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SGX Announces New Structure

Date 17/11/2006

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) today announced that it is making changes to its organisation structure to reflect its focus on certain new businesses and to improve overall organisational effectiveness. Arising from this, several members of the Executive Committee (EXCO) will take on new roles.
Dalian Commodity Exchange Surpasses 2 Million In Open Interest

Date 17/11/2006

The Dalian Commodity Exchange(DCE) announced today that total open interest reached a new high mark, surpassing 2 million contracts for the first time. The new open interest record, 2,084,758 contracts, topped the previous record of 1,992,784 contracts set yesterday. Corn futures set new open interest record of 1,436,140 today, topped the previous record of 1,403,936 contracts set yesterday.
NYMEX Holdings, Inc. Announces Pricing Of It's Initial Public Offering of 6.5 Million Shares

Date 16/11/2006

NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 6,500,000 shares of its common stock at $59.00 per share, 5,390,000 shares of which are being offered by the Company and 1,110,000 shares of which are being offered by certain selling stockholders. The Company’s shares will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "NMX" and will begin trading on November 17, 2006. The closing of the offering is scheduled to take place on November 2
Remarks By Chairman And CEO, Mary L. Schapiro At The 2006 NASD Fall Securities Conference

Date 16/11/2006

Thank you, Elisse. Good morning and welcome. As Elisse mentioned, we have a rich agenda for you with plenty of opportunities to talk directly with our senior staff and get clear and concise answers to your compliance-related questions.
CBOE Elects Ten Individuals To Board Of Directors - Public Directors Duane Kullberg, Susan Phillips - Samuel Skinner And Howard Stone Re-Elected

Date 16/11/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that in its annual election held today, Thursday, November 16, the membership elected ten individuals to the CBOE board of directors to fill expired positions. The new terms will begin on January 1, 2007

MSCI Barra To Consult On Updated Methodology And Proposed Transition Plan Of Standard And Small Cap Indices To Enhanced Methodology

Date 16/11/2006

MSCI Barra, the leading provider of benchmark indices and risk management analytics products, published today its consultation document on an updated proposed methodology to enhance the existing MSCI Standard and Small Cap Indices and on a proposed plan to transition the existing indices to the enhanced methodology. As previously announced, the proposed enhancements provide even broader coverage of the investable equity universe and offer large cap, mid cap, and small cap size segmentation of th
IWF Changes For Union Fenosa, S.A And Volkswagen AG In The S&P European Indices

Date 16/11/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P Global 100 indices, effective after the close of trading on Monday 20 November 2006: Union Fenosa, S.A. (Spain, SEDOL: 4913223, GICS: Utilities, GICS Code: 55101010), a constituent of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus and S&P Euro indices, IWF will change to 0.4936 following an increase in the holding of ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios, S.A. Volkswagen AG (Germany,
NYBOT Announces Synthetic Prices Used To Margin FCOJ Positions

Date 16/11/2006

The New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®), the world’s leading “soft” commodity exchange, announced today that in accordance with its New York Clearing Corporation (NYCC) rules, it will utilize an alternate price for purposes of margining outstanding positions at the clearing member level for November 16, 2006.
IWF Change For Volkswagen AG In The S&P Global 100 Index

Date 16/11/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P Global 100 indices, effective after the close of trading on Monday 20 November 2006: Volkswagen AG (Germany, SEDOL: 5497102, GICS: Consumer Discretionary, GICS Code: 25102010), a constituent of the S&P Europe 350, S&P Euro Plus, S&P Euro and S&P Global 100 indices, IWF will change to 0.5182 following an increase in the holding of Porsche AG.
CME Statement On The Passing Of Milton Friedman

Date 16/11/2006

The Executive Chairman and Chairman Emeritus of CME, the world’s largest and most diverse financial exchange, today expressed their sympathies on the passing of Dr. Milton Friedman, a long-time supporter of U.S.derivatives markets.