today on the OTC market's prestigious tier, OTCQX...

LONDON, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Trading CFDs on Facebook shares [http://www.cityindex.co.uk/cfd-trading ] could prove a profitable pursuit for investors in the UK when they launch later today [Friday May 18]. With a Contract for Difference (CFD), you do not own the underlying instrument; therefore, you are not required to pay Stamp Duty in the UK*. With multiple benefits available to you for only a small initial deposit, you can find out more about the key...

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Global online Forex provider GO Markets has announced record gains this month following the successful launch of a series of new products and value-added enhancements for the company's extensive client base to enjoy. The company, known world-wide for its specialist Forex offering, has launched CFDs on their leading MetaTrader 4 platform, in a move to make GO Markets' premium pricing and execution accessible to a wider, more...

NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. ("RDA"), the global, multi-brand and multi-platform media and direct marketing company, announced today that it has commenced a cash tender offer (the "Asset Sale Offer") to purchase up to $60,660,000 of its Floating Rate Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the "Notes") at a purchase price of 95% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of purchase. The Asset Sale...

CHICAGO, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced measures to help farmers, ranchers and commercial market participants prepare to transition to expanded electronic trading hours for CBOT grain and oilseed futures and options on CME Globex. CME Group will now offer expanded market access to a variety of CBOT futures and options 21 hours per day, pending CFTC certification. "What sets CME Group apart is our...

NEW YORK, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), the company that operates the world's largest electronic marketplace for OTC-traded equities, today announced that Fortune Minerals Limited (OTCQX: FTMDF; TSX: FT), a diversified resource company, is now trading on the highest tier of the OTC market, OTCQX®. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110118/MM31963LOGO ) Fortune Minerals began trading today on the OTC market's prestigious tier, OTCQX...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia and DUBLIN, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FINCAD released today the results of its third annual finance survey, which demonstrated that intra-day risk management is an important requirement for both the sell-side and buy-side. FINCAD's survey uncovered that 61% of sell-side respondents require risk information on-demand or intra-day, while almost half (46%) reported the same requirement on the buy-side. Traditionally, running scenarios requires...

ST. LOUIS, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) today closed on a new $1.4 billion term loan that was upsized from the previously announced $1 billion due to strong investor interest. Separately, Arch finalized its amended senior secured revolving credit facility, as previously planned, which modifies certain financial covenants to provide incremental flexibility over the next two years. Under the terms of the agreements, the upsized term loan will reduce the...

NEW YORK, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), the company that operates the world's largest electronic marketplace for OTC-traded equities, today announced that OPEL Technologies Inc. (OTCQX: OPELF; TSX.V: OPL), a leading global supplier of solar tracking systems, other solar related products and a semiconductor device and process developer, is now trading on the highest tier of the OTC market, OTCQX®. (Logo:...

SYDNEY, LONDON and BEDMINSTER, N.J., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCAP), a leading global provider of online trading services, announced today the appointment of Muhammad Rasoul as Chief Product Officer and member of GAIN's executive management team. Mr. Rasoul has more than 16 years of leadership experience in the retail brokerage industry, with a strong background in forex, futures and OTC derivatives trading. In the newly created role, Mr....