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CME To Offer Electronic Options Trading On Livestock Futures

Date 01/11/2006

CME, the world's largest and most diverse financial exchange, today announced the launch of electronic trading of options on CME Live Cattle and Lean Hog futures beginning December 4. The new functionality will provide a direct trading opportunity for traders who specialize in trading price volatility and for hedgers who are interested in purchasing price protection.
London Stock Exchange: Larger Size Market Maker Scheme To Boost Quality Of Small Cap Trading

Date 01/11/2006

The London Stock Exchange today introduced a Larger Size Market Maker scheme designed to encourage liquidity at greater sizes and tighter spreads in both order and quote driven trading. The scheme, which builds on and formalises Market Maker incentives that currently exist on SETSmm, will apply to trading in all equity shares outside of the FTSE350 whether traded on the order book or via a market maker.
The Spanish Exchange Trades 142 New Warrants Issued By Banco Santander Central Hispano - The Number Of Warrants Listed So Far This Year Hit A Record High With 3,083 Issues

Date 01/11/2006

The Spanish Exchange today began to trade 142 new warrants issued by Banco Santander Central Hispano. The incorporation of these issues brings the total figure of warrants listed so far this year to a record high of 3,083.
Strong First Month For OMX Nordic Exchange

Date 01/11/2006

October was the first month after launching OMX Nordic Exchange on October 2. Growth continued to be very strong and the total share trading reached an average daily turnover of EUR 4.6 billion, an increase of 17% from the previous month. The average number of trades per day increased by 19% to 135,000. Turnover velocity reached 141%, compared to 126% in September.
Oslo Børs - Monthly Statistics For Equities 2006

Date 01/11/2006

Indices, turnover per sector, winners and losers, key figures per instrument, shareholder structure, new issues and new listings last month and year to date. The archive includes monthly statistics from May 2001.

SGX AsiaClear® Gains Over 50 Counterparty Accounts And Exceeds US$140 Million In OTC Oil And Freight Derivatives

Date 01/11/2006

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced that SGX AsiaClear® has secured over 50 counterparty accounts on its OTC trading and clearing network within 6 months of its launch in May 06. It also exceeded US$140 million in value of OTC Oil and Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs) cleared since launch.
Saudi Arabian Equity Market Report - October 2006

Date 01/11/2006

Click here to download the Saudi Arabian equity market report for October 2006.
Thai Exchanges Move Toward An Integrated High-Profile Market

Date 01/11/2006

Major players in the Thai capital industry aim to move towards being an integrated high-profile regional market in three years. This vision is underpinned by a number of strategic initiatives to be undertaken by The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), Market for Alternative Investment (mai), Bond Electronic Exchange (BEX), and Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX).
“Hellenic Exchanges Group” Officials At The Tehran Stock Exchange

Date 01/11/2006

The Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) has invited officials from the Hellenic Exchanges Group to share their experience in “demutualization”. Dr. Nikolaos Porfiris, Head of International Affairs Dept. of the Hellenic Exchange Group along with Dr. Vasileios Margaris, Managing Director of Thessalonica Exchange Center – a subsidiary of Hellenic Exchanges Group” – were in Tehran for a 2-day meeting on October 22 and 23.
Equiduct Cuts The Cost Of MiFID Implementation With A Single Connection To Pan-European Trading Services - New Venture Spearheaded By Bob Fuller, Previously Director Of IT Strategy At Dresdner Kleinwort And Co-Head MiFID JWG - Equiduct Will Provide Ser

Date 01/11/2006

Equiduct, a new organisation created to provide MiFID solutions on its Belgian-regulated electronic platform, has announced that the first of its range of pan European pre- and post-trade services will go live as of Q2 2007 (subject to regulatory approval and customer readiness). Equiduct offers the first MiFID-compliant, integrated Europe-wide single connection for trading services and execution. The company’s wide range of services will be offered to all financial institutions via its own p