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HKEx: Minor And Housekeeping Amendments To The Main Board And GEM Listing Rules

Date 17/02/2006

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, has made various minor and housekeeping amendments to the Main Board and GEM Listing Rules.
Deutsche Börse: Praktiker To Replace BHW Holding In SDAX - BHW Holding Free Float Falls Below 5 Percent - Unscheduled Amendment With Effect From February 21

Date 17/02/2006

With effect from February 21, Praktiker Bau- und Heimwerkermärkte Holding will be included in the SDAX® index as part of an unscheduled amendment to its composition. The stock will replace BHW Holding whose free float has fallen to below five percent. BHW Holding therefore no longer meets the requirements for SDAX inclusion.
CME Appoints Harris As Director, CME Foreign Exchange Products

Date 17/02/2006

CME, the world’s largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced that it has appointed Philip E. Harris as Director, CME Foreign Exchange Products.
CFTC Adopts Rule Amendments Requiring Electronic Filing Of Commodity Pool Annual Reports And The Division Of Clearing And Intermediary Oversight Provides Guidance To Commodity Pool Operators With Respect To The Preparation And Filing Of Commodity Pool Ann

Date 17/02/2006

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has adopted amendments to its Part 4 rules that require commodity pool operators (CPOs) to file commodity pool annual reports electronically with the National Futures Association. These rules will become effective thirty days after the date of their publication in the Federal Register.
CBOE Sets New Single-Day Volume Record In S&P 500 Index (SPX) Options

Date 17/02/2006

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that trading volume in S&P 500 Index options (SPX) today, Friday, February 17th set a new single-day record with 982,337 contracts reported. The previous record for cleared volume in SPX options is 922,876 contracts, set during last month's expiration, on Friday, January 20, 2006. Average daily volume in SPX options in January was 355,534 contracts. Open interest in SPX options was over 7 million contracts at the start of trading on Friday morn

Carnival Holiday Schedule - Trading session At BOVESPA To Start At 01.00 p.m. On March 1

Date 17/02/2006

Due to Carnival Holiday on February 27 and 28, the trading session at BOVESPA will start on March 1 (Wednesday) at 01.00 p.m., as follows: Mega Bolsa - Electronic Trading System - continuous session from 1.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. - Pre-opening fixing: from 12.45 p.m. to 1.00 p.m. - Closing call: from 5.55 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. Options Exercise - Stock Options Exercise: from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. - Index Options Exercise: from 1 p.m.
ASX Results For The Half-Year Ended 31 December 2005 - ASX Announces Strong Profit Growth, Record Half-Year Result

Date 17/02/2006

Summary Vs. Previous Corresponding Period Record normal net profit after tax of $64.1 million, an increase of 24.7% Interim dividend of 56.2 cents per share fully franked compared to 44.2 cents per share Normal earnings per share of 62.4 cents, compared with 50.0 cents per share Record normal revenue of $148.8 million, an increase of 8.2% 6.9% decrease in normal expenses to $66.2 million Capital expenditure remains low, at $4.5 million Average daily
ASX Half-year Financial Results Presentation By Tony D'Aloisio, Managing Director And CEO, And John Hayes, CFO

Date 17/02/2006

Click here to download ASX's half-year financial results presentation by Tony D'Aloisio, Managing Director and CEO, and John Hayes, CFO.
The Tokyo Commodity Exchange Granted Part 30 Exemption By CFTC Effective On February 9, 2006

Date 16/02/2006

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) is granted an exemption regarding application of CFTC regulations Part 30 to its member firms by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (71 FR 6759, February 9, 2006).
The MICEX Stock Exchange Will Have A Sector Of Innovative And Growing Companies

Date 16/02/2006

The MICEX Stock Exchange has begun to create a specialized sector that will help innovative and fast-growing companies to attract funds. The project is aimed at enabling small and medium-size businesses to attract investments to the innovative and fast-growing sector of the economy, creating appropriate conditions for mass IPOs of these companies and developing venture financing in Russia.