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  • Revised Minimum Order Values for CFDs and Stocks

    • New Minimum Order Values for CFDs and Stocks will apply from March 2009.
    • The minimum order value applies to all equities trading, including CFDs, CFD DMA and Stocks, and is in place to prevent traders manipulating the underlying market price.
    • You will not be able to open new positions via the platform below the minimum order size for the relevant exchange.
    • See the table below for details of the new Minimum Order Values
    Minimum Order Values as of 2 March 2009      
    ID Short Description Description Currency New – Minimum Order Value Current Minimum Order Value
    XASE AMEX American Stock Exchange USD

    50

    50

    XAMS AMS Euronext Amsterdam EUR

    100

    50

    XASX ASX Australian Stock Exchange Ltd. AUD

    150

    50

    XATH AT Athens Stock Exchange EUR

    100

    50

    XBRU BRU Euronext Brussels EUR

    100

    50

    XCSE CSE OMX Copenhagen DKK

    1000

    500

    XCSE CSE_FN OMX Copenhagen – First North DKK

    1000

    500

    XCSE CSE_INV OMX Copenhagen, Investments Trusts DKK

    1000

    500

    XHKG HKEX Hong Kong Stock Exchange HKD

    1000

    500

    XHEL HSE OMX Helsinki EUR

    100

    50

    XLIS LISB Euronext Lisbon EUR

    100

    50

    XLON LSE_INTL London International Exchange USD

    100

    50

    XLON LSE_SEAQ London Stock Exchange SEAQ Market GBP

    100

    50

    XLON LSE_SETS London Stock Exchange SETS Market GBP

    100

    50

    XMIL MIL Milano Stock Exchange EUR

    100

    50

    XNAS Nasdaq NM NASDAQ Global Markets USD

    50

    50

    XNAS Nasdaq SC NASDAQ Capital Market USD

    50

    50

    XNYS NYSE New York Stock Exchange USD

    50

    50

    ARCX NYSE_ARCA NYSE ARCA USD

    50

    50

    XOSL OSE Oslo Stock Exchange NOK

    1000

    500

    XNAS OTCBB OTC Bulletin Board on NASDAQ USD

    50

    50

    XPAR PAR Euronext Paris EUR

    100

    50

    XSES SGX-ST Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited SGD

    150

    50

    XMCE SIBE Sistema De Interconexion Bursatil Espanol EUR

    100

    50

    XOME SSE OMX Stockholm SEK

    1000

    500

    XOME SSE_FN OMX Stockholm – First North SEK

    1000

    500

    XSWX SWX Swiss Exchange CHF

    150

    50

    XTKS TYO Tokyo Stock Exchange JPY

    10000

    5000

    XWBO VIE Wiener Börse (Vienna) Stock Exchange EUR

    100

    50

    XVTX VX SWX Europe CHF

    150

    50

    XWAR WSE Warsaw Stock Exchange PLN

    300

    150

  • Market Performance Around the World for March

    Country
    Index Name
    Last Index Close
    Date
    Last Month Returns
    Peru INDICE SELECTIVO PERU-15 17,628.05 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +42.03%
    Romania ROTX Index 4,906.86 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +42.02%
    Russia RTS Index 721.16 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +37.44%
    Czech Republic PX INDEX 787.70 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +22.14%
    Vietnam Vietnam Index 287.41 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +22.04%
    Egypt Case 30 Index 4,332.56 Sun Mar 29, 2009
    +20.43%
    Taiwan TSEC Taiwan 50 Index 3,813.63 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +18.53%
    Pakistan KSE 100 Index 6,826.99 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +16.21%
    Argentina MERVAL Index 1,171.43 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +16.04%
    Poland Warszawski Indeks Gieldowy 24,812.97 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +15.49%
    Mexico IPC All Shares Index 20,542.25 Thu Mar 26, 2009
    +14.40%
    Japan TOPIX Index 82,453.00 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +12.91%
    Indonesia JSX Composite Index 1,462.74 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +12.88%
    Canada S&P/TSX Composite Index 8,821.06 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +12.24%
    Norway OBX Index 208.96 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +11.91%
    Namibia Namibia Overall Index 479.07 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +11.78%
    Cyprus FTSE/CYSE 20 Index 320.31 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +11.00%
    Australia S&P ASX ALL ORD INDEX 36,723.00 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +10.23%
    United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Index 2,532.29 Thu Mar 26, 2009
    +10.16%
    South Africa JSE All Shares Index 20,661.32 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +9.82%
    Hungary Budapest Stock Exchange Index 11,178.30 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +8.35%
    Germany DAX INDEX 4,203.55 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +7.90%
    China Shanghai A Shares Index 2,492.27 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +7.89%
    Philippines All Shares Index 1,307.19 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +7.47%
    Greece Athex All Share Index 537.88 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +7.17%
    Turkey ISE-100 Index 25,697.25 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +6.93%
    New Zealand NZX All Index 2,687.43 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +6.89%
    Colombia IBC Index 8,011.87 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +6.61%
    Ireland ISE Overall Price Index 2,166.81 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +6.51%
    Sweden OMX Stockholm 30 655.59 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +6.09%
    Spain IBEX 35 7,927.60 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +5.94%
    Italy S&P MIB Index 16,343.00 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +5.88%
    United States of America Dow Jones Industrial Average 7,776.18 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +5.78%
    France CAC 40 Index 2,840.62 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +4.90%
    Mauritius SEMDEX 1,031.37 Thu Mar 26, 2009
    +4.12%
    Saudi Arabia Saudi Stock Index 4,728.55 Sun Mar 29, 2009
    +4.10%
    Kenya Nairobi Stock Exchange 20 2,699.92 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +3.82%
    Croatia CROBEX 1,448.57 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +3.29%
    Bulgaria BG40 Index 87.25 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +2.74%
    Ukraine PFTS Index 223.64 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +2.51%
    Finland OMX Helsinki 25 Index 1,311.71 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +2.43%
    Thailand The Stock Exchange of Thailand Index 440.81 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +2.20%
    United Kingdom FTSE 100 3,898.85 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +2.16%
    Bahrain Bahrain All Share Index 1,590.92 Sun Mar 29, 2009
    +0.85%
    Chile Santiago IPSA Index 2,547.76 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    +0.09%
    Lithuania OMX Vilnius Index (Lithuania-listed) 160.09 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    -0.16%
    El Salvador IBES Index 213.90 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    -0.31%
    Netherlands AEX Index 221.73 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    -0.37%
    Malaysia Composite Index 885.43 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    -0.97%
    Tanzania Twiga Cement Company 1,580.00 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    -1.25%
    Slovenia Slovene Stock Exchange Index 3,552.23 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    -2.36%
    Oman Muscat 30 Index 4,722.95 Sun Mar 29, 2009
    -2.69%
    Estonia OMX Tallinn Index 273.27 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    -2.78%
    Switzerland Investment Index Price 39.19 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    -2.94%
    Morocco Moroccan All Share Index 8,730.90 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    -4.41%
    Latvia OMX Riga Index (Latvia listing) 207.54 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    -4.79%
    Bangladesh All Shares Price Index 2,033.63 Sun Mar 29, 2009
    -5.16%
    Zambia Lusaka All Share Index 2,204.10 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    -5.32%
    Denmark OMX COPENHAGEN 20 232.50 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    -6.50%
    Uganda USEALSI 603.96 Tue Mar 24, 2009
    -6.78%
    Iran TSE All Share Price Index 36,672.00 Wed Dec 10, 2008
    -9.17%
    Slovakia Slovak Share Index 297.35 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    -9.42%
    Nigeria NSE All-Share Index 19,836.48 Fri Mar 27, 2009
    -13.51%
    Cote D’Ivoire Bourse Regionale des Valeurs Mobilieres Composite 149.95 Wed Mar 25, 2009
    -19.52%