No decision has yet been made concerning the future of lead broker trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The Exchange Council did, however, call for a fundamental reform to safeguard long-term positioning. On this basis, the Exchange Council confirmed the allocation rules for the equity order books at its meeting today. Equity order books are to be allocated to the authorized lead brokers on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in September 2009 for a further regular 30-month period (until 2012).