September 3, 2007 Issue Abstract

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The Electronic Marketplace: Lessons of Market Volatility Stir New Debate On Trading Priorities, Essential Technologies. Electronic trading systems performed well in the market volatility of August, but a debate is starting in the marketplace about how the paradigm for the use of technology in the markets may be shifting.

Industry Alert: Competing Venues Herald Ascent of Private Equity. The burgeoning market for Rule 144A securities is spurring the creation of several new trading venues which could fragment that market.

Spotlight: Joshua S. Levine, Chief Executive Officer of Electronic Securities Processing LLC.

Trading Analytics: MarketVolume Uncovers Price Signals in Trading Data. In MarketVolume, a product of Highlight Investments Group, investment management firms have a way to see the impact of volume on pricing of leading indexes, which becomes important when large firms buy or sell, creating significant surges in price.

Structured Products: Scoach Bets on Rise of Structured Products. Aiming to become the leader in European trading of structured products, the Deutsche Börse and the SWX Group will prepare for an April 2008 re-launch of their joint venture, which will be called Scoach. The re-launch includes migration of structured products trading to the Deutsch Börse Xetra platform.