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Securities Industry Association Calls For Caution In Addressing Portfolio Margining And Foreign Exchange Issues

Date 08/09/2005

Marc Lackritz, President of the Securities Industry Association (SIA), today testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs where he supported the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), but urged extreme caution in considering provisions in S. 1566 addressing portfolio margining that might create competitive disparities.
S&P/TSX Canadian Bond Index Data Now Offered By TSX Datalinx, Says S&P - Canada's First Independent, Multi-Priced Fixed Income Index Available From TSX

Date 08/09/2005

Standard & Poor's today announced that market data for the S&P/TSX Canadian Bond Index, Canada's first independent, multi-dealer priced fixed income index, is now offered by TSX Datalinx.
Program Trading Averaged 58.5 Percent Of NYSE Volume During Aug. 29-Sept. 2

Date 08/09/2005

The New York Stock Exchange today released its weekly program-trading data submitted by its member firms. The report includes trading in all markets as reported to the NYSE for Aug. 29-Sept. 2.
NYSE Seat Sells For $2,860,000

Date 08/09/2005

A regular seat sold on the New York Stock Exchange today for $2,860,000, down $40,000 from the previous regular seat sale on Aug. 30, 2005.
Nymex To Introduce Three New Natural Gas Basis Futures Contracts

Date 08/09/2005

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc., announced today that it will introduce three additional natural gas basis futures contracts on its NYMEX ClearPortsm electronic trading and clearing platform beginning on September 11 for the September 12 trade date.
NYBOT Announces Sugar Options Strike Price Reporting Change

Date 08/09/2005

The New York Board of Trade (NYBOT) announced today that effective with the start of trading on Monday, September 26, 2005, amendments to its Sugar Options rules will provide for a strike price interval of 25 points up to a price level of 10 cents per pound; for a strike price interval of 50 points at a price level above 10 cents per pound and up to 15 cents per pound; and for a strike price interval of 100 points at a price above 15 cents per pound.
NYBOT Announces New Margin Requirements

Date 08/09/2005

Click here to download NYBOT's new margin requirements.
New SAXESS Member Of Stockholm Stock Exchange

Date 08/09/2005

Stockholm Stock Exchange and will commence trading in SAXESS from Monday 12 September 2005.
NASDAQ And CBOE Announce The Launch Of A New Nasdaq-100 Index Benchmark - NASDAQ Also Initiates A New Index Watch Service

Date 08/09/2005

The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) announced today that it has signed an agreement for the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) to calculate and disseminate the CBOE NASDAQ-100 BuyWrite IndexSM (Symbol: BXN). The new index is based on the NASDAQ-100 Index® (Symbol: NDX) - a worldwide benchmark that tracks the performance of the largest non-financial companies listed on NASDAQ®.
Investment Banks Call For Action On Derivatives Exchange Fees

Date 08/09/2005

Click here to download a press release issued today by the London Investment Banking Association.