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Thailand’s Alternative Market Nearly Doubles Its Annual Profit

Date 15/11/2006

Thailand’s Market for Alternative Investment (mai) announced net profits of THB 668 million (approx. USD 18.30 million), up THB 331 million (approx. USD 9.07 million) or 98% year-on-year (y-o-y), due principally to 12 firms posting over 100% net profit growth. mai’s sales jumped 20% to THB 8 billion in Q3/2006, up 20% on the THB 6.67 billion (approx. USD 182.74 million) for the same period last year.
TAIFEX Sets A Milestone On Accumulated Annual Trading Volume

Date 15/11/2006

The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) announced today that it has set a milestone for accumulated trading volume, with 100,181,866 combined futures and options contracts traded till today (11/13), It surpasses the previous all-time record of 92,659,768 contracts set in 2005, representing an increase of 8.12% so far. TAIFEX estimates that the total annual trading volume to reach 120,000,000 by the end of this year.
Deutsche Börse No Longer Pursues Combination With Euronext

Date 15/11/2006

Deutsche Börse on Wednesday decided not to pursue a combination with Euronext. The company said it will also stop all preparatory steps including the regulatory and merger control processes. This decision was based on the assessment that a transaction supported by both sides will not be achievable and – in the light of recent share price developments – a transaction would no longer create value for Deutsche Börse shareholders.
New Pan-European Equity Trading Platform To Be Launched

Date 15/11/2006

Seven of the leading investment banks in Europe today announce that they are to form a new company to create a pan-European equities trading platform to enhance the current market trading infrastructure in Europe. The seven investment banks are Citigroup; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Goldman Sachs; Merrill Lynch; Morgan Stanley and UBS.
Axiss Australia a2a Newsletter Issue 147, 15 November 2006

Date 15/11/2006

a2a e-newsletter is a the fortnightly bulletin compiled by Axiss Australia. a2a provides a summary of key events in Australia's financial services industry and their implications for Australia's position as a global financial services centre.

OneChicago Reports October Volume

Date 14/11/2006

OneChicago, LLC reported that 560,547 security futures contracts traded at the Exchange in October, an 8% decrease from October 2005 volume. Average daily volume (ADV) in October was 25,479 contracts.
Trading Activities Of BM&F And Its Clearinghouses On November 20, 2006

Date 14/11/2006

Due to the upcoming State holiday on November 20, 2006, formally known as Black Consciousness Day, we hereby inform you that, in accordance with BM&F Circular Letter 168/2005-DG, of December 26, 2005, the trading activities of the Exchange and its Clearinghouses will be as follows: Derivatives Clearinghouse There will be no trading floor sessions, no transactions in the two electronic systems - the Global Trading System (GTS) and the BM&F internet-based platform (WTr) - an
New Cotton Futures Daily Volume Record At NYBOT

Date 14/11/2006

A new Cotton No. 2sm (symbol CT) daily futures volume record was set at the New York Board of Trade® (NYBOT®) on Monday, November 13, of 61,464 contracts. The previous record of 55,376 futures contracts was established at the world’s leading “soft” commodities exchange on May 31, 2006.
The NYSE Composite Index® Sets New Closing High

Date 14/11/2006

The NYSE Composite Index® (NYA) closed today at a new high of 8880.26. The previous closing high for the NYA was 8857.55 on Nov. 8.
STOXX Changes Composition Of European Benchmark Indexes - Fourth Regular Quarterly Review To Be Effective On December 18, 2006

Date 14/11/2006

STOXX Ltd. today announced changes in the composition of the Dow Jones STOXX Global 1800 Index, the Dow Jones STOXX Total Market Index, the Dow Jones STOXX 600 Index and its sector indexes, the Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged Total Market Index and the Dow Jones STOXX Football Index.