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NYMEX To Change Margins For Copper Futures Contracts

Date 18/12/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its copper and COMEX miNY™ copper futures contracts, beginning at the close of business tomorrow.
CBOT Full-Sized Silver Futures Contract Sets Volume Record

Date 18/12/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) today announced that trading of its 5,000 oz. silver futures contract reached a new daily volume record on December 15, 2006, hitting 14,409 contracts. This new record surpasses the previous record of 14,217 contracts set on November 29, 2006.
CBOE And CFE Christmas And New Year's Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 18/12/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) announced the following trading schedule in observance of the Christmas and New Year's holidays:
NYMEX To Change Margins For Natural Gas, Related Futures Contracts

Date 18/12/2006

The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. today announced margin changes for its natural gas, Henry Hub swap, swing swap and penultimate swap, natural gas penultimate and last day financial, and NYMEX miNY™ natural gas futures contracts effective at the close of business tomorrow.
SEC And Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System Propose Joint Rules To Implement The Bank "Broker" Provisions Of The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Date 18/12/2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) on Monday announced the release of joint proposed rules to implement the "broker" exceptions for banks under Section 3(a)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These exceptions were adopted as part of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (GLB Act). The SEC and the Board approved issuing the joint proposed rules for public comment at separate open meetings held on December 13, 2006, and

Four iShares® ETFs List On NYSE Arca - NYSE Group Is The Largest Primary Listing Market For Ishares®Etfs - 19 Total ETFs Listed On NYSE Arca

Date 18/12/2006

NYSE Group, Inc. today announced that four iShares® exchange traded funds transferred from the American Stock Exchange and are now listed on NYSE Arca.
American Stock Exchange Launches Trading In First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund - First Closed-End Fund to Convert Into Exchange Traded Fund Format

Date 18/12/2006

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) today announced that it has launched trading in First Trust Value LineÂ® Dividend Index Fund (FVDIF). FVDIF is the first exchange trade fund (ETF) resulting from the liquidation and conversion of a closed-end fund, First Trust Value LineÂ® Dividend Fund (FVD). This move demonstrates the increasing innovation emerging around the exchange traded fund format.
TSX Market On Close (MOC) – Quarter End Index Rebalancing Performance Report

Date 18/12/2006

Friday, December 15, 2006 was the quarter end rebalancing for the S&P/TSX Composite Index. All symbols of the S&P/TSX Composite were MOC eligible. There was significant market activity at the market close and TSX Markets today is reporting on that activity.
NASD Fines USAllianz Securities $5 Million For Widespread Supervisory, Record-Keeping Violations - Firm Also Precluded From Opening Any New Offices For 30 Days And From Hiring Any New Registered Representatives For 7 Days

Date 18/12/2006

NASD announced today that it has fined USAllianz Securities $5 million for widespread deficiencies in its supervisory system and for record-keeping violations. As part of the settlement, USAllianz Securities may not open a new office for 30 calendar days, and may not hire new registered representatives for seven days.
CBOT Launches Clearing Services For Over-The-Counter Ethanol Swap Contracts

Date 18/12/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT® ) announced today that it has successfully launched clearing services for two new over-the-counter (OTC) Ethanol Calendar Swap contracts with the clearing of 60 contracts last week. The new products, forward and previous month calendar swaps, are based on the price of CBOT Ethanol futures contracts and are the first exchange-cleared OTC products to be specifically tailored for use in the ethanol industry.