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NYSE Group, Inc. To Present At KBW Securities Brokerage Conference

Date 25/10/2006

NYSE Group, Inc. (NYSE: NYX) announced today that Nelson Chai, NYSE Group Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President will present at the Keefe, Bruyette and Woods (KBW) Securities Conference in New York City on Thursday, November 2 at 7:30 a.m. ET.
BM&F: Contracts Traded During The First Nine Months Of 2006 Exceed Total Trading In 2005

Date 25/10/2006

The Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange ended the first nine months of 2006 with a volume greater than that registered during the entire year of 2005. From January to September the accumulated volume was 199,001,351 contracts, in comparison to 197,950,474 contracts traded from January to December of last year.
Ocean Tomo Introduces First Equity Index Based On Value Of Intellectual Property - Ocean Tomo 300 Patent Index, Priced And Published In Real-Time By The American Stock Exchange, Will Track A Diversified Portfolio Of 300 Intellectual Property-Rich Global C

Date 25/10/2006

Ocean Tomo, a leading provider of diversified intellectual property-related services, today announced the launch of the Ocean Tomo 300 Patent Index (Amex: OTPAT), the first equity index based on the value of corporate intellectual property. The Index, which is priced and published by the American Stock Exchange (Amex), represents a diversified portfolio of 300 companies that own the most valuable patents relative to their book value. The Ocean Tomo 300 Patent Index is the first major, broad-base
CBOE Seat Sale At $1,550,000 Sets New Record Second Time In A Row

Date 25/10/2006

Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that a CBOE membership, or seat, traded late yesterday at $1,550,000, topping the record-setting price of $1,525,000, also set yesterday.
CBOT To Offer Side-By-Side Trading Of Full-Sized Metals Options Contracts By Introducing Open Auction Trading On November 6 - Transaction Fee Waiver In Effect Until June 30, 2007 - Contracts To Trade Alongside The 30-Year Bond Options Pit

Date 25/10/2006

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) announced today that beginning on November 6, it will offer its options on Full-sized Gold (100 oz.) and Silver (5,000 oz.) futures contracts via open auction trading, listing them “side-by-side” electronic trading in the contracts. Currently, the CBOT’s Metals options contracts are only available for trading via the Exchange’s e-cbot® electronic trading platform.

Joaquín Almunia, European Commissioner For Economic And Monetary Policy - Euro Government Bonds Market: Bigger, More Liquid But With Potential For More Integration , European Government Bond Summit, Brussels, 25 October 2006

Date 25/10/2006

1. Introduction Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to address this important conference on the evolution of European government bond markets. As is evident from the conference agenda, these are certainly interesting times for all those who participate in this field – as issuers, investors or service providers. Even from my perspective as a European Commissioner, the recent changes in the functioning of Europe's bond markets have been remarkable.
TSX Group Inc. Expands Canadian Fixed Income Presence - Agrees To Acquire Shorcan Brokers Limited And Acquires Scotia Capital’s Fixed Income Indices

Date 25/10/2006

TSX Group Inc. announced two initiatives today to expand its presence in the Canadian fixed income market. TSX Group has agreed to purchase Shorcan Brokers Limited, the country’s first fixed income inter-dealer broker (IDB). In addition, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TSX Group purchased Scotia Capital’s Fixed Income Indices, PC Bond, and related data assets, and also signed a long term data license for Scotia Capital to continue to provide fixed income pricing data.
NASD Fines Hedge Fund Manager $2.25 Million For Deceptive Market Timing in Variable Annuities - NASD's Largest Market Timing Fine Ever Against An Individual; Probe Continues Into Activities Of Individual Brokers

Date 25/10/2006

NASD announced today that it has imposed its largest fine ever against an individual for market timing - a $2.25 million sanction against hedge fund manager Paul Saunders, a registered broker who is Chairman, CEO and majority owner of James River Capital Corporation (JRCC) of Richmond, VA. The fine, for using deceptive practices to market time through variable annuities, includes disgorgement of approximately $750,000 in illicit profits. NASD also suspended Saunders for 60 days.
CBOT To Present At Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Securities Brokerage Conference

Date 25/10/2006

CBOT Holdings, Inc., holding company for the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT®) (NYSE: BOT), one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, today announced that Bernard Dan, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Glen Johnson, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the following investor conference:
Meeting Of The Board Of Oslo Børs On 25 October 2006

Date 25/10/2006

At its meeting today, the Board of Oslo Børs resolved to admit shares in Fairmount Heavy Transport, Akva Group, Eitzen Chemical, Pertra and Norwegian Property to listing on Oslo Børs.