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Tokyo Financial Exchange: Application Of Intraday Additional Margin Call

Date 14/11/2006

Today, Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) applied the Intraday Additional Margin Call of Interest-rate etc. Financial Futures contracts for the first time since 25 August 2006 as the Three-month Euroyen futures market dropped.
Dalian Commodity Exchange Sets New Records For Corn Daily Volume, Corn Open Interest And Total Open Interest

Date 14/11/2006

The Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) announced that it sets 3 new records in trading on November 11. The open interest record of corn futures climbed to 1,340,614 contracts and eclipsing the prior record of 1,271,132 contracts set last Friday. The daily volume record of corn futures climbed to 1,491,998 contracts and eclipsing the prior record of 1,212,446 contracts set on June 1, 2006. The total open interest record reached 1,915,296 contracts and beating the prior record of 1,830,890 contracts
Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange: White Sugar Futures Set Open Interest Record

Date 14/11/2006

On November 13, 2006, the open interest of white sugar futures set a record of 190,808 contracts, surpassing the previous record of 187,136 contracts set on October 16.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Natural Gas, Related Futures Contracts

Date 13/11/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its natural gas, Henry Hub swap and penultimate swap, natural gas penultimate and last day, and NYMEX miNYTM natural gas futures contracts at the close of business tomorrow.
CalPERS Earmarks $500 Million For Pilot Commodities Investment Program

Date 13/11/2006

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) today approved $500 million for investments directly linked to prices of energy, metals, and agricultural products, and in companies that produce and distribute such natural resource commodities.

Nymex To Change Margins For Aluminum Futures Contract

Date 13/11/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its aluminum futures contract, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.
NYMEX To Change Margins For Heating Oil, Related Futures Contracts

Date 13/11/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. announced today that it will change margins for the heating oil, New York Harbor heating oil calendar swap, heating oil financial, and NYMEX miNYTM heating oil futures contracts, effective at the close of business tomorrow.
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Date 13/11/2006

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, November 13, 2006: Great Panther Resources Limited (TSXVN:GPR) will be removed from the index. The company will graduate to the TSX and will trade under the same ticker symbol.
BOVESPA: Shares Borrowed From Securities Lending Program (BTC) Should Be Considered For Disclose Obligation Purposes

Date 13/11/2006

The Brazilian Securities and Exchanges Commission (CVM) issued a Public Communication clarifying that shares borrowed through the Securities Lending Program (BTC) should be considered for the purpose of disclosing share ownership according to CVM Instruction 358/02
Share Change For Macquarie Goodman Group In S&P/ASX 50 Index

Date 13/11/2006

Standard & Poor’s will make the following changes in the S&P/ASX 50 Index effective after the close of trading on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006: Macquarie Goodman Group (Australia, SEDOL: B03FYZ4, GICS Code: 40402020), a member of the S&P/ASX 50 Index, will increase its shares to 1,635,692,339. This change is the result of a dividend-reinvestment plan.